The Spectrum: Inside STRS takeover; Ohio's violent cities; changing minds in battleground states

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

• A new perspective on the long-running battle for control of the State Teachers Retirement System: the hostile takeover allegation from the Ohio attorney general, and why an investment firm said it was a rescue attempt.

• Ohio Republicans are blaming Democrats for rising crime in the state’s biggest cities.

“It’s just not true,” Columbus Office of Violence Prevention Director Rena Shak said. “It’s misinformation. It’s meant to stoke fear.”

See what the date really shows.

• An organization is working to restore faith in democracy across key battleground states. Hear about the heavy lift it has ahead of it.

• Republican strategist Bob Clegg and Democratic strategist Brian Rothenberg join the all-star roundtable to discuss crime rates in Ohio’s biggest cities and why the narrative from some leaders may not match the statistics.