The President's Podcast

The Ohio Senate introduced a bold budget plan that reduces the state income tax to a single flat tax rate, reforms Ohio's burdensome property tax system, maintains a significant investment in funding education by rewarding performance, and implements a visionary strategy for economic development, including professional sports. Join Senate President Rob McColley and Senate Finance Chairman, Sen...

Senator Theresa Gavarone joins The President’s Podcast to talk about her efforts to safeguard Ohio’s elections. From cracking down on illegal voting to promoting greater transparency in petition drives, she’s working to ensure Ohio’s elections are secure and trustworthy. In this episode: The mission behind Senate Bill 4 and the Election Integrity Unit Why petition circulators should disclose who’s...

Senator George Lang who founded the General Assembly's Business Caucus joins the President's Podcast this week to talk about his bill that would move Ohio to a flat tax, and what he believes that would do for the state. He also has sponsored a property tax reform bill, and highlights what he thinks needs to happen to make the system more affordable and fair.

Ohio State University professors Vladimir Kogan and Stéphane Lavertu from the John Glenn College of Public Affairs, join Senator Jerry Cirino for the President's Podcast. They focus on the mission of Ohio's new Intellectual Diversity Centers, also known as centers for civics and government. The Salmon P. Chase Center for Civics, Culture, and Society at Ohio State serves a vital role in refocusing...

Senator Terry Johnson joins the President's Podcast this week. He's a retired physician, senior flight surgeon and Colonel with the Army National Guard, and a proud patriot from Scioto County in Southern Ohio. He isn’t shy about protecting the homeland from the damage done by fentanyl trafficking to the potential of a terror attack on our critical infrastructure and military bases here at...

Ohio's Education Choice Scholarships are a hit with parents, and a new study says the scholarships make a meaningful difference for minority and lower incomestudents. Researchers from the Urban Institute studied the results of 6,000 students forsix years and the results were so impressive the Wall Street Journal took notice writing an editorial titled, Ohio’s School Choice Success Story. This week...

They call themselves “Indivisible,” but their radical protests around the country and around Ohio every weekend are organized and well-funded by practically invisible dark money. Dark money pouring into the country from foreign interests. The billionaires financing the paid protests fuels the Trump Derangement Syndrome on display by the elitist, entitled and always offended groups of mask wearing...

Congressman Michael Rulli joins the President's Podcast and delivers a hard hitting interview about Congress passing the SAVE Act to secure America’s elections, border security, DOGE, tariffs, Ohio’s excellent position to be national energy player, and why it is time to erase the United States Department of Education and send the savings back to the states.

Unplug students from their phone, and plug them into conversations with their friends at school. This week Governor Mike DeWine held a news conference where he was joined by Senator Jane Timken and Senator Andrew Brenner highlighting the introduction of SB 158, that would ban cell phone use during the instructional day at school. Senator Timken and Senator Brenner join the President's Podcast...

Some things are worth fighting for. Senate Bill 1, was one of them. The Advance Ohio Higher Education Act was a more than two year political battle that faced the two front attack by the left of Identity Politics and Class Warfare. Bill sponsor Senator Jerry Cirino joins the podcast to highlight how this critical bill withstood the efforts by special interests to take it down.

Meet Senator Susan Manchester on this week's President's Podcast. She is one of the Senate's newest members, but she is no stranger to the Ohio General Assembly. Representing the 12th Senate District in Northwest Ohio, Senator Manchester is a strong advocate for Ohio Agriculture and our farmers. Senator Manchester grew up on a farm and recently sponsored Senate Bill 100 that provides a...

The Ohio Senate unanimously approved a 21st Century Energy plan that prioritizes baseload power projects with an emphasis on reliability, affordability and accountability for Ohio consumers. Ohio's natural gas reserves bring a reliable source of energy, while removing the additional cost of "riders" on power bills brings both affordability and accountability to Ohio rate payers. Watch Senate Presi...

