Ohioan podcast: DeWine wants stiffer texting while driving penalties, Ohio ranks high on anti-government groups, COVID numbers drop again, Columbus police changes, Super Bowl ads

<p>On today's show, we talked about:</p> <p><a href="https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/politics/2021/02/08/ohio-gov-mike-dewine-wants-stiffer-penalties-for-texting-while-driving-cell-phone/4440031001/?fbclid=IwAR20Xl4N4Nkjx9SgTbEJPRvmFt5MiW4VRCfk9kNtuYbU1L37l8F6hKnqhuo">Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine wants stiffer penalties for texting, dialing while driving</a>,</p> <p><a href="https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2021/02/08/ohio-ranks-no-2-most-extremist-anti-government-groups/4438357001/">Ohio ranks No. 2 for most extremist anti-government groups</a><a href="https://www.thisweeknews.com/story/news/2021/02/08/ohio-ranks-no-2-most-extremist-anti-government-groups/4438357001/">,&nbsp;</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2021/02/08/covid-19-ohio-fewer-than-2-000-new-cases-reported/4434660001/?fbclid=IwAR3aPLVcEl8NNowXGFsSpVTaJaBZN0IlIwCLFtQWm7YM-P0fnjzfvU7llhI">Ohio reports fewer than 2,000 new COVID-19 cases for the first time since October</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2021/02/08/columbus-police-move-more-detectives-investigate-violence-against-people/4436611001/?fbclid=IwAR3JFxOtiIGu6lvFpPdQHs6Gkygno7whlZk22LKpjpNsETskLoE8UeSnu2g">Columbus police plan to redirect some detectives to investigating assaults on people</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2021/02/08/jobs-autism-spectrum-autistic-people-columbus-new-firm-auticon/4343687001/?fbclid=IwAR1rRJRsJDAGGh2Ws3AqYN7lMBkQpw7HsvzIJ3ZmlCZgeTBuL9HsHIRkXNI">IT company comes to Columbus with one goal: Hiring people on the autism spectrum</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/Ad-Meter/2021/02/03/super-bowl-commercials-super-bowl-55-ad-meter/4365967001/">Watch all Super Bowl ads here.</a></p> <p>Subscribe to the podcast&nbsp;<a href="https://anchor.fm/chris-pugh6" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> <p>Today’s post is being brought to you by Chase Bank, where you can get a $200 bonus by opening an account and doing a direct deposit.</p> <p>Open an account today