Accuracy in Media, a self-appointed "media watchdog" group, traps school administrators in conversations videotaped surreptitiously and cherry-picks their responses to make it appear they are endorsing teaching Critical Race Theory in their classrooms.

The trial of former Ohio House speaker Larry Householder and former Ohio GOP chairman Matt Borges dwarfs previous public corruption trials Ohio. But there is nothing in state or federal campaign finance law to prevent that record from being broken.

Ohioans for Reproductive Freedom could have a constitutional amendment on the Ohio ballot this November. And they've hired a high-powered political consulting firm which defeated challenges to abortion rights in Kansas and Kentucky in 2022.

"There is certainly a whiff of opportunity in the air, which tends to draw a crowd," said David Niven, professor of political science at the University of Cincinnati.

Ohio House Minority Leader Allison Russo's move to deliver all 32 Ohio Democrats in the House to make Republican Jason Stephens the new House Speaker may well slow down the "culture war" fervor of the legislature's most conservative members.

The appointment of the long-time Hamilton County prosecutor to the Ohio Supreme Court might be construed as a retirement job, but Deters is not likely to treat it that way.

Read 'em and weep. Or applaud, depending on your point of view.

Democrat Greg Landsman, who will be sworn in Jan. 3 as Ohio's new 1st District congressman, has set what seems like a daunting task for himself: spending more time with constituents in his district than on Capitol Hill.

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose has been the most outspoken supporter of HJR 6. But enough GOP lawmakers have doubts, and it may be enough to kill the idea.

But Ohio voters already did.