PoliticsOhio

PoliticsOhio: Commissioner Matt Joseph on Revitalizing Dayton Neighborhoods

Jerry Kenney — Tue, 14 May 2013 15:32:11 +0000

This week WYSO has reported on how hard the city of Dayton was hit when the mortgage crisis and great recession began more than five years ago. The resulting federal funds made available to cities like Dayton to stabilize neighborhoods, and how those funds are running out. In this week's Politics Ohio we continue our look at neighborhood stabilization; we spoke with Dayton City commissioner Matt Joseph about what other steps the city is taking to revitalize neighborhoods.

With State Budget Passed In House, Senate Has Its Turn

Emily McCord — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:39:31 +0000

The Ohio house passed its version of the state budget last week, stripping Governor Kasich's proposal to expand medicaid and proposing an across-the-board income tax cut. Now the Senate makes its changes. Bill Cohen and Jo Ingles join Emily McCord to talk about their plans.

House Budget Says No To Medicaid, Yes to Income Tax Cut

Emily McCord — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:01:17 +0000

In this week's PoliticsOhio, Emily McCord speaks to Statehouse Bureau reporters Bill Cohen and Jo Ingles to discuss the Ohio House version of the budget, which includes a 7% income tax cut for Ohioans, a rejection of Governor Kasich's proposal to extend Medicaid coverage and the tax on oil and gas drillers. Jo Ingles reports the house also got rid of a plan to ban educator's for talking about "gateway sex", but that it's a conversation that's likely to come up again.

Dayton Police Chief: Aerial Surveillance For Crime, Not Spying

Emily McCord — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:47:34 +0000

The Dayton City Commission is considering a contract with a company that provides aerial surveillance for the city to monitor crime. It’s created controversy with civil rights groups and local citizens who say this is potential violation of privacy. Emily McCord speaks to Dayton Police Chief Richard Biehl about the technology and its implications.

PoliticsOhio: Ohio Unlikely To Make Changes to Gun Laws

Emily McCord — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:05:00 +0000

This week, Connecticut lawmakers passed one of the toughest gun laws in the nation, four months after the shootings in Newtown. It includes an assault weapons ban, universal background checks and limits to the size of magazines. Things are moving much slower at the federal level. Jo Ingles with the Ohio Public Radio Statehouse news bureau joins Emily McCord to discuss what Ohio is and isn't doing on gun laws in the state.