Today's episode of Today in Ohio dives into the aftermath of President Trump's inauguration, exploring its potential impact on Ohio. We dissect the giant Ohio bribery scheme, revealing shocking details about FirstEnergy's influence on the Ohio Statehouse. Plus, we discuss the latest developments in Ohio's political landscape, including Jon Husted's appointment as U.S. Senator and the changing leadership of the Cuyahoga County Commission. We also examine the controversy surrounding police body cameras and the rise and fall of Melt Bar and Grilled, shedding light on the evolution of American food habits.
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America had what has been a hallmark of our government Monday, the peaceful transition of power, with Donald Trump replacing Joe Biden as president. What did he have to say in his inaugural address? The other huge story Monday, at least for Ohio and Indiana, was the national college football championship. We also had two huge pieces of news drop before the holiday weekend. Let’s talk about corruption first. What giant surprise came out of the giant Ohio bribery scheme in which FirstEnergy corrupted the Ohio Statehouse to get big bucks for itself? And, you heard it here first months ago, when speculation was going on about whom Mike DeWine would name U.S. Senator. No one was talking about Jon Husted, except us, on this podcast. What did DeWine and Husted have to say about Husted heading to Washington? Speaking of the senate, Sabrina Eaton examined what it might mean to Ohio to have two neophyte freshman senators. What did she find? We all know how wretched the Cleveland airport is, and despite big plans to renovate it, we still see no cash for that. Meanwhile, it turns out, Columbus has worked for years to remake its airport, to the tune of $2 billion. Susan Glaser told the tale of how Columbus got there. What do we know? Police have tried to claim that the reason their body cameras record video but not sound continuously is because ot technical issues. We’ve long known that is total hooey. What’s the real reason, and how is this issue playing into investigations of police uses of force, like the Akron police killing of a teenager on Thanksgiving? The story of Melt Bar and Grilled is the story of American food habits over the past two decades. It’s rise and fall is a microcosm for the entire industry. Reporter Pete Chakerian told that story. How does Melt’s story reflect America’s changing restaurant scene? Pernel Jones has long been the County Council president, and councilman Marty Sweeney has long worked to change that. Finally, it has happened. How did Dale Miller come to replace Jones at the leader of the county commission? Sen. Bernie Moreno describes Cleveland public housing as inhumane in a confirmation hearing: Today in Ohio When will we get Northeast Ohio leaders who can end this? New Fed report shows we lag the nation -- yet again: Today in OhioIt’s been an eventful few days since we last had an episode big doings in Washington DC and big doings for Ohio on the college football front. Two of the things we’ll be talking about on today in Ohio, the news podcast discussion from cleveland.com and the plane dealer. I’m Chris Quinn here with Laura Johnston, Lisa Garvin and Leila Tassi. Let’s begin. America’s had would have been a hallmark. of our government Monday, the peaceful transition of power with Donald Trump replacing Joe Biden as president. We say he did a couple of striking things that will have an impact on Ohio on his first day in office. What were they
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