The state of the state is strong. This week Ohio Governor Mike DeWine delivered his 2025 State Of The State Address during joint session of the General Assembly. This week Senate President Rob McColley and Speaker of the House Matt Huffman join the President's Podcast to talk about the State Of The State. They cover the strength of Ohio's economy, the ongoing debate over property taxes, an...

Ohio's new United States Senator joins the President's Podcast following President Trump's joint address to Congress. Senator Husted talks about his colleagues bad behavior from the other side of the aisle, his conversations with Elon Musk and the important work DOGE-The Department of Government Efficiency is doing to protect our tax dollars. He also talks about how well Ohio is positi...

The Ohio Senate affirmed the will of the voters this week by improving Ohio's marijuana law that was passed in November of 2023. The Senate updated protections focused on public safety and protecting children. The media and the left calls that "overriding the will of the voters." Yet another example of how out of touch the today's legacy media is with their ever-dwindling audienc...

Ohio Congressman Troy Balderson and State Senator Al Landis highlight new legislation that will position Ohio as a power player in the energy industry. Ohio's deep natural gas reserves are the key to reliable, affordable, and clean long term power generation. Watch as they highlight the GRID Power Act in Congress and Senate Bill 2 in the General Assembly on this week's President's Podc...

First and ten this week on the President's Podcast as Senate President Rob McColley talks about the confirmation of former Ohio State Head Football Coach Jim Tressel as Ohio's next Lt. Governor. Then Senator Jerry Cirino joins us to talk about the passage of Senate Bill 1, Ohio's Higher Education Advancement Act that ends discriminatory DEI faculty hiring practices and promotes an on c...

Republican National Committeewoman Jane Timken took the oath of office from the floor of the Ohio Senate to become the new senator for the 29th District which covers Canton and almost all of Stark County. She brings a remarkable public policy and political background to the post. Senator Timken talks about how Ohio is well positioned to pass breakthrough energy policy, highlights the political fig...

Ending Cancel Culture on college campuses. This week Senator Jerry Cirino introduced Senate Bill 1, the Advance Ohio Higher Education Act. It provides for a true diversity of thought on campus, ends discriminatory DEI programs including the use of it in hiring, establishes performance reviews for tenured faculty and ends the ability of faculty to strike at the expense of tuition and the student bo...

Senate Republicans held their caucus retreat this week at Maumee Bay State Park along the frozen shores of Lake Erie. Senate leadership and members talked about significant reforms to tax policy, higher education and energy generation. Watch Senate President Rob McColley, Senator Jerry Cirino and Senator Bill Reineke highlight the Senate's priorities for the new 136th General Assembly.

The Ohio Senate welcomed a new year and a new 136th General Assembly this week, complete with new Senate President Rob McColley. President McColley talks about the upcoming budget debate, ranging from ideas for a flat tax, local property tax reform, school funding and this fall's upcoming congressional map redraw.

Senate President and Speaker Elect Matt Huffman will become the first elected official in modern history to preside over both the Ohio Senate and the Ohio House of Representatives on the same day. January 6th 2025, before heading to the House Chamber, Senate President Matt Huffman will lead the ceremony during the first session of the 136th General Assembly in the Senate as incoming President Rob...

The President-elect of the Ohio Senate, Rob McColley talks about the honor of becoming the next President of the Ohio Senate. He remembers the legendary legacy of the late Senator Kirk Schuring. He delivers hard hitting perspective on Ohio's historic election night and the defeat of a $40 million dark money gerrymandering campaign, and he looks ahead to what a General Assembly led by Speaker Matt...

If you were disappointed by the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight that didn’t live up to the promotion, we are back in the ring this week with two political heavy hitters that pull no punches on the President’s Podcast. The former co-chair of the Republican National Committee, former chairman of the Ohio Republican Party, and close friend and advisor of President Trump, Bob Paduchik, joins the podcas...

Senator Andrew Brenner joins the President's Podcast to talk about the defeat of the $37 million gerrymandering campaign, the benefit of having the next Vice President of the United States being from Ohio, and legislative lame duck kicks off with the passage of a bill that protects the privacy and safety of Ohio students. Why the left continues to chose culture wars over common sense.