Columbus Dispatch senior editor Darrel Rowland speaks about campaign contributions in Ohio. During this episode of the Buckeye Forum politics podcast Rowland provides a snapshot of the top 16 donors in the state and give details on each of them. Top 16 donors: #1 $2.31 million&nbsp; Virginia &ldquo;Ginni&rdquo; Ragan, Columbus&nbsp; #2 $2.24 million Frances, John and David Pepper, Cincinnati #3 $1.90 million Boich family, Columbus, Miami Beach #4 $1.34 million Ratner family, Cleveland area #5 $913,000 Leslie and Abigail Wexner, New Albany #6 $904,000 Karen Wright and Thomas Rastin, Mount Vernon #7 $869,000 Bill Lager, Columbus #8 $838,000 Geraldine and David Warner, Cincinnati #9 $820,000 Ronald Wilheim, Cincinnati #10 $704,000 Lindner family, Cincinnati #11 $681,000 Donald and Gayle Oeters, Cincinnati #12 $607,000 Richard W. Pogue, Cleveland #13 $529,000 Lee and Patti Schear, Dayton #14 $522,000 Anthony and Becky Alexander, Akron #15 $495,000 David Maltz, Cleveland #16 $441,000 Richard and Katherine Rosenthal, Cincinnati

<description>&lt;p&gt;Columbus Dispatch senior editor Darrel Rowland speaks about campaign contributions in Ohio. During this episode of the Buckeye Forum politics podcast Rowland provides a snapshot of the top 16 donors in the state and give details on each of them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Top 16 donors:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;#1&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;$2.31 million&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;Virginia &amp;ldquo;Ginni&amp;rdquo; Ragan, Columbus&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;#2&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;$2.24 million&lt;br&gt;Frances, John and David Pepper, Cincinnati&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;#3&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;$1.90 million&lt;br&gt;Boich family, Columbus, Miami Beach&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;#4&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;$1.34 million&lt;br&gt;Ratner family, Cleveland area&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;#5&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;$913,000&lt;br&gt;Leslie and Abigail Wexner, New Albany&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;#6&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;$904,000&lt;br&gt;Karen Wright and Thomas Rastin, Mount Vernon&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;#7&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;$869,000&lt;br&gt;Bill Lager, Columbus&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;#8&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;$838,000&lt;br&gt;Geraldine and David Warner, Cincinnati&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;#9&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;$820,000&lt;br&gt;Ronald Wilheim, Cincinnati&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;#10&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;$704,000&lt;br&gt;Lindner family, Cincinnati&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;#11&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;$681,000&lt;br&gt;Donald and Gayle Oeters, Cincinnati&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;#12&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;$607,000&lt;br&gt;Richard W. Pogue, Cleveland&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;#13&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;$529,000&lt;br&gt;Lee and Patti Schear, Dayton&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;#14&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;$522,000&lt;br&gt;Anthony and Becky Alexander, Akron&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;#15&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;$495,000&lt;br&gt;David Maltz, Cleveland&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;#16&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;$441,000&lt;br&gt;Richard and Katherine Rosenthal, Cincinnati&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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Dispatch political reporters Rick Rouan and Randy Ludlow recap the opening night of the online Democratic National Convention on the latest episode of the Buckeye Forum. During this episode we discuss what speakers John Kasich, Michelle Obama and Bernie Sanders all had to say during Monday night&rsquo;s digital DNC.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Dispatch political reporters Rick Rouan and Randy Ludlow recap the opening night of the online Democratic National Convention on the latest episode of the Buckeye Forum. During this episode we discuss what speakers John Kasich, Michelle Obama and Bernie Sanders all had to say during Monday night&amp;rsquo;s digital DNC.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

DNC 2020: John Kasich, Michelle Obama and Bernie Sanders

Democratic National Convention 2020: John Kasich, Michelle Obama and Bernie Sanders

Dispatch political reporters Rick Rouan and Anna Staver discuss how things are going to be very different at this year&rsquo;s Democratic National Convention. During this episode we talk about how this digital DNC will impact Ohio&rsquo;s Biden delegates as they watch this convention from their homes. Finally, we mention how this virtual convention is now a series of nationally broadcast speeches, Zoom lunches, and conference calls.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Dispatch political reporters Rick Rouan and Anna Staver discuss how things are going to be very different at this year&amp;rsquo;s Democratic National Convention. During this episode we talk about how this digital DNC will impact Ohio&amp;rsquo;s Biden delegates as they watch this convention from their homes. Finally, we mention how this virtual convention is now a series of nationally broadcast speeches, Zoom lunches, and conference calls.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

What we're missing from a digital DNC

Columbus Dispatch political reporters Rick Rouan, Randy Ludlow, and Anna Staver discuss the latest in Ohio politics on the newest episode of the Buckeye Forum podcast. During this episode we talk about how Dr. Amy Acton has resigned as the state&rsquo;s health director, what precautions the state has been taken amid the coronavirus pandemic, and where we might see things go from here. Finally, we discuss what the Ohio General Assembly has done so far this year, and mention what we can expect to see when they return from summer recess.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Columbus Dispatch political reporters Rick Rouan, Randy Ludlow, and Anna Staver discuss the latest in Ohio politics on the newest episode of the Buckeye Forum podcast. During this episode we talk about how Dr. Amy Acton has resigned as the state&amp;rsquo;s health director, what precautions the state has been taken amid the coronavirus pandemic, and where we might see things go from here. Finally, we discuss what the Ohio General Assembly has done so far this year, and mention what we can expect to see when they return from summer recess.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Dr. Amy Acton resigns, and the legislature breaks for the summer

Dispatch public affairs editor Darrel Rowland and politics reporter Rick Rouan discuss election security and what this means for voters in Ohio. Next we talk about what election officials are doing regarding the upcoming 2020 election. Finally, we discuss what the terms sockpuppets and catfishing mean, and what&rsquo;s being done with social media to control the flow of disinformation. Read more: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.dispatch.com/news/20200209/voters-again-to-face-tsunami-of-online-disinformation-experts-warn">Voters again to face tsunami of online disinformation, experts warn</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.dispatch.com/news/20200209/what-you-need-to-know-about-language-of-disinformation">What you need to know about the language of disinformation</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.dispatch.com/news/20200205/8-ohio-counties-fail-to-meet-election-security-deadline">8 Ohio counties fail to meet election security deadline</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.dispatch.com/news/20200214/elections-board-member-larose-forced-to-resign-over-security-concerns-fires-back">Elections board member LaRose forced to resign over security concerns fires back</a></li> </ul>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Dispatch public affairs editor Darrel Rowland and politics reporter Rick Rouan discuss election security and what this means for voters in Ohio. Next we talk about what election officials are doing regarding the upcoming 2020 election. Finally, we discuss what the terms sockpuppets and catfishing mean, and what&amp;rsquo;s being done with social media to control the flow of disinformation.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read more:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.dispatch.com/news/20200209/voters-again-to-face-tsunami-of-online-disinformation-experts-warn"&gt;Voters again to face tsunami of online disinformation, experts warn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.dispatch.com/news/20200209/what-you-need-to-know-about-language-of-disinformation"&gt;What you need to know about the language of disinformation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.dispatch.com/news/20200205/8-ohio-counties-fail-to-meet-election-security-deadline"&gt;8 Ohio counties fail to meet election security deadline&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.dispatch.com/news/20200214/elections-board-member-larose-forced-to-resign-over-security-concerns-fires-back"&gt;Elections board member LaRose forced to resign over security concerns fires back&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;</description>

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