County leaders: We must remain vigilant
The Hamilton County Board of County Commissioners issued this statement today: By Order of the President of the United States of America, the flag of the United States will be flown at half-staff at...
View ArticleP.G. Sittenfeld wants your lunch money
Update: Not into fasting? Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory has also proclaimed Wednesday “Zip’s Café Day” in Cincinnati to celebrate the addition of bacon to the Zip’s menu. It’s not Lent, but Cincinnati...
View ArticleChabot: Alleged Boston bombers are “Islamic jihadists”
In a blog posted this morning, U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot, a Westwood Republican who represents much of western and northern Hamilton County and all of Warren County, says even if President Barack Obama...
View ArticleBurke: Attacks on black women “disturbing pattern”
Update 4:03 p.m.: Hamilton County Republican Party Chairman Alex Triantafilou responded to Burke’s letter, saying that “Playing the underhanded race card to further divide this community in such a...
View ArticleMedicaid, from the ‘normal-people’ perspective
Four Southwest Ohioans drove to Columbus today to participate in what Sen. Dave Burke (R-Marysville) called the “normal-people” portion of six hours of Medicaid testimony. Today, the Medicaid...
View ArticleMontgomery’s Rep. Pillich to run for Ohio treasurer
State Rep. Connie Pillich, D-Montgomery, said today she plans to run for Ohio treasurer in 2014. Pillich, a three-term state representative, seeks to run against incumbent Republican Josh Mandel, a...
View ArticleOhio Senate to vote on ban of Internet cafes
The Ohio Senate is expected to vote Wednesday on a bill that would effectively doom as many as 800 Ohio Internet sweepstakes cafes, including 25 in the Cincinnati area. Update 05/22/2013 4:30 p.m. Most...
View Article7 from SW Ohio apparently voted in 2 states
Seven voters from Southwest Ohio and 13 other voters statewide may face prosecution for apparently voting in two states during the 2012 presidential election, Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted said...
View ArticleCommissioners to OKI: Pull streetcar funding
UPDATED 6:15 p.m. Thursday, May 23 Sharon Coolidge and Jason Williams report: Cincinnati’s controversial streetcar hit another potential funding hurdle this week when two Hamilton County...
View Article‘Pre-apprenticeship’ program: Slush fund or path to jobs?
Starting this summer, every time a contractor works on a local sewer project, the company won’t just pay its workers. It must also pay 10 cents for every hour each worker clocks into a special fund...
View ArticleCommissioners back 911 center consolidation
Hamilton County Commissioners voted 3-0 Wednesday to urge the consolidation of both the county and Cincinnati city 911 centers. It isn’t the first time the county has urged this; there have been at...
View ArticleSeelbach: Ball in county’s court on MSD
Ryan Hoffman reports: Two city council members aren’t happy with the city’s revised responsible bidder policy and until it’s repealed or revised they will continue to hold special meeting in council...
View Article2 more potential voter fraud cases sent to prosecutor
Sharon Coolidge reports: Hamilton County’s Election’s Board today continued looking into problem votes in the 2012 presidential election, referring two more cases of potential voter fraud over the...
View ArticleFeds say yes to Lick Run project
The U.S. EPA has approved the Metropolitan Sewer District’s plan to clean waste out of the Mill Creek — a plan that will bring back the Lick Run. It’s a decision years in the making, but there’s a new...
View ArticleCounty budget meant 14 layoffs in 2013
Hamilton County’s 2013 budget’s $11.8 million drop from the year prior threatened the jobs of hundreds of county employees. An assessment of the actual number of layoffs shows only 14 people were laid...
View ArticleOKI: $4M streetcar pledge done deal
Ohio Kentucky Indiana Regional Council of Governments says the $4 million it pledged the City of Cincinnati streetcar project can’t be rescinded. The council’s comments were in response to a request by...
View ArticleUSS Cincinnati: Setting sail for home
Cincinnati’s namesake submarine is heading home. Although at this point it’s in pieces and quite frankly …it’s hard to tell exactly what it is. Check it out below: The first component of USS Cincinnati...
View ArticleHamilton County employees to get raises
For the first time in six and half years, Hamilton County employees will get a raise. That is, the ones who haven’t gotten one already. Commissioners have long said the county can’t afford raises and...
View ArticleQualls to Deters: Leave voters alone
Democratic Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls waded in Hamilton County’s voter controversy today, calling on Republican Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters and Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted to halt the...
View ArticleSW Ohio Dems: Don’t prosecute voters
Several General Assembly Democrats, including the five from Southwest Ohio, today asked Secretary of State Jon Husted to keep Hamilton County from investigating or prosecuting 39 people who voted early...
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