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Biden Raises Costs for Homebuyers With Good Credit to Help Risky Borrowers Ohio is now a border state - Mayor Adams Releases "The Road Forward," New Blueprint to Handle Asylum Seeker Crisis Moving Forward Ohio to hold August election on the proposal to make it harder to amend the constitution Transgender woman found not guilty of Public Indecency at Xenia YMCA Ohio returns to its old tourism sloga...

Happy Cinco de Mayo! And it's graduation weekend. Steve explains why alcohol impairs our common sense Look up older episodes OVI 360 Drag racing in Columbus Parking lot wars LT episode The Dazzling Rise and Stunning Fall of Ohio State University President Kristina Johnson - 5/5/23 is her last day Ohio has a new voter ID law for the May election. House Joint Resolution 1 - Requiring 60% vote to app...

Right From The Middle From Adams County Ohio - Police sue rapper Afroman for using footage of home raid in his music videos. Ohio officers, who conducted a botched raid of rapper’s home, are suing for invasion of privacy and emotional distress. Ohio ranked among top 4 states for Bigfoot sightings in new survey: See locations of the most recent reports Our favorite dog names College enrollments sta...

Amherst bus driver  - Norm has the t-shirt - and the state school bus drivers. The price of CDLs White homeowner accused of shooting Black teen who went to the wrong house in Kansas City will face 2 felony charges, officials announced. Elyria elementary school mom turns herself in after spraying school officials with mace. Bragg v. Jordan San Francisco wants extra $27M to pay police overtime,...

Biden looks to boost EV sales with plan to cut vehicle emissions 8 officers involved in shooting death of Jayland Walker return to work at Akron Police Department William Husel claims ‘malicious prosecution’ in $20M lawsuit against Mount Carmel owner Ohio's 988 suicide hotline is seeing a spike in calls. How is the state handling it? Bragg v. Jordan AG Yost Pushes Back on Federal Education Overrea...

Good Friday Firearm responsibility from our deep talk about the Tennessee school shooting 22 Ohio school districts have staff members authorized to carry weapons on school grounds Check out this episode of Munitions Podcast Memphis women's basketball player pleads not guilty in assault case after appearing to punch BGSU player VIDEO: Amherst schools investigate former bus driver after viral rant M...

Hey guys - we go down a rabbit about possessive nouns. It's / its all good :) But seriously, Indictment of Trump Is Ohio on its way to abolishing the death penalty ? Covenant School shooter was under care for emotional disorder and hid guns at home, police say World Track And Field Body Restricts Transgender Women From Women’s Sports Norm's Nuggets Stephen Palmer is the Managing Partner for the la...

The three amigos are back together. Steve updates on his experience from his family's vacation in Mexico. We talk about Federales , cartels, local police, and the locals. And how our two countries look at freedoms much differently. FTC banning non-competes - the states of CA, OK, ND are already there. Too much government overreaching "taking care of us." Where are we going as a society with AI? No...

Steve's away, but we carry on. Ohio zebra attack: What happened to cause animal to nearly bite man's arm off? Officials from the city of Newark, New Jersey, have admitted that they were duped into becoming a “sister city” with a fake Hindu nation that claimed to exist off the coast of Ecuador. Dayton, OH as well! Ohio AG Dave Yost Sues Norfolk Southern Over ‘Entirely Avoidable’ Train Derailment Oh...

Norm's world of racing - and his world of racing car restoration. Former Ohio Speaker of the House Householder indicted - Householder - and the sentencing process - but what about the First Energy "johns." FirstEnergy Announces $3.5 Billion Equity Capital Agreement ... Jim Jordan's 'Weaponization of Government' Hearings Begin Release of Jan 6 video to Tucker Carlson Ex-CDC head advances lab-leak t...

NTSB chief: Ohio first responders couldn't get real-time info about toxic train cargo. The Springfield City School District reacted to the release of surveillance video showing an alleged racial incident on the Kenwood Elementary School playground. Assaults, guns, sex offenses among 5,202 'major incidents' in 3 months at Columbus schools. Florida Republican pitches bill to eliminate the Florida De...

Jay Simonds, an environmental scientist with 30 years of environmental remediation, joins us on this episode about the East Palestine/Norfolk Southern derailment, chemical spill, and chemical burn. What is this chemical, vinyl chloride, and what are we talking about? Why is it so dangerous? We talk about human acute and chronic problems. Where is the Ohio EPA in this burning? Stephen Palmer is the...

