CLEVELAND, Ohio -- In summer 2021, when many Ohioans were still reeling from pandemic job losses, Gov. Mike DeWine made a controversial decision: he rejected $900 million in federal unemployment benefits, cutting off $300 weekly payments to about 320,000 Ohioans months before the program was set to expire.

Now, the Today in Ohio podcast team is examining what’s at stake as the Ohio Supreme Court reconsiders that move — a case that could, at least in theory, force DeWine to seek and distribute those funds. But with five Republican justices expected to hear the case, the hosts said the outcome appears all but decided.

“All but one is Republican, and all but one accepted this case. Jennifer Bruner is the only one who voted against it. And then his son, DeWine’s son, Pat DeWine, did not pa

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