
Jo Ingles
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.
After working for more than a decade at WOSU-AM, Jo was hired by the Ohio Public Radio/TV News Bureau in 1999. Her work has been featured on national networks such as National Public Radio, Marketplace, the Great Lakes Radio Consortium and the BBC. She is often a guest on radio talk shows heard on Ohio’s public radio stations. In addition, she’s a regular guest on WOSU-TV’s “Columbus on the Record” and ONN’s “Capitol Square”. Jo also writes for respected publications such as Columbus Monthly and the Reuters News Service.She has won many awards for her work across all of those platforms. She is currently the president of the Ohio Radio and TV Correspondent’s Association, a board member for the Ohio Legislative Correspondent’s Association and a board member for the Ohio Associated Press Broadcasters. Jo also works as the Media Adviser for the Ohio Wesleyan University Transcript newspaper and OWU radio.
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The panel has until midnight tonight to approve a set of legislative maps to satisfy the deadline set by the Ohio Supreme Court.
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Independent mapmakers are working on the fourth set of maps for Ohio House and Senate districts
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They say this variant, which has been prevalent in Europe, could make its way to Ohio soon. They caution Ohioans to prepare instead of worrying.
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From touting increased funding for police and securing the U.S.-Mexico border to advocating for more mental health services and increased gun penalties, Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) packed many messages into his first State of the State address since 2019.
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Health, Science & EnvironmentState leaders say a drug use awareness program, currently for K-3 students, is being used successfully in a handful of schools
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The bill would not require gun owners to get a permit to carry a concealed weapon.
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The group is putting up billboards in Ohio and 14 other states where it says legislation that hurts LGBTQ+ people is being considered.
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Daily reporting will give way to weekly reporting. And reporting by schools will be changed too.
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So far, the sitting governor is so far the only candidate to decline to appear at a debate set for March 29.
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And a coalition of groups that oppose the legislation is speaking out now to try to squash it