The Cincinnati Enquirer reports the Cincinnati streetcar is
being delayed until 2016
. The streetcar has been delayed time and time again, much to the cheer of opponents. Some opponents have taken the delay as yet another chance to take shots at the streetcar, but the city says a lot of the delays have been due to factors out of the city’s control, including ballot initiatives, the state pulling out a massive $52 million in funding and a dispute with Duke Energy.remained at 7.8 percent in December
, with November’s rate being revised upward to 7.8 percent as well. Employers reported adding about 155,000 jobs last month, but about 192,000 entered the labor force, meaning the amount of people joining the labor force outmatched the newly employed. The unemployment rate looks at the amount of unemployed people in the civilian labor force, which includes anyone working or looking for work.was re-elected U.S. House speaker
. Just moments after securing the top House seat, Boehner said he will make the U.S. debt a top priority. But continuing to make the debt and deficit top issues could hurt the economy, as the fiscal cliff and recent developments in Europe have shown.Uncle Sam is helping out Cincinnati firefighters. The Cincinnati Fire Department will be
getting $6 million in federal grant money
to hire 40 additional firefighters. The money will be enough to fund salaries for two years.Cincinnati’s biggest cable provider
dropped Current TV
after it was sold to Qatar-based Al Jazeera. The Pan-Arab news network has had a difficult time establishing a foothold in American markets, largely because of the perception that it’s anti-American. But Al Jazeera has put out some great news stories, and some of the stories won awards in 2012.If anyone is planning a trip through New York City’s LaGuardia Airport, Dayton International Airport
now has that covered
.A small town in Ohio is being accused of
covering up an alleged gang rape to protect a local football team
. But KnightSec, a hacking group affiliated with the organization Anonymous, is fighting back by releasing evidence related to the case.Despite a solved fiscal cliff deal extending emergency unemployment benefits, Ohio’s unemployed
will soon be getting less aid
. The decrease was automatically triggered by the state’s declining unemployment rate.adopting more uniform standards
for remedial classes.a little more diverse
.In what might be the worst news of the century, the Blue Wisp Jazz Club
could close down
. The club, which has the greatest spinach-and-artichoke dip in the universe, is facing financial problems.People who recently obtained gift cards for Rave Motion Pictures may want to get a move on. The theater is
being sold to AMC Theatres
.A new theory suggest Earth should have been a snowball in its early days, but
it wasn’t due to greenhouse gases
.
