/tags/gerrymandering gerrymandering en-US Copyright Wed, 06 Nov 2024 04:33:14 GMT /politics-government/2024-11-05/ohio-voters-reject-replacing-troubled-mapmaking-system-with-citizen-led-redistricting-commission Leading GOP officials, including Gov. Mike DeWine, joined forces against Issue 1, arguing the new commission was flawed and unaccountable. Wed, 06 Nov 2024 04:33:14 GMT /politics-government/2024-11-05/ohio-voters-reject-replacing-troubled-mapmaking-system-with-citizen-led-redistricting-commission Julie Carr Smyth - Associated Press /politics-government/2024-09-27/ohios-fall-redistricting-issue-sparked-a-fight-over-one-word-so-what-is-gerrymandering-anyway It's a war over one word 鈥� 鈥済errymander鈥� 鈥� and rarely have so many dictionaries been called into action during an Ohio ballot campaign. Fri, 27 Sep 2024 20:08:36 GMT /politics-government/2024-09-27/ohios-fall-redistricting-issue-sparked-a-fight-over-one-word-so-what-is-gerrymandering-anyway Julie Carr Smyth - Associated Press /2024-09-03/untangled-why-is-gerrymandering-bad Gerrymandering is bad, right? Drawing congressional or statehouse districts to benefit one party at the expense of the other is wrong. Right? As we untangle redistricting this season, we wanted to unravel the belief that gerrymandering is bad. Guests include: Matt Huffman, Ohio Senate President (R-Lima); Maureen O鈥機onnor, former chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court; Allison Russo, Ohio House Minority Leader (D-Upper Arlington); David Pepper, former Ohio Democratic Party Chair; Jeff Berding, co-owner of FC Cincinnati; and David Niven, political science professor at the University of Cincinnati. Tue, 03 Sep 2024 18:40:09 GMT /2024-09-03/untangled-why-is-gerrymandering-bad /show/all-sides/2024-09-03/untangled-why-is-gerrymandering-bad Gerrymandering is bad, right? Drawing congressional or statehouse districts to benefit one party at the expense of the other is wrong. Right? As we untangle redistricting this season, we wanted to unravel the belief that gerrymandering is bad. Tue, 03 Sep 2024 13:28:09 GMT /show/all-sides/2024-09-03/untangled-why-is-gerrymandering-bad /2023-12-29/2023-year-in-review-ohio-lawmakers-get-new-district-maps-again-and-more-change-could-be-coming Gerrymandering was once again a watch word in Ohio politics this year, as lawmakers had to draw new maps to replace the ones used because of a federal court order in 2022. Fri, 29 Dec 2023 10:14:06 GMT /2023-12-29/2023-year-in-review-ohio-lawmakers-get-new-district-maps-again-and-more-change-could-be-coming Karen Kasler /show/all-sides/2023-10-09/whats-next-for-ohio-voters-after-approval-of-gerrymandered-district-maps Ohio鈥檚 districts for both the state's House of Representatives and Senate have been set for the next decade. Mon, 09 Oct 2023 11:01:00 GMT /show/all-sides/2023-10-09/whats-next-for-ohio-voters-after-approval-of-gerrymandered-district-maps /show/all-sides/2023-10-04/whats-next-for-ohio-voters-after-approval-of-gerrymandered-district-maps Ohio鈥檚 districts for both the state's House of Representatives and Senate have been set for the next decade. Wed, 04 Oct 2023 11:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides/2023-10-04/whats-next-for-ohio-voters-after-approval-of-gerrymandered-district-maps /politics-government/2023-08-11/groups-gathering-signatures-to-get-citizen-led-statewide-redistricting-commission-on-the-2024-ballot Petitioners need to gather 1,000 signatures to get ballot language before the Ohio Attorney General for approval. Fri, 11 Aug 2023 20:52:41 GMT /politics-government/2023-08-11/groups-gathering-signatures-to-get-citizen-led-statewide-redistricting-commission-on-the-2024-ballot George Shillcock /podcast/snollygoster/2022-03-24/consultants-and-mediators-hired-to-help-mapmakers-play-nice Can the Ohio Redistricting Commission鈥攚ith some outside help鈥攆inally come up with a state district map that the Ohio Supreme Court will approve? In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Steve Brown and Ann Fisher discuss the odds. Thu, 24 Mar 2022 19:34:46 GMT /podcast/snollygoster/2022-03-24/consultants-and-mediators-hired-to-help-mapmakers-play-nice /podcast/snollygoster/2022-03-18/russia-invades-gop-senate-primary-race How do Russia and its invasion of Ukraine factor into the race for the US Senate here in Ohio? In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown discuss why business ties to Russia are putting some candidates on the defensive. Statehouse correspondent for the Associated Press Julie Carr Smyth joins the show. Fri, 18 Mar 2022 19:59:05 GMT /podcast/snollygoster/2022-03-18/russia-invades-gop-senate-primary-race