Sound of Ideas Reporters Roundtable

We’re looking back on some of the stories that shaped the Ohio Statehouse and the state in this review of 2024.

It's a special edition of the roundtable today. We will look back at some of the top local stories of 2024.

A marathon session capped the current legislative term in Columbus. Among the bills heading to the governor, is HB 8, dubbed the “Parents Bill of Rights.”

Former Cuyahoga County commissioner and Democratic party boss Jimmy Dimora, convicted on corruption charges more than a decade ago, has now served his full sentence.

Video footage released raises many more questions about the shooting death of a 15-year-old Jazmir Tucker.

Voters in Cleveland and Akron earlier this month overwhelmingly approved new combined levies.

They skipped the magic markers and went right to the paint sprayer as Ohio grew an even deeper shade of red Tuesday. Republicans dominated nationally and in the Buckeye State.

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose has sued the Department of Homeland Security for access to citizenship databases to check against Ohio's voter rolls.

Voter registrations are being challenged in unprecedented numbers and the ACLU of Ohio is pushing back against the Ohio Secretary of State's newly revised form that could require naturalized citizens to produce papers if challenged at the polls.

A frustrated Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb announced yesterday that the Browns have decided to move to suburban Brook Park, where they envision a complex that would include a stadium with a roof over 176 acres near Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.