Breaking the Holy Ceiling
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Inmates told CityBeat about violence, staff ineptitude and unsanitary conditions inside Ohio’s private prison. Then came the surprise inspections.
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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
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FitzGerald Calls on Kasich to Allow JobsOhio Audit
Seelbach Wins National Award
Senate Approves Budget with Anti-Abortion Measures
0 Comments · Wednesday, June 12, 2013
The
Republican-controlled Ohio Senate passed a budget that takes multiple measures against legal
abortions and makes sweeping changes to taxes and education.
Morning News and Stuff
Downtown grocery advances, city pension in trouble, county to investigate “double voters”
{CommentsCant} · Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Governor Unclear on Abortion Restrictions
Kasich: “I’m pro-life...”
{CommentsCant} · Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Speaking at Bowling Green State University in northwestern Ohio yesterday, Gov. John Kasich was unclear on whether he’d use his line-item veto powers to remove anti-abortion provisions from a budget bill. When asked about the issue by a student from the University of Toledo Medical Center, Kasich responded, “First of all, I’m pro-life.” He added, “We’ll have to see how this proceeds...
Morning News and Stuff
City advances without parking plan, Kasich on budget defense, Seelbach questions Cranley
{CommentsCant} · Monday, June 10, 2013
Got questions for CityBeat about, well, anything? Submit them here, and we’ll try to get back to you in our first Answers Issue.Even without the parking plan, the city passed a budget with no public safety layoffs and is
County to Investigate 39 Voter Fraud Cases
Critics warn of potential chilling effect
{CommentsCant} · Monday, June 10, 2013
As county and state officials move to investigate and potentially prosecute voter fraud cases, local groups are pushing back, warning that the investigations could cause a chilling effect among voters. Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls became the latest to speak out in a letter to Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters and Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted. “The current legal investigations perpe...
Committee Approves Plan for Downtown Grocery Store
Plan also includes parking garage, luxury apartments
{CommentsCant} · Monday, June 10, 2013
In a 7-0 vote today, City Council’s Budget and Finance Committee approved development plans for Fourth and Race streets to build a downtown grocery store, 300 luxury apartments and a parking garage to replace Pogue’s Garage.
Following the city’s $8.5 million purchase of the property, the project will cost $80 million. The city will provide $12 million through a five-year forgivable...
Following the city’s $8.5 million purchase of the property, the project will cost $80 million. The city will provide $12 million through a five-year forgivable...
Morning News and Stuff
City, county clash over law; Senate restores some school funding; Jim Berns misleads public
{CommentsCant} · Thursday, June 6, 2013
Ohio Senate Approves Budget with Anti-Abortion Measures
Plan also cuts taxes for businesses, restores some education funding
{CommentsCant} · Thursday, June 6, 2013
In a party line 23-10 vote today, the Republican-controlled Ohio Senate approved a $61 billion budget plan for fiscal years 2014 and 2015 that takes multiple measures against legal abortions, aims to cut taxes for small businesses and partly restores education funding cut in the previous 2012-2013 budget.
The budget plan gives a large amount of attention to social issues, particularly abo...
The budget plan gives a large amount of attention to social issues, particularly abo...
Cat Break: "Sad Cat Diary"
Video provides best break for budget hearings
{CommentsCant} · Thursday, June 6, 2013
Here at CityBeat, we cover a lot of budget hearings, and they can very easily wear us down with their partisan squabbles and monotonous focus on details that everyone will forget about in a week or so.
Right now, we're watching the Ohio Senate budget hearings, which have so far involved De...
Right now, we're watching the Ohio Senate budget hearings, which have so far involved De...
Morning News and Stuff
Another anti-abortion amendment, Kasich prevents JobsOhio audit, streetcar funds remain
{CommentsCant} · Wednesday, June 5, 2013
