A last-minute Statehouse session on Ohioâs new Congressional map ended after shouting between lawmakers and a dozen Republicans walking off the House floor without voting. Ohio Representatives were meeting Thursday in hopes of hashing out a compromise before Democrats move forward with an effort to repeal the stateâs new Congressional map. Ohio Public Radioâs Jo Ingles reports tempers flared after Democrats refused to vote for a new map.
Jo Ingles is a professional journalist who covers politics and Ohio government for the Ohio Public Radio and Television for the Ohio Public Radio and Television Statehouse News Bureau. She reports on issues of importance to Ohioans including education, legislation, politics, and life and death issues such as capital punishment.