Former Ohio State football receiver Dimitrious Stanley dies at 48 Accuracy In Media - following up on the Upper Arlington administration story. Lebron James breaks the NBA all-time scoring record . Chinese spy balloon - did it fly over Ohio? Chairmen Jim Jordan and Mike Turner Send Letters to Intelligence Officials Who Called Hunter Biden's Laptop Russian Disinformation. And is the FBI influencing...

Ohio racing update - Michael Shank Racing - 24 Hours of Daytona Accuracy In Media - Dayton educators tout having ‘a way around’ Critical Race Theory bans by avoiding ‘triggering words’ Trans woman charged with public indecency for using female YMCA facilities Jan 6 and intent of the people entering the building - federal prosecutions Ohio Governor Mike DeWine delivers State of the State address: "...

Parents sue Hilliard school district over 'indoctrination' and LGBTQ inclusion efforts Ohio Senate Bill 26 - Bill would give Ohio drivers caught with marijuana in their system a break on OVIs Ohio now officially participating in the Ukraine war - Ukraine is getting new tanks. Both the US and Germany agreed yesterday to send tanks to Ukraine as it fends off Russia’s invasion—something Ukraine has s...

Ohio House ex-speaker’s trial in $60M bribery probe to begin. Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder goes on trial next week in the highest-profile reckoning yet to arise from a $60 million federal bribery investigation that federal prosecutors call the largest corruption case in state history. So what to look for in this trial? What was HB6 ? If it WAS a good idea, but was repealed, what's w...

What does Friday the 13th mean to you? For us, a quick reference back to a classic Lawyer Talk episode . Ohio legislators are back to life with their push for a state board of education as a cabinet post, a push again for a higher general public amendment vote. What is going on within OH GOP in the House of Representatives? The speaker is now Jason Stevens rather than Derek Marrin. Ohio Republican...

New Year, same Common Sense Ohio. New laws taking effect in Ohio in 2023 An enhanced distracted driving provision within a broader omnibus criminal justice bill, which DeWine vocally supported and signed during a ceremony Tuesday morning, now gives law enforcement the ability to pull a person over solely for being on their phone. Many many implications of wrongful searches. Finishing up the Amber...

Happy New Year! But watch out, New Year's eve is notoriously "amateur night" for driving drunk. And this time of year sees an increase in domestic abuse. Did you know , one in 6-7 men and one in 4 women will be a victim of domestic abuse in their lifetime? And, half of the male victims (49%) fail to tell anyone they are a victim of domestic abuse and are two and a half times less likely to tell an...

Ohio Amber alert (as of this podcast recording) with 60 officers dedicated to the case Voting "reformed" in Ohio - photo ID - has been passed Gibson's Bakery receives a complete payment of $36.59 million from Oberlin College in the defamation suit. Oberlin College was ordered to pay damages to the owners of Gibson's Bakery, who accused the college of ruining their business by branding them as raci...

Along with the podcast, don't miss additional insights from all three of us on our website. Biden Signs Bill Protecting Same-Sex, Interracial Marriages at Federal Level Check out this previous Lawyer Talk Parking Lot Wars episode , and you'll get an even better picture of Steve's morning parking lot encounter. Flavored and Menthol Tobacco Ban from the City of Columbus John Boehner gets emotional i...

"December 7, 1941—a date which will live in infamy—the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by the naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan." Pearl Harbor day today . We remember and honor our veterans from WWII. And all veterans. 'Holi-Drag Storytime' for children canceled . Organizers in Columbus (Ohio) were concerned about safety as Proud Boys members and other dem...

From a TikTok star hitting a golf ball into Grand Canyon, to Ohioan Alan Shepard golfing on the moon, we bring it all home to Common Sense Ohio. Kristina Johnson resigns from THE Ohio State University - what is all the secrecy about? The U.S. Senate passes the Respect for Marriage Act - maybe it's time to get the government out of marriages? Is the government turning into the "thought police" with...

Steve is out, but the show goes on with Norm and Brett! We nominate John Denver's Country Roads as the official Thanksgiving song. Ohio voting law overhaul trims mail ballot window , Secretary of State Frank LaRose pushes for new State of Ohio amendment standard . We are seeing continued instances of mass killings, like shootings at WalMart , in Colorado Springs . Why are we seeing mass shootings...

Thanksgiving. Already?! We reminisce about Thanksgiving and some WWII history, specifically Germany/Russia's alliance invading Poland . Nancy Pelosi is out and new leadership is in . The federal government now will be in gridlock for 2 years, and its nuances. We are still feeling the effects of what we did too quickly during Covid. Steve relates why we can't let science, doctors, and pharma off th...