Karen Kasler
Ohio Public Radio and TV Statehouse Bureau ChiefKaren is a lifelong Ohioan who has served as news director at WCBE-FM, assignment editor/overnight anchor at WBNS-TV, and afternoon drive anchor/assignment editor in WTAM-AM in Cleveland. In addition to her daily reporting for Ohio’s public radio stations, she’s reported for NPR, the BBC, ABC Radio News and other news outlets. She hosts and produces the Statehouse News Bureau’s weekly TV show “The State of Ohio”, which airs on PBS stations statewide. She’s also a frequent guest on WOSU TV’s “Columbus on the Record”, a regular panelist on “The Sound of Ideas” on ideastream in Cleveland, appeared on the inaugural edition of “Face the State” on WBNS-TV and occasionally reports for “PBS Newshour”. She’s often called to moderate debates, including the Columbus Metropolitan Club’s Issue 3/legal marijuana debate and its pre-primary mayoral debate, and the City Club of Cleveland’s US Senate debate in 2012.
Karen is a graduate of Otterbein College, and earned her Master’s as a Fellow in the Kiplinger Program for Mid-Career Journalists at The Ohio State University. Karen has been honored by the Associated Press, the Association of Capitol Editors and Reporters, the Cleveland Press Club/Society of Professional Journalists, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences/Ohio Valley Emmys, and holds a National Headliner Award.
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The provision was added to the Ohio budget by Republican state lawmakers. It was signed into law by Gov. Mike DeWine, despite calls from Democrats and advocates for LGBTQ+ and minority Ohioans for the clause to be vetoed. -
The question comes from a class-action lawsuit filed against the streaming services, and a decision in the case could have national implications. -
Steve Dettelbach, a former federal prosecutor, is the second person nominated to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives — an agency that hasn't had a Senate-confirmed leader since 2013. -
While they've been opponents in court when it comes to redistricting, they're both pushing Ohioans to make sure they're on the rolls as voter registration closes tonight. -
Among the dozens of people who submitted maps for the Ohio Redistricting Commission is a high school student from Upper Arlington. -
A group of Republican activists has asked the three-judge panel to put in place maps that the Ohio Supreme Court has ruled unconstitutional. -
The former federal prosecutor who announced Householder's arrest left open the possibility that more charges could be coming, since the case is still being investigated. -
The State Teachers Retirement System has voted to bring back the wage adjustment after strong investment returns in the last fiscal year, but also after teacher protests and a critical report. -
To date, more than 2 million cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Ohio, and thousands more are unconfirmed and unknown. -
The State Teachers Retirement System says that benefit could be restored this summer, but no final decision has been made.
