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 Ohio Republican Party fired back, saying there was a lot of crime and poverty in Dayton when Nan Whaley, Democratic candidate for Ohio Governor, was the city’s mayor. -
Forty-seven of the emergency responders who are part of Ohio Task Force One are ready to assist immediately after Hurricane Ian.
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Panic ensued this past Friday when emergency crews responded to eight schools throughout Ohio where there were false reports of active shooters on campuses through an internet practice known as swatting.
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The candidates for U.S. Senate have both agreed to two debates in northeast Ohio for October.
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The Ohio Debate Commission said the Republican candidates refused to participate in debates and the commission elected not to hold "empty chair" debates with the Democratic candidates.
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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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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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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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U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown, a Democrat, says President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan contains other provisions to help Ohioans.
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The Ohio Debate Commission is the latest entity to propose dates for debates in the governor's race, the U.S. Senate contest and a forum for Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court.
