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WYSO Morning News Update: Ohio Governor pushes back on gas tax suspensions

Gas Pump.jpeg. A customer pumps gas in Columbus. gas pump
Daniel Konik/Statehouse News Bureau

Your WYSO Morning News Update for June 23, 2022, with Mike Frazier:

  • DeWine on gas tax suspensions
    (TON) Republican Governor Mike DeWine is pushing back against a proposal to suspend the federal gas tax and a request for states to follow suit with their own gas tax holiday. DeWine says doing so would force Ohio to put major road construction projects, like Cincinnati's Brent Spence Bridge, on hold. Statehouse correspondent Andy Chow reports.
  • Overdose Alert System activated
    (WYSO) The Montgomery County Community Overdose Action Team unveiled a text alert system Thursday. WYSO’s Garrett Reese reports that anyone in the county can now get an alert on their phone if there is a surge in drug overdoses.
  • Intel factory put on pause
    (WOSU) Intel has indefinitely delayed a groundbreaking ceremony for its $20 billion semiconductor factory in New Albany. WOSU’s Tyler Thompson reports, the company blames inaction in Congress for the delay.
  • Child and infant vaccinations
    (WYSO) Antioch College will hold its first in-person commencement since 2019 this Saturday at 10 am. This year’s speaker is Emmet Schelling. He’s the Executive Director of the Transgender Education Network of Texas–an organization that focuses on promoting gender-diverse equality through education. WYSO’s Claire Myreehas more.
A chance meeting with a volunteer in a college computer lab in 1987 brought Mike to WYSO. He started filling in for various music shows, and performed various production, news, and on-air activities during the late 1980s and 90s, spinning vinyl and cutting tape before the digital evolution.
Jerry began volunteering at WYSO in 1991 and hosting Sunday night's Alpha Rhythms in 1992. He joined the YSO staff in 2007 as Morning Edition Host, then All Things Considered. He's hosted Sunday morning's WYSO Weekend since 2008 and produced several radio dramas and specials . In 2009 Jerry received the Best Feature award from Public Radio News Directors Inc., and was named the 2023 winner of the Ohio Associated Press Media Editors Best Anchor/News Host award. His current, heart-felt projects include the occasional series Bulletin Board Diaries, which focuses on local, old-school advertisers and small business owners. He has also returned as the co-host Alpha Rhythms.