With the combined resources of The Columbus Dispatch and The Cincinnati Enquirer, we are launching the USA TODAY Network Ohio Bureau to cover matters of state government and politics that most affect you in your daily life.
This merger of the Enquirer Columbus Bureau team and the Dispatch Public Affairs team will be led by veteran Statehouse reporter Jackie Borchardt, who has been the Columbus Bureau Chief for the Enquirer since 2018.
Borchardt, 35, has covered Ohio government and politics since early 2012. Before coming to the Enquirer, she was a Columbus bureau reporter for Cleveland.com. She has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Rochester and a master’s degree from the Missouri School of Journalism. Before working for Cleveland.com, Borchardt was a Columbus correspondent for the Dayton Daily News.