Jo Ingles
Journalist/ProducerContact Jo Ingles at jingles@statehousenews.org.
Jo Ingles covers politics and Ohio government 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 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 WBNS-TV's "Face the State." Jo also writes for respected publications such as Columbus Monthly and 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 Correspondents Association, a board member for the Ohio Legislative Correspondents 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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Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland was elected governor twenty years ago this November, and recent polls indicate the race for Ohio governor this year is close. -
School districts are likely to consider asking voters to approve income taxes as part of efforts to reduce property taxes in Ohio. -
Ohio's three-day sales tax holiday will be shorter and fewer items will be included. -
Cases of the severe diarrhea illness cyclosporiasis are spreading statewide, as a measles outbreak goes on in northeast Ohio. -
Democratic candidate for Ohio governor Amy Acton's recent comments have left some activists rethinking their support for her. -
A pair of Democratic state lawmakers want to allow 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote in local and legislative elections in Ohio. -
This is the first ad effort for Amy Acton, while her Republican opponent has been on air in Ohio with his ads for months now. -
Democratic candidate for Ohio governor Amy Acton said she supports a moratorium on data centers unless they meet a handful of conditions. -
Dozens of bills to reduce or change property tax laws in Ohio have been introduced and discussed. But only a few have passed, with time running out to consider the rest. -
Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots have gone over a billion dollars 14 times, spurring tickets sales in Ohio and other states.
