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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It's the final day of voting on an amendment that would protect the right to an abortion in the state Constitution.
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The measure, subject of a special election on Tuesday, would have made it harder to pass amendments. It was seen an an attempt by state GOP lawmakers to thwart an upcoming abortion amendment.
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Ohio votes down Issue 1, rejecting conservative lawmakers' attempt to change the constitutional amendment process ahead of a vote on reproductive rights this November. -
Small, inexpensive tracking devices including Apple AirTags and other GPS trackers can help you find your purse or keys. But some criminals are using that technology to track people without their knowledge. -
Republican Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Mill) won 54-43 with the help of all 32 House Democrats who said he would be a better choice when it came to their priorities, primarily on education. -
Mike Curtin, a former Democratic state representative and former newspaper editor, weighs-in on the resolution being considered that would make it harder to pass a change to Ohio's constitution. -
Traditionally, gubernatorial candidates let voters know where they stand on issues through public debates, but not this year. Incumbent Gov. DeWine has refused to debate Whaley in a televised, statewide event, despite her continued plea for at least one forum. DeWine has also refused sit-down interviews with most statewide reporters since he won the May primary. -
The good news is the bivalent COVID-19 booster, that's now available, seems to be performing well in early tests at preventing the virus and also protecting against long COVID-19 symptoms. -
"It's something that is important to everyone's well-being but it's hard to see and it's hard to focus on in the moment when there are so many other issues going on," said David Niven, political science professor at the University of Cincinnati. -
The initiative comes as some voters who are upset with the state’s new abortion ban — which is currently on hold by a court — are considering their political options in November.
