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
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
Healthy Hits
Statewide group asks Ohio voters to legalize medical marijuana and industrial hemp
Republicans Continue Voter Suppression Tactics
City Manager Defends Streetcar in Light of Budget Gap
Budget Gap Threatens Streetcar
Policy Group: Ohio House Tax Plan Favors Wealthy
Study: Medicaid Improves Mental Health Outcomes
Ohio Dems Blame Budget Problems on Kasich Cuts
0 Comments · Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Ohio Democrats say Gov. John Kasich’s local government funding cuts are to blame for Cincinnati’s budget woes.
Local Unemployment Rate Drops
0 Comments · Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Cincinnati, Hamilton County and Greater
Cincinnati experienced dramatic drops in the seasonally unadjusted
unemployment rate between January and February.
Council Members Demand Answers on Budget Alternatives
City officials frame budget debate with two choices, but there are more options
{CommentsCant} · Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Councilman Chris Seelbach says Mayor Mark Mallory and other city officials are wrong to claim Plan B, which would lay off 189 cops and 80 firefighters and make other cuts to city services, is the only solution to the ci...
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Opening Day today, BMV to offer licenses to DACA recipients, Cranley suggests budget plan
{CommentsCant} · Monday, April 1, 2013
It’s Opening Day today, which means it’s time for a citywide celebration of the Cincinnati Reds and baseball. At the City Council meeting last week, Mayor Mark Mallory declared today a local holiday, so if you need an excuse to sneak in a few beers while watching the parade at work, say the mayor made you do it. The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles will allow the children of illegal immigra...
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City officials warn of budget cuts, budget woes pinned on Kasich, fracking causes earthquake
{CommentsCant} · Friday, March 29, 2013
Yesterday, Hamilton County Judge Robert Winkler gave a ruling that effectively opened the parking plan to referendum, but city officials said the decision poses major fiscal ...
Cranley Proposes Budget Plan
Critics say mayoral candidate’s proposal is flawed
{CommentsCant} · Friday, March 29, 2013
In response to the March 28 announcement that City Manager Milton Dohoney Jr. has begun implementing a plan that will lay off cops and firefighters, mayoral candidate John Cranley released his own budget plan that claims to avoid layoffs and the implementation of the city’s parking plan. B...
Ohio BMV to Issue Licenses to Children of Illegal Immigrants
Decision comes after months of feedback, criticism
{CommentsCant} · Friday, March 29, 2013
After months of deliberation, the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles decided today it will grant driver’s licenses to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, which means the children of illegal immigrants can now qualify for Ohio driver’s licenses.DACA is an executive order signed by President Barack Obama that allows the children of illegal immigrants to remain in the United ...
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Youth Jobs Fair today, groups clash over energy law, GOP considering election reform
{CommentsCant} · Thursday, March 28, 2013
Cincinnati’s Youth Jobs Fair will be held today at the Duke Energy Convention Center between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. The fair provides an opportunity for young people, typically aged between 16 and 24, to look for work from a variety of participating employers. Mayor Mark Mallory says attendees should “dress for success,” as if they were going to their first day on the job. State environment...
Judge Orders Permanent Injunction on Parking Plan
City may have to make cuts to balance 2014 budget
{CommentsCant} · Thursday, March 28, 2013
In a ruling today, Hamilton County Judge Robert Winkler said the city will have to allow for a referendum on the parking plan and imposed a permanent injunction pending the outcome of a referendum. The ruling means the city may be unable to rely on the parking plan to balance fiscal year 2014’s budget, and the city may be forced to find cuts elsewhere by July 1, when the new budget will kick...
City Officials Warn of Parking Ruling's Consequences
City manager says he's already made preparations for layoff notices
{CommentsCant} · Thursday, March 28, 2013
Speaking at a press conference today, city officials did not mask their contempt for the ruling that put the parking plan on hold earlier in the day, saying it will force the city to make cuts and layoffs to balance the 2014 budget and potentially eliminate the passage of expedited legislation. The press conference was in response to
