In Cincinnati, an ankle MRI can range in
price from $367.46 to $2,865.42 — a variation that is leading some
companies to specialize in bringing transparency to the health care
market.
Healthy Discussion
Study: Consumers need more options for accessing health care information and costs
0 Comments · Wednesday, April 10, 2013
City Moves to Hire New Streetcar Project Manager
0 Comments · Wednesday, April 10, 2013
City Council’s Budget and Finance
Committee on April 8 moved forward with two controversial measures that
will create an executive project director position for the streetcar
project while allowing the city to rehire retirees while still paying
their pensions.
Religious Birth Control Exemptions Are a Double Standard
1 Comment · Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Attorney General Mike DeWine says Obamacare infringes on religious liberty, but Republicans just want special economic rules for religious institutions.
Lease or Layoffs?
Mayor, city manager warn of public safety layoffs, but some still weighing alternatives
0 Comments · Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Speaking at a press conference on March
28, Mayor Mark Mallory and other city officials did not mask their
contempt for the ruling that put the parking plan on hold earlier in the
day.
Blurring the Lines on April Fools' Day
0 Comments · Wednesday, April 3, 2013
I’ve written about mindless political correctness, but there was an eye-popping example on HuffingtonPost.com the other day.
BMV to Issue Licenses to Children of Unauthorized Immigrants
0 Comments · Wednesday, April 3, 2013
After months of deliberation, the Ohio
Bureau of Motor Vehicles on March 29 said it will grant driver’s
licenses to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients,
which means the children of unauthorized immigrants now qualify for Ohio
driver’s licenses.
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.
Poor Messaging Holds Back Parking Plan
0 Comments · Wednesday, April 3, 2013
When Cincinnati found out about the city
manager’s parking plan, it was not through a press conference or a
widely dispersed announcement from the city; it was through a silently
released memo that media outlets stumbled upon almost by accident.
How Clean Is Too Clean?
Ohio considers relaxing energy efficiency standards; environmental groups take exception
0 Comments · Wednesday, March 27, 2013
State environmental groups and an
Akron-based energy company are at odds over a 2008 law that tasks the
state and utility companies with meeting stringent requirements for
renewable energy and energy efficiency.
W&S: Renovated Anna Louise Inn Would Discriminate Against Men
0 Comments · Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Financial giant Western & Southern
last week accused city officials and other Anna Louise Inn advocates of
repeatedly deceiving the Department of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD) to obtain federal funds for the Inn’s long-awaited, $13 million
renovation.
Clock Ticking on Parking Plan
0 Comments · Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Hamilton County Judge Robert Winkler
announced March 20 that he will extend the restraining order on the
city’s parking plan until April 3, potentially delaying any ruling on
the city’s plan to lease its parking assets to the Port of Greater
Cincinnati Development Authority for another two weeks.
Gov. Kasich Appears to Flip Flop on Same-Sex Civil Unions
0 Comments · Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Gov. John Kasich on March 21 seemed to
come out in support of same-sex civil unions during an interview with a
Cleveland TV station, saying, “I just think marriage is between a man
and a woman, but if you want to have a civil union, that’s fine with
me.”
Western & Southern’s Shame Knows No Bounds
0 Comments · Wednesday, March 27, 2013
In its ongoing fight against the Anna Louise Inn, Western & Southern has sunk to a new low: It is now accusing ALI of discriminating against men.
Enemy of the State
Officials from around Ohio want their local government funding back from Gov. John Kasich
0 Comments · Wednesday, March 20, 2013
With the support of Democratic 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 Republican Gov. John Kasich’s time in office.
