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
Council Scrutinizes Streetcar Budget Fixes
City manager, council members discuss streetcar funding
{CommentsCant} · Monday, May 13, 2013
At a Budget and Finance Committee meeting today, City Council members grilled City Manager Milton Dohoney Jr. on how the city will fix the streetcar project’s $17.4 million budget gap and whether paying for the cost overrun to save the project is worth it. Supporters of the streetcar pushed questions and comments that suggested the streetcar will provide the city with a large return on inve...
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City manager proposes budget plan, budget hearings set, redistricting reform in 2014
{CommentsCant} · Friday, May 10, 2013
The city manager unveiled his budget plan to solve the city’s $35 million operating budget deficit yesterday. The plan includes less layoffs than expected — particularly to cops and firefighters — but it proposes an increase to property taxes. The plan also includes a series of other cuts, inc...
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Council combats human trafficking, Medicare reveals price data, Duke tops 'Dirty Dozen'
{CommentsCant} · Thursday, May 9, 2013
With a set of initiatives unanimously approved last week, City Council is looking to join the state in combating Cincinnati’s human trafficking problem. The initiatives would evaluate local courts’ practices in human trafficking and prostitution cases and study the need for more surveillance cameras and st...
City Manager Unveils Budget Plan
Plan includes property tax hike, police and fire layoffs
{CommentsCant} · Thursday, May 9, 2013
City Manager Milton Dohoney Jr. released his operating budget plan for fiscal years 2014 and 2015 today. The plan makes lower-than-expected cuts to police, fire and other city departments to help balance the $35 million deficit in the operating budget for fiscal year 2014, but it would also effectively raise property taxes. The City Charter allows the city to leverage 6.1 mills in property t...
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Anna Louise Inn rally today, casino revenue drops, Ohio's business climate improves
{CommentsCant} · Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Supporters of the Anna Louise Inn, the women-only shelter near Lytle Park, will hold a rally in front of the Hamilton County Courthouse at noon today, which was supposed to be the day Western & Southern and Anna Louise Inn owner Cincinnati Union Bethel met in court again. The court date has been delayed as the controversy continues to grow. The legal battle surrounds Western & Southern...
Republicans Continue Voter Suppression Tactics
1 Comments · Wednesday, May 8, 2013
If you can’t beat them, make it so they
can’t play to begin with. That’s been the mentality of the Ohio
Republican Party time and time again, and the latest budget bill from
the Republican-controlled Ohio House continues the trend.
Ohio Republicans Could Limit Voting for Out-of-State Students
0 Comments · Wednesday, May 8, 2013
An amendment in the budget bill approved by the Republican-controlled Ohio House could make voting more difficult for out-of-state college and university students.
Fracking Flourishing in Water-Stressed Areas
0 Comments · Wednesday, May 8, 2013
A new interactive map shows hydraulic
fracturing, or “fracking,” is flourishing in U.S. areas where water is
already scarce.
Study: Medicaid Improves Mental Health Outcomes
0 Comments · Wednesday, May 8, 2013
A new study from Harvard researchers revealed
access to Medicaid in Oregon led to better mental health outcomes and
reduced financial strain, but no short-term gains were found in physical
health outcomes.
Morning News and Stuff
Measure may limit voting, city tops LEED certified buildings, Medicaid could be on ballot
{CommentsCant} · Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Today is primary election day in Ohio, but there are no ballot items in Cincinnati. Some Hamilton County precincts outside the city have ballot issues, which are listed here. Polls will be open between 6:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. An amendment snuck into the budget bill approved by the Republican-contro...
