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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.

Our First Local News Review Of 2017

Jim Nolan/WVXU

 

Each Friday on Cincinnati Edition, we present an in-depth discussion of the developments behind the headlines. 

This week we take a look at the latest developments in the race to become Cincinnati 's next mayor. We also discuss medical marijuana and other major issues Ohio leaders will face during the upcoming year.

Joining us this week are WCPO.com/WCPO Insider Issues reporter Lisa Bernard-Kuhn; local politics reporter for The Cincinnati Enquirer, Jason Williams; Ohio Public Radio Statehouse News Bureau Chief, Karen Kasler; WVXU city hall reporter Jay Hanselman; and WVXU political reporter Howard Wilkinson