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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Some Ohio lawmakers, former Supreme Court Justices urge return of rule barring partisan endorsementsThe resolution urges the Ohio Supreme Court to reconsider a rule change it made last month. -
A bill in the Ohio legislature would create a day each year to honor the alt-rock band Devo. -
The study by AARP of Ohio shows 25% of the adults in Ohio are providing caregiving services for their family, neighbor or other adults. -
Ohio lawmakers want to put Ohio's current voter ID law on the ballot this fall so voters can codify it in the Ohio Constitution. -
President Trump's head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services came to Ohio, following reports of fraud committed by some home health providers. -
Gold Star families were in attendance as well as state leaders as part of the annual event held on the Ohio Statehouse’s Veterans Plaza. -
Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and GOP legislative leaders have questioned Gov. Mike DeWine's judgment when it comes to Medicaid fraud prevention. -
Two lawsuits recently filed in Ohio are taking on the 2023 voter-approved constitutional amendment that guaranteed reproductive rights and abortion access. -
The issue could be on the November ballot at the same time as the Republican running for governor, who also supports photo ID requirements for voting. -
One Ohio lawmaker said Secretary of State Frank LaRose's situation raises questions about whether the votes of some military and overseas voters arrive at boards of elections in time to be counted.
