The President's Podcast

Father. Grandfather. Friend to those who protect and serve. Strongsville is his home, and he is a son of Cuyahoga County who never left. Senator Tom Patton joins the President's Podcast. Senator Patton is the second longest serving active member of the Ohio General Assembly and has unique insight and perspective about one of today's most heated public policy debates. Property Taxes.

The Ohio Senate passed major reforms to Ohio's Property Tax Laws ending the unfair practice of runaway tax increases without a vote of the people. This will save Ohio's property taxpayers $2 billion over three years as the full force of the changes take effect. The Senate acted to pass reforms in five key areas. This will save Ohio's property taxpayers $2 billion over three years as th...

The Ohio Senate saluted Veterans Day as the USMC, U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, and the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps celebrate their 250th birthday. This week veteran, doctor, and Senator Terry Johnson joins the President's Podcast. Just honored as the Ohio VFW's Legislator of the Year, Senator Johnson is a true patriot and unafraid to describe the dangers of today's highly charged political envir...

$20 billion every year. Local governments, school districts, and other organizations within political subdivisions collect more than $20 billion a year in local property taxes. If that disappears with an effort to pass a constitutional amendment abolishing property taxes next year, the key question becomes can it be replaced? Senator Bill Reineke joins the President's Podcast to highlight the...

You've heard the old saying, "No good deed goes unpunished." Senator Al Cutrona, a Republican from Youngstown know exactly what that feels like. His bill, SB 186, focuses on three simple concepts for building a significant chance of success in life for our children. It's called the Success Sequence. Yet, the legacy media had a meltdown accusing supporters and Senate Republicans o...

Businessman. Senator. Fighter. Three words that describe Senator George Lang. The Senate's Majority Whip has been a dedicated advocate for taxpayers, fighting for Ohio's recently passed flat tax, as well as property tax reforms that the Ohio General Assembly remains committed to address through veto overrides and new legislation. What you would never guess is that Senator Lang is also figh...

This week, Mehek Cooke, an Ohioan, national political analyst, and commentator for Fox News joins the President's Podcast. For those of you who hate President Trump and Republicans find a pair of earmuffs and a safe space. For those who like to listen to the straight talk on tough topics, this show is for you. Agree or disagree there is no holding back. Cooke covers the "Shumer Shutdown,&...

Property Tax Reform Veto Overrides to Ohio's Constitutional Redistricting Process. This week Ohio Senate President Rob McColley returns to the President's Podcast and delivers a straightforward conversation about why the General Assembly's property tax reforms are critical for Ohio homeowners. President McColley also describes the process Ohio voters approved to draw a new congressiona...

While Democrats shut down the government over your tax dollars funding healthcare for illegal migrants, there is one bright spot beaming from the gridlock. The GRID Power Act was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives. Sponsored by Congressman Troy Balderson, who is a former state senator, the bill's mission is to bring baseload power projects online faster than the current 8 years. The v...

Welcome to fall and a busy schedule for the Ohio General Assembly. First up? Property taxes. This week on the President's Podcast we highlight the best interviews and discussions about the critical property tax reforms passed by the legislature. Then the puzzling line item vetoes delivered by the governor wiped out those reforms. Get the straight talk on property taxes from Senate President Ro...

The murder of Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk echoes throughout our lives on the news, social media, and in the troubling commentary of those who embrace violence. This week, Pastor Brian Solomon and Pastor Brian Hanson from Ohio Capitol Ministries join the President's Podcast with some straight talk over some tough topics during these difficult times. Why do bad things happen to good p...

The 24th Remembrance of September 11th 2001, was preceded by the shocking political assassination of the young founder of Turning Point USA, Charlie Kirk. This week Senator Jane Timken joins the President's Podcast. The former RNC Committeewoman and Ohio Republican Party Chair talks about Patriot Day, the impact Charlie Kirk made, and how the woke left is trying to cancel free speech through t...

