Local Politics: Flock representative leaves halfway through Columbus City Council hearing
Of the 55 Columbus residents who signed up to speak at the hearing, only five voiced support for keeping the cameras in place.
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Local Politics: A rundown of what the Flock is going on
The Columbus City Council is seeking public testimony ahead of an early August hearing on the future of Flock, a license-plate-reading surveillance camera system.
Local Politics: The small-time data center resistance
A petition to ban data centers statewide won’t be going to the ballot this year. So organizers are working locally instead.
Activists push Columbus to join other Ohio cities in cutting ties with Flock
While Cleveland and Dayton have recently taken steps to distance themselves from Flock Safety cameras, Columbus officials continue to adopt more of a wait and see approach.
Local Politics: City funding can’t meet the scale of the growing homelessness crisis
Why Columbus’ $13 million investment in services for the unhoused is unlikely to make a difference.
Local Politics: There’s nothing secondary about primaries
Here are the local candidates on Franklin County’s ballot this year.
Local Politics: City Council votes today on plans to turn McCoy Park into an NWSL training facility
After spending years working with neighbors and promising improvements to benefit disabled residents, elected officials are prepared to give away a 28-acre park in the poorest corner of the city for the use of billionaire investors.
Local Politics: Proposed trade partnership with Israel draws criticism
A bill to create an Ohio-Israel trade partnership is under review in the State Senate. Reactions in the city have been mixed at best.
Local Politics: The fallout of serving ICE(d) coffee
A local coffee chain has been under fire for saying it would not refuse to serve ICE agents. But the people who work there say that’s not the full story.
Local Politics: Show me the (weed) money
Under a new state law, Columbus will get payouts from a cannabis sales tax fund. We’ve been owed that money for two years.
Local Politics: A rundown of what the Flock is going on
The Columbus City Council is seeking public testimony ahead of an early August hearing on the future of Flock, a license-plate-reading surveillance camera system.
Local Politics: The small-time data center resistance
A petition to ban data centers statewide won’t be going to the ballot this year. So organizers are working locally instead.
Activists push Columbus to join other Ohio cities in cutting ties with Flock
While Cleveland and Dayton have recently taken steps to distance themselves from Flock Safety cameras, Columbus officials continue to adopt more of a wait and see approach.
Local Politics: City funding can’t meet the scale of the growing homelessness crisis
Why Columbus’ $13 million investment in services for the unhoused is unlikely to make a difference.
Local Politics: There’s nothing secondary about primaries
Here are the local candidates on Franklin County’s ballot this year.
Local Politics: City Council votes today on plans to turn McCoy Park into an NWSL training facility
After spending years working with neighbors and promising improvements to benefit disabled residents, elected officials are prepared to give away a 28-acre park in the poorest corner of the city for the use of billionaire investors.
Local Politics: Proposed trade partnership with Israel draws criticism
A bill to create an Ohio-Israel trade partnership is under review in the State Senate. Reactions in the city have been mixed at best.
Local Politics: The fallout of serving ICE(d) coffee
A local coffee chain has been under fire for saying it would not refuse to serve ICE agents. But the people who work there say that’s not the full story.
Local Politics: Show me the (weed) money
Under a new state law, Columbus will get payouts from a cannabis sales tax fund. We’ve been owed that money for two years.