Advocates say that House Bill 460 would help ease the path into the workforce for the formerly incarcerated, reducing the likelihood of recidivism and increasing public safety.
Five to 10 years from now, Columbus and Franklin County could have a unified and streamlined crisis response system that looks very different from the one that currently exists.
City Council Member Emmanuel Remy and Rena Shack, director of the Office of Violence Prevention, speak with Edie Driskill about the city's efforts to combat rising violence.
Donovan Lewis was in his bed and unarmed seconds before Columbus police officer Ricky Anderson shot and killed him. Seven months later, his mother is waiting for any sign of justice.
Local variances and unequal enforcement of new laws continue to disproportionately impact Black, Brown and low-income communities.
Jacqueline Hendricks recently began as the City's first inspector general, a position voters overwhelmingly approved in 2020. Learn more about how she is preparing and what the community can expect.
Property tax abatements are highly criticized, but the ins-and-outs of the process can be fairly complex. Learn how tax abatements work with a fictitious example in this explainer.
The City doesn't account for settlements in its police budget, even though they've totaled $2 million in the last year and have averaged $934,000 each year since 2015.
Here's how mutual aid agreements allow Columbus-area police officers from other cities to enforce the law in areas outside their normal jurisdiction
In each upcoming Crossing the Line issue explaining police reform in Columbus, Matter reporter Edie Driskill will share an update on the Columbus Division of Police’s reform accountability dashboard.
