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0000017a-3b40-d913-abfe-bf44a4f90000Howard Wilkinson joined the WVXU news team as the politics reporter and columnist in April 2012 , after 30 years of covering local, state and national politics for The Cincinnati Enquirer. On this page, you will find his weekly column, Politically Speaking; the Monday morning political chats with News Director Maryanne Zeleznik and other news coverage by Wilkinson. A native of Dayton, Ohio, Wilkinson has covered every Ohio gubernatorial race since 1974, as well as 16 presidential nominating conventions. Along with politics, Wilkinson also covered the 2001 Cincinnati race riots, the Lucasville prison riot in 1993, the Air Canada plane crash at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport in 1983, and the 1997 Ohio River flooding. And, given his passion for baseball, you might even find some stories about the Cincinnati Reds here from time to time.

We Review And Preview The Important Stories Impacting Our Community

Michael E. Keating

Whether you?'ve been following the news this week or not, we?'ve got you covered with discussion about the big issues affecting Greater Cincinnati. We will focus on politics on both sides of the river this week, with the Kentucky Republican Caucus coming up next Saturday.

Joining us to discuss and analyze the week's noteworthy state political stories and key developments are Ohio Public Radio and Television Statehouse News BureauChief KarenKasler; Capitol Bureau Chief for Kentucky Public Radio, RylandBarton; and WVXU political reporter Howard Wilkinson.