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
City Manager Lists Alternatives to Parking Plan
Plan B would lay off 344 city employees, eliminate Human Services Funding
{CommentsCant} · Wednesday, February 27, 2013
If City Council does not agree to lease Cincinnati’s parking system, the city manager’s office says the city will be forced to lay off 344 employees, including 80 firefighter and 189 police positions, but critics argue there are better alternatives.In a memo dated to Feb. 26</...
Sequester Looms as Republicans Refuse Negotiations
2 Comments · Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Washington, D.C., is once again on the
verge of another manufactured crisis. On March 1, the sequester, a
series of mandated spending cuts, is set to kick in, threatening the
country with another round of austerity measures that will cut jobs and
bring down an already-fragile economy.
Parking Stimulus
City manager’s new parking plan attempts to limit private influence, boost development
0 Comments · Wednesday, February 27, 2013
On Feb. 19, City Manager Milton Dohoney
Jr. announced what he called a “public-public partnership” that would
give control of Cincinnati’s parking assets to the Port of Greater
Cincinnati Development Authority to fund more than $110 million in
economic development and help balance the city’s budget for the next two
years.
Inspection Finds Dangerous Conditions at Private Prison
0 Comments · Wednesday, February 27, 2013
A surprise inspection of the private
prison owned by Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) on Feb. 22
revealed higher levels of violence, inadequate staff, high presence of
gang activity, illegal substance use, frequent extortion and theft,
according to the report from the Correctional Institution Inspection Committee (CIIC), Ohio’s nonpartisan prison watchdog.
UC Researchers Could Redefine Location of Food Deserts
0 Comments · Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Food deserts are a big problem for many
of Hamilton County’s impoverished families, but University of Cincinnati
professor Michael Widener is heading research that looks into how
mobility can alter perceptions about neighborhoods that lack access to
healthy foods.
Morning News and Stuff
City releases parking documents, parking plan gets hearing, restroom could cost $35,000
{CommentsCant} · Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Following CityBeat’s blog post yesterday, the city released the official documents for the city manager’s parking plan. So far, no one has reported any...
Kasich Cuts Local Government Funding Again
Previous cuts helped cause Cincinnati budget deficit
{CommentsCant} · Tuesday, February 26, 2013
A new Policy Matters Ohio report found local government funding has been reduced by $1.4 billion since Gov. John Kasich took office, leading to a nearly 50-percent reduction in state funding. The report found local government funding dropped from nearly $3 billion in the 2010 and 2011 fiscal years — the years budgeted by former Gov. Ted Strickland — to about $2.2 billion in the 2012 and ...
Morning News and Stuff
Federal cuts will hurt Ohio, casino revitalizes neighborhood, danger at private prison
{CommentsCant} · Monday, February 25, 2013
The White House released a list of what cuts will be made in Ohio as part of mandatory spending cuts set to kick in March 1, which are widely known as the sequester. Among other changes, 26,000 civilian defense employees would be furloughed, 350 teacher and aide jobs would be put at ...
No Parking Documents Before Public Hearing
City says official details, contracts will be ready before City Council vote
{CommentsCant} · Monday, February 25, 2013
City Hall will host public hearings about the city manager’s parking and economic development plan today, but the hearings will take place before the public knows all the official details. Meg Olberding, city spokesperson, says the legal documents and contracts for the deal aren’t ready to be released yet, but they will be ready before City Council holds a vote. “We’re still finalizi...
Inspection Finds Dangerous Conditions at Private Prison
Report echoes concerns raised by privatization critics
{CommentsCant} · Saturday, February 23, 2013
A surprise inspection of the private prison owned by Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) on Feb. 22 revealed higher levels of violence, inadequate staff, high presence of gang activity, illegal substance use, frequent extortion and theft, according to the report from the...
