Paige Pfleger

Reporter

Paige Pfleger is a reporter for WOSU. She's especially interested in the intersection of public health and criminal justice. Before joining the staff of WOSU, she worked in the newsrooms of NPR, Vox, Michigan Radio, WHYY and The Tennessean.

She spent three years in Philadelphia covering health, science, and gender, and her work has appeared nationally in The Washington Post, Marketplace, Atlas Obscura and more. As a freelancer, Paige traveled to Puerto Rico to cover how the island’s agricultural community dealt with damage from Hurricane Maria.

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Ohio's First Recovery High School Prepares To Open In Columbus

By • Sep 24, 2018
Paige Pfleger / WOSU

Right now, Heartland High School doesn’t look like much — just a few rooms on the second floor of Broad Street Presbyterian Church on Columbus’ East Side.

Columbus Advocates Protest New Refugee Admissions Cap

By & • Sep 20, 2018
Adora Namigadde / WOSU

Local advocates rallied Thursday to protest the federal government's new restrictions on refugee admissions.

Ohio State Closes Two Parking Garage Rooftops After Falling Deaths

By • Sep 19, 2018
Ohio Union
The Ohio State University

The Ohio State University on Wednesday closed two parking garage rooftops for safety enhancements. The closures come about a week after a student died from falling from the Lane Avenue garage.

Rob Portman Defends Brett Kavanaugh, Blames Democrats

By & • Sep 18, 2018
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh meets Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 11, 2018.
Manuel Balce Ceneta / Associated Press

With confirmation hearings delayed, Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) offered a defense of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh amid a claim of sexual assault.

Transportation Workers Form Coalition To Stop Driverless Buses In Ohio

By • Sep 18, 2018
The Transportation Union of America stands in front of a bus stop on North Third Street to protest autonomous buses.
Paige Pfleger / WOSU

The Transport Workers Union of America has announced the formation of a statewide coalition to stop autonomous buses from hitting Ohio’s streets.

Report Reveals Antiquated Court Custody Guidelines Across Ohio

By • Sep 17, 2018
Paige Pfleger / WOSU

Consider two families: one in eastern Ohio’s Tuscarawas County, and another just a few miles away in Carroll County.

More Than Half A Million Ohio Children Live In Poverty

By • Sep 14, 2018
children with crayons
Pixabay

Ohio ranks 35th in the nation for child poverty. According to estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau, about one in five Ohio children, or roughly 513,000, lived in poverty last year.

Columbus Moves To Ban Electric Scooters From Sidewalks

By & • Sep 5, 2018
Lime electric scooter
Gabe Rosenberg / WOSU

Mayor Andrew Ginther is introducing regulations to keep electric scooter riders in the street rather than on city sidewalks.

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