A Cincinnati City Councilman is accusing its city’s mayor of bribery. WLWT reports that Councilman Wendell Young will go to the U.S. Attorney’s office, today, to file a complaint about Mayor John Cranley. He claims that Cranley asked him what he could do for Young in return for Young voting for the city manager’s severance […]
Oh what a tangled web we weave. Whatever happends next it’s clear that first city concil meeting under new Mayor John Cranley got off to a contentious start. There was a special four hour heated debate on the controversial streetcar project and according to local news sources, 71 people spoke in favor of the streetcar with […]
Cincinnati City Council will vote tomorrow on the plan to lease its parking operations to the port authority. Council’s finance committee has recommended approval, but only after dividing it into the lease approval. There’s also a separate measure for spending the parking revenue. The change makes the lease subject to being overturned by voters. Here’s […]
If anyone was expecting an open forum at last night’s Cincinnati City Council special session, they would’ve been disappointed. Last night, in a special council meeting scheduled by Chris Smitherman and Charlie Winburn, police chief James Craig addressed the council members on the rise in violent crime. Other council members present at the meeting were […]
Yesterday the voters in Cincinnati sent three new candidates to council choosing P.G. Sittenfeld, Yvette Simpson , Chris Seelbach and returning Christopher Smitherman to City Hall. Voters sent four Republicans packing – Leslie Ghiz, Amy Murray, Chris Bortz and Wayne Lippert; while keeping incumbents Wendell Young, Cecil Thomas,Charlie WInburn, Laure Quinlivan and Roxanne Qualls. Call […]
Cincinnati Councilmembers Charlie Winburn and Wendell Young came by the 1230AM WDBZ studios to join the conversation on The Lincoln Ware Show, yesterday, to discuss their agendas and the final council meeting before summer recess. Both councilmembers gave their official takes on the Washington Park improvements, the closing of the West End Health Clinic, and […]
