Happy New(s) Year from The Ohio Senate!
Happy New(s) Year from the Ohio Senate!
Here's to a very busy election year for 2026 as the effort to repeal property taxes pushes on despite the historic reforms made by the General Assembly to rein in runaway tax rates.
Watch the definitive President's Podcast with Senate President Rob McColley who spelled out the reforms while delivering a textbook refresher on how property taxes are collected strictly at the local level.
A moment of remarkable clarity from cleveland.com in its column featuring "The most uplifting and most disturbing news stories of 2025: Editorial Board Roundtable," as board member Mary Kay Doherty highlighted and praised the passage of Senate Bill 1, Ohio's new Advance Higher Education Act that was signed into law by the governor.
The paper had vilified bill sponsor Senator Jerry Cirino over the last two General Assemblies as he worked to end indoctrination on campus and restore the mission of higher education.
New this week, Senator Cirino was featured by his hometown newspaper, "The News-Herald," for a look back at the achievements this legislative year brought from a flat income tax, property tax reforms, and the critical reforms to higher education.
Senator Cirino serves as Finance Chairman, and played a key role in crafting the new state budget that was passed at the end of June. Here is an excerpt from what he told news-herald.com.
Watch a special President's Podcast on the budget, the flat tax, and school funding with Senator Cirino and President McColley.
We would like to thank all of you for the remarkable growth of our YouTube and Facebook channels including the President's Podcast. Here are some 2025 stats for the President's Podcast.
- 500,000 YouTube views
- 4,300 watch hours
- 370% increase in views
- 45% increase in watch time
- Spotify audience up 267%
- Across all platforms: well over 1 million views
We’re grateful to everyone who watched, listened, shared, or spent a little extra time talking about the show this year. Regardless of how people engage, it all counts.
We’ll keep doing the work, letting the audience decide, and focusing on facts and real conversations — not online theatrics. We call it "On The Record with the Ohio Senate: The Views, The News, Excludes" for a reason. We look forward to hearing from you again this year!
The top playing short or sound bite from the podcast remains this one with Senate President Rob McColley as he talked about what's at stake for local governments should property taxes disappear. It received more than 630,000 views.