Breaking the Holy Ceiling
Group to ordain the first female Catholic priest in Cincinnati
From the Inside
Inmates told CityBeat about violence, staff ineptitude and unsanitary conditions inside Ohio’s private prison. Then came the surprise inspections.
Good News Reveals Budget Deception
Stalemate at MSD
As city and county clash on “responsible bidder” law, $3.2 billion sewer project looms
Commissioners’ Proposed Streetcar Cut Ignores the Basics
“Jobs” Budget Attacks Women’s Health Options
JobsOhio: Something to Hide, Something to Fear?
Motion to Eliminate Fire Layoffs, Reduce Police Layoffs to 25
FitzGerald Calls on Kasich to Allow JobsOhio Audit
Seelbach Wins National Award
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
Morning News and Stuff
LGBT hearings continue, local unemployment falls, tax plan may remain in state budget
{CommentsCant} · Wednesday, March 27, 2013
The U.S. Supreme Court is heading into its second day of hearings on same-sex marriage today. Yesterday, the Supreme Court held hearings for Proposition 8, a ballot initiative in California that overturned the legalization of gay marriage. ...
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.
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.
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.”
Morning News and Stuff
Sheriff wants more staff, businesses get tax credits, Ohio Senate to look at gambling bill
{CommentsCant} · Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Even as it faces budget cuts, the Hamilton County Sheriff’s office says it wants more staff to keep up with higher jail populations — especially in light of a new measure that will keep more people detained until they appear in court. The measure is in response to some people never showing u...
Local Unemployment Rate Plummets
February jobs report shows dramatic drop in joblessness
{CommentsCant} · Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Cincinnati, Hamilton County and Greater Cincinnati experienced dramatic drops in the seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate between January and February, according to new data released by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS). In Cincinnati, the seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate dropped to 7.5 percent in February, down ...
Morning News and Stuff
Ohioans support same-sex marriage, Portman's son explains coming out, charter schools fail
{CommentsCant} · Monday, March 25, 2013
A new Saperstein Poll suggests Ohioans have dramatically shifted on same-sex marriage, with 54 percent now supporting a new amendment to legalize gay marriage and only 40 percent against it. FreedomOhio’s amendment would repeal Ohio’s 2004 same-sex marriage ban and instead grant marria...
