The first of four public hearings on proposals to extend the terms of Cincinnati City Council members will be held March 21. City Council has drafted two proposals
for consideration. Under one proposal, all nine council members would
run at the same time, while in the other, terms would be staggered so
some members would run every two years.
Forging His Own Path
Smitherman makes return to council
0 Comments · Tuesday, February 7, 2012
For some people, City Councilman
Christopher Smitherman is Cincinnati’s wakeup call for change.
Smitherman’s election to council in November proved not only that
independent candidates can get elected, but that city residents wanted
someone who is outspoken and didn’t pull his punches at City Hall.
by Hannah McCartney
02.02.2012
Komen Controversy Heats Up
The Susan. G Komen for the Cure foundation had the clout to monopolize the color pink to enhance their brand; now, it's showing off its political power and coming under serious fire for it.It's only been a few days since Susan G. Komen announced it would no longer be providing grants worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to Planned Parenthood that were mainly used to support lifesaving breast cancer screenings, but the division between the two organizations is sparking serious controversy.
Openness and Opportunity
Sittenfeld’s journey from journalism to City Hall
0 Comments · Tuesday, January 31, 2012
In preparing to interview newly elected
Cincinnati City Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld, I was repeatedly visited by
the temptation to ask him, “Are you as squeaky-clean as you seem?”
Working For the Underdogs
Seelbach focuses on social justice, development
0 Comments · Tuesday, January 24, 2012
The phrase, ‘Cincinnati’s first openly
gay council member’ has been regularly linked to Chris Seelbach’s name
in media reports ever since his November election. In an interview last
week, Seelbach told CityBeat that this label helped him win his
seat on council and is an integral part of his identity as a man and a
city leader, but it’s far from a complete picture of who he is.
Potent Potential
City Council reinstates individual artist grants
0 Comments · Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Good news from City Hall? Yes, actually.
City Council has voted to re-instate and improve a long-established
program providing grants to individual artists, which was cut for
budgetary reasons in 2009.
The Truth About Taxes
Little-known facts and the big lie of supply-side economics
6 Comments · Wednesday, April 20, 2011
For three decades the United States has conducted a massive economic experiment, testing a theory known as supply-side economics. The theory goes like this: Lower tax rates will encourage more investment, which in turn will mean more jobs and greater prosperity — so much so that tax revenues will go up, despite lower rates.
Bengals Fans, Portman, Tarbell, The Uninsured
0 Comments · Wednesday, July 29, 2009
BENGALS FANS: It's not often Bengals fans have reason to celebrate, but they got one last week when the team's owners agreed to settle a five-year-old lawsuit filed by a group of season ticketholders.
Taxing Matters
Amelia's Rock & Roll mayor fights to keep his village alive
5 Comments · Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Leroy Ellington might be best known in the area for fronting his E Funk Band, for 15 years one of the area's most popular party bands, but for the last year his day job has been mayor of Amelia in Clermont County, where voters will decide in a May 5 special election whether to dissolve the village. If successful, it would be the first time in Ohio history a village has eliminated itself through a petition drive and citizens' vote.
Cincinnati's Tea Party
Anti-stimulus package protesters take to the streets
5 Comments · Wednesday, April 15, 2009
"Tea Party" protesters took to downtown streets April 15 to voice their concerns about the current administration and politicians in Washington.
