CLEVELAND — What could be more romantic than spending your Valentine's Day with Ohio Has Issues?!
This week, Stephanie Haney and Mike Polk Jr. talk new criminal charges tied to House Bill 6 and the FirstEnergy bribery scandal, question 2 of the 3 Republican Ohio US Senate candidates on transgender issues, and play a game involving presidential romance.
Stephanie and Mike are joined by Ohio state Senator Matt Dolan, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, 3News investigative reporter Lynna Lia, Plain Dealer political reporter Andrew Tobias, and Signal Cleveland Managing Editor of News Mark Naymik.
Note: Mr. Bernie Moreno was invited to be a part of this conversation, and while his campaign initially agreed to a conversation, the campaign stopped responding and could not be reached once it came time to schedule the interview.
Watch this week's episode here:
Next week, we'll have a special edition of Ohio Has Issues before and after the Senate candidate forum hosted by Spectrum News. The show will start at 7:30 PM on Monday, Feb. 19, with an interview with Spectrum News' Mike Kallmeyer who is hosting the forum and will give us a preview of what to expect.
During the forum, Ohio Has Issues will stay live so you can hear more from Stephanie's previous conversations with Dolan and LaRose, and Stephanie and Mike will check in live to get updates on what's happening in the forum.
After the forum ends at 9 PM, Stephanie and Mike will be joined by Republican strategist Mehek Cooke, Ohio Legislative Black Caucus Foundation President and CEO Shayla Davis, and others to break down what the candidates said during the forum.
Ohio Has Issues is recorded in Cleveland, out of WKYC Studios. New episodes typically stream live every Wednesday night at 7:30 PM on the WKYC YouTube page and the WKYC+ streaming app. Ohio Has Issues is also available wherever you listen to podcasts, with episodes dropping after the livestreamed recording sessions end.
Stephanie is the digital anchor and legal analyst at WKYC. She is licensed to practice law in both Ohio and California.
Mike is an anchor, commentator and editorialist at WKYC. Mike co-hosts Front Row Friday with Laura Caso, which airs every Friday at 7 PM on 3News and on WKYC+.