Property Taxes. The process was supposed to be straight forward. Ask voters for an new levy, and if approved that increase in millage which would raise an exact amount of additional money and not more. But over the years, the system's legal guardrails designed to keep levies from raising additional revenue with new valuations were bypassed. It became way to raise revenue without needing a vote...

Property taxes and school funding. This week, we hear from someone who understands both. As a former school teacher and county auditor, Senator Sandra O'Brien brings unique insight and perspective to the President's Podcast this week. She highlights the critical reforms passed by the General Assembly on property taxes, and why she supports overriding the governor's vetoes on those chan...

Ohio is home to the high tech jobs of the future. From manufacturing to oil and gas to military applications, Senator Kyle Koehler joins the President's Podcast to talk about the bright future for people looking for quality careers. He also talks about the next step in the General Assembly's effort to rein in property taxes.

What do San Francisco, Palo Alto, and Sacramento have to with Ohio? They're home to a radical far-left funded effort to take down Ohio’s surging oil and gas industry. Big donors are funding a little known group of progressive leftists from Athens County that have attempted to generate headlines attacking injection well operations in Southeast Ohio. Senate Energy Committee Chairman, Brian Chave...

Ransomware. One wrong click, and your financial history and accounts are at the mercy of hackers from anywhere in the world. It happens all the time, and not to just everyday Ohioans. The big payoffs for these cybercriminals are governments. This week Ohio Auditor Keith Faber joins the President's Podcast. He talks about how the new laws his office worked to pass as part of the state budget wi...

Knee high by the 4th of July. That's the old saying about how tall the field corn should be by Independence Day. Last year the crops sizzled in the fields under a sun driven drought. This year substantial rain combined with hot and humid conditions has made the fields lush. The drawback is some farmers have had to replant and the heavy rain washed out the rows. The Director of the Ohio Departm...

This week Senator Kristina Roegner joins the President's Podcast. The fiscal conservative from Hudson, Ohio talks about future property tax veto overrides, her bills that cut regulatory red tape, and as a former college athlete who worked to pass the Protect Women's Sports Act in Ohio, we get her reaction to the NCAA finally banning men from competing in women's sports.

The Advance Ohio Higher Education Act is now law, and it is already having a positive impact on the state's public universities and community colleges. Gone are divisive DEI programs, the risk of a faculty strike holding the education and degrees of the student body hostage, as university trustees have been empowered to make key decisions that are focused on education and leadership instead of...

All eyes are on the Ohio General Assembly as the House prepares for a July 21st session to override a set of property tax reforms vetoed by the governor. This week Senator Jane Timken joins the President's Podcast to talk about the need for property tax reform, her bill banning cell phone use during the instructional day at school becoming law, and how Hollywood has its eye on Ohio's film...

As the country prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday next year, we highlight the new book, "Ohio Rising, Journey to Statehood." Written by the Historic Site Manager of the Ohio Statehouse, Chris Matheney, the book walks us through the important role the Ohio Country played in shaping a young United States of America.

The Ohio Senate approved the state's new Biennial Operating Budget maintaining the Senate's commitment of fiscal responsibility to the taxpayers. Ohio is now the 15th state to implement a single flat income tax which coupled with substantial property tax reform will save the taxpayers more than $1 billion. Watch Senate President Rob McColley and Senate Finance Chairman Jerry Cirino deliver...

Well funded. Well organized. Well placed riots of anarchy. Indivisible, No Kings, Antifa. TDS. All for daring to deport. Senator Terry Johnson has led the fight to protect our homeland here in Ohio, and joins us on this week's President's Podcast. It is a must see interview that puts the spotlight on exactly why we all need to be much more vigilant in protecting ourselves and our families...

The Wright Flyer III is now the official airplane of the State of Ohio. Engineered and flown in 1905 by the famous Wright Brothers from Dayton, Ohio, the Wright Flyer III is considered the first reusable airplane, transforming the world into today's modern aviation industry. Join us for a special President's Podcast from the bill signing at the Wright Brothers National Museum from Carillon...