The Spectrum: Lt. Gov. Tressel; Ohio budget; defense contractor setting up in central Ohio
Former Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel is settling in as Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine's right-hand man, but will he try to run to replace him?
Colleen Marshall sits with the lieutenant governor for an exclusive interview as he weighs a potential run for the governor's mansion.
Both property tax relief and a flat state income tax could become a reality if the latest draft of the state budget passes.
'I think it's a very exciting and very bold budget,' State Sen. Jerry Cirino (R-Kirtland) said.
Hear how the budget could affect funding for the state's school districts.
Anduril, a cutting-edge defense contractor, is setting up shop in America's heartland.
'Central Ohio is going to be vital to the future of what we do,' Anduril Senior Vice President of Strategy Zachary Mears said.
Hear how the business is already making an impact on the war in Ukraine as it prepares to employ thousands of central Ohioans.
Democratic strategist Spencer Dirrig and Republican strategist Terry Casey join the roundtable to discuss Tressel's political future in red-state Ohio and the disagreements between the Ohio House and Senate over the budget.
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