Fraud, families and Medicaid: The battle over home care in Ohio

Fraud, families and Medicaid: The battle over home care in Ohio

In this week's Ohio Statehouse Scoop, Host Jo Ingles reports on changes to the bill that's meant to fight Medicaid fraud and more. Later, Ohio Public Media Statehouse News Bureau Chief Karen Kasler and Reporter Sarah Donaldson join Jo to talk about all of the big political stories of the past week. Plus, we tell you why a bill to raise the state's minimum age to be married to 18 years old, legislation that no one is publicly opposing, is stalled in the legislature.

Let's whip it through a weird week in Ohio

In this week's Ohio Statehouse Scoop,Host Jo Ingles talks about Attorney General Dave Yost's last days in office, the push for an annual Devo Day in Ohio, and Dr. Oz's comments on Medicaid fraud and a notable snake story. Ohio Public Media Statehouse News Bureau Chief Karen Kasler and Reporter Sarah Donaldson also have the latest on data center tax breaks, the effort to put the existing photo ID law in the constitution, and more. It's all this week in the Ohio Statehouse Scoop podcast.

DeWine Unfiltered: A Candid Conversation

This week on the Ohio Statehouse Scoop, Host Jo Ingles reports on some of the things Gov. Mike DeWine had to say when she asked him some frank questions as part of the Columbus Metropolitan Club's conversation last week. Later, Ohio Public Media Statehouse News Bureau Chief Karen Kasler and Reporter Sarah Donaldson join Jo to talk about what the state is doing about alleged Medicaid fraud and the latest on a possible constitutional amendment to codify Ohio's existing voter ID law. Hear about all of this and more in this week's Ohio Statehouse Scoop.

Momentum, Medicaid, monsters and miles with a meaning

On this week's Ohio Statehouse Scoop, Host Jo Ingles reports on what Democrats are doing to gain momentum in areas where they've been underperforming, on Medicaid fraud allegations and what's being done about it, and on the mythical Loveland monster, Frogman, that some lawmakers say needs to be designated as the state's official cryptid. Ohio Public Media's Karen Kasler joins Jo to talk about Gov. DeWine's choice to replace outgoing Attorney General Dave Yost and the latest on that lawsuit over state-funded vouchers for private schools. And we'll tell you why one Ohio lawmaker is making a 107-mile trek from Dayton to Columbus on the day this podcast drops. It's all this week in the Ohio Statehouse Scoop.

The stage has been set. Now it's time to watch Ohio politicians make their cases to voters

Ohio's 2026 primary is in the books. Ohio Statehouse Scoop Host Jo Ingles reports on the outcomes and talks with Ohio Republican Party Chair Alex Triantifilou and Ohio Democratic Party Chair Kathleen Clyde about where they go from here. Later, Ohio Public Media Statehouse News Bureau Chief Karen Kasler joins Jo to talk about takeaways from the election and news that Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost will be stepping down soon. It's all this week on the Ohio Statehouse Scoop.