
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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Health, Science & EnvironmentLegal documents show Ohio's abortion ban caused hardship for people seeking abortions and confusion for doctors, but backers of the ban say it's constitutional.
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The proposed resolution urges the state legislature to pass bills that prevent transgender students from using girls bathrooms and locker rooms, supports a lawsuit being waged by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost over federal non-discrimination rules and more.
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Health, Science & EnvironmentA judge has temporarily blocked Ohio's ban on virtually all abortions in the state.
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Some of the Ohio Republican Party's Central Committee tried, unsuccessfully, to replace Ohio Republican Party Chair Bob Paduchik at a meeting Friday.
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Physicians in Ohio say they fear the "brain fog" that some people get as a side effect from COVID-19 could lead to long-term neurological damage.
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Democratic candidate for Ohio Governor Nan Whaley said her job plan will connect workers with good-paying jobs while a spokeswoman for Gov. Mike DeWine said he is already building a modern workforce.
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Business & EconomyThe state of Ohio is already expanding roads around the new Intel site, a multi-billion dollar computer chip manufacturing plant.
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Health, Science & EnvironmentThe ACLU of Ohio has withdrawn a case from the Ohio Supreme Court and has filed a new case in the Hamilton County Common Pleas Court instead.
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Electric vehicles (EV) and parts are being manufactured here in Ohio and they are expected to become more popular options during the next decade even though it's unlikely there will be a mandate for them similar to the one in California.
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The decision came after a hearing last week on the validity of some of her petition signatures.