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

• Ohio Republicans vying for the GOP Senate nomination are hurtling toward their first debate.

“I want to continue to serve because I think that we have a country to save,” candidate Frank LaRose said.

What is LaRose’s message to voters with just 65 days to go until Ohio’s primary election?

• Gov. Mike DeWine reacts to the Ohio House overriding his veto of a bill that would ban gender-affirming care for minors.

“I think that is a mistake,” DeWine said.

Hear what DeWine believes was the motivating factor for lawmakers and what the medical community is saying about the bill.

• Congress continues racing against the clock to avert a government shutdown.

“Any type of legislation that comes out of the House is going to need to be bipartisan,” Rep. Mike Carey (R-Ohio) said.

Hear what Carey is calling for from his fellow Republicans when it comes to negotiating across the aisle.

• Republican strategist Mike Gonidakis and Democratic strategist Lou Gentile join the roundtable to weigh in on Ohio’s Senate race, with just one week until the first debate.