The Spectrum: Trans activists speak out; State of the State

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – This week on The Spectrum:

• A Lutheran deacon and his non-binary child are speaking out as a bill restricting gender-affirming care for minors is set to go into effect this month.

“This is not a political issue for most,” said parent Nick Bates. “It is a personal issue.”

“Even just thinking about that is terrifying,” said his child Sam.

Hear their message to lawmakers who are considering more restrictions for transgender children.

• Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine delivered his annual State of the State address this week.

“This is our time to meet the challenges I have laid out today, to do the hard things that matter,” DeWine said during the address.

Learn the initiatives he wants lawmakers to take action on and why they may not have the support needed in the general assembly.

• Ohio House Minority Leader Rep. Allison Russo calls out what she says is corruption at the highest levels of state government.

“I think we’re at a real crossroads here in Ohio,” Russo said.

Hear what she said needs to happen to enact meaningful change at the Statehouse.

• Republican strategist Terry Casey and Democratic strategist Brian Rothenberg join the roundtable to discuss friction at the Ohio Statehouse as new claims of corruption and extremism come the same week DeWine calls for unity and action.