Streetcar’s No. 1 Problem: Obstructionism
The Chastity Bunch
Ohio Republicans continue their ill-conceived war on sex education, women’s rights and health care for the poor
Healthy Hits
Statewide group asks Ohio voters to legalize medical marijuana and industrial hemp
Think of the Children
Local leaders pledge to support efforts to put more low- and middle-income kids in preschools
The Many Merits of Cycling Infrastructure
Republicans Continue Voter Suppression Tactics
Breaking the Holy Ceiling
Group to ordain the first female Catholic priest in Cincinnati
City Manager Defends Streetcar in Light of Budget Gap
Budget Gap Threatens Streetcar
Policy Group: Ohio House Tax Plan Favors Wealthy
Morning News and Stuff
Senator now supports gay marriage, Sittenfeld demands state funding, parking plan in court
{CommentsCant} · Friday, March 15, 2013
Republican Sen. Rob Portman reversed his stance on same-sex marriage after his son came out as gay. The announcement means both Ohio senators are poised to support the Freedom to Marry amendment, which would legalize gay marriage in Ohio and could be on the ballot this year. CityBeat covere...
Ruling to Determine Parking Plan's Future
City, parking plan opponents meet in court, judge unlikely to rule today
{CommentsCant} · Friday, March 15, 2013
The city of Cincinnati and opponents of the parking plan met in court today to debate whether laws passed with emergency clauses are subject to referendum — a crucial legal issue as the city attempts to speed ahead with plans to lease the city’s parking assets to the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority to help balance the deficit and foster economic development. After hearin...
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Ohio senator goes after big banks, governors clash, Ohio reduces prison re-entry
{CommentsCant} · Thursday, March 14, 2013
Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown is putting forward legislation that would break up the big banks to avoid what has been colloquially dubbed “too big to fail.” The liberal senator is teaming up with Sen. David Vitter, a very conservative Republican from Louisiana, to put together the bill, which Brown says will mak...
Sittenfeld to Kasich: Restore Local Government Funding
Report found state has cut local government funding by nearly 50 percent since 2010
{CommentsCant} · Thursday, March 14, 2013
With the support of local officials from around the state, Cincinnati Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld is launching a website called ProtectMyOhio.com to organize efforts to restore local government funding cut during Gov. John Kasich’s time in office. Speaking during a phone conference today, Sittenfeld, Dayton Commissioner and mayoral candidate Nan Whale...
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Kasich adviser named superintendent, bridge costs may change, educators protest budget
{CommentsCant} · Wednesday, March 13, 2013
The Ohio Board of Education named Richard Ross, one of Gov. John Kasich’s top education advisers, to the state school superintendent position. Ross’ appointment links the Ohio Department of Education more closely with Kasich, according to StateImpact Ohio. Ross is replacing Stan Heffner, ...
Cranley: Redirect Funding From Streetcar to Interchange
Federal grants tied to streetcar, transit projects
{CommentsCant} · Wednesday, March 13, 2013
The MLK/I-71 Interchange project is supposed to be funded through the city’s parking plan, but mayoral candidate John Cranley, who opposes the parking plan and streetcar, says the city should instead use federal funding that was originally intended for the streetcar project.
Between 2010 and 2011, the streetcar project was awarded about $40 million in federal grants — nearly $25 million...
Between 2010 and 2011, the streetcar project was awarded about $40 million in federal grants — nearly $25 million...
Too Big to Manage?
Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown finds bipartisan support for bringing America’s biggest banks in line
1 Comments · Wednesday, March 13, 2013
In 1911, Standard Oil underwent what many
of today’s conservatives would decry as government and judicial
overreach; the petroleum giant — 41 years old and originally from
Cleveland — was taken apart by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Parking Plan Remains in Limbo
0 Comments · Wednesday, March 13, 2013
The plan to lease Cincinnati’s parking
assets remains up in the air after court rulings last week kept a
court-mandated restraining order in place until at least March 15, when a
hearing is scheduled at the Hamilton County Common Pleas Court.
City Manager Presents Deficit Reduction Options
0 Comments · Wednesday, March 13, 2013
City Manager Milton Dohoney Jr. gave a
presentation to City Council March 6 explaining how Cincinnati could
work to reduce its structural budget deficits.
Morning News and Stuff
Local unemployment rises, FitzGerald to run for governor, tea party protests Medicaid
{CommentsCant} · Tuesday, March 12, 2013
The region’s seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate shot up in January, with the City of Cincinnati at 8.6 percent, up from 6.7 percent in December; Hamilton County at 7.9 percent, up from 6.2 percent; and Greater Cincinnati at 8 percent, up from 6.4 percent. The rates were still lower than January 2012, when Cincinnati was at 8.8 percent, Hamilton County was at 8.3 percent and Greater Cinc...
