Renters in Ohio need only $13.79/hour to live ‘comfortably’. A new report shows that many Americans do not make enough money to be able to afford fair market rent for a two-bedroom apartment. Ohio’s current minimum wage was raised to $7.85 an hour in January and includes an annual cost-of-living escalator. Fortunately in Ohio the [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Renters in Ohio need only $13.79/hour to live ‘comfortably’
|
||||||
|
The City of Cincinnati has been making efforts to structurally balance its budget for years, but constant referendums have stopped the efforts made by Mayor Mallory’s administration every step of the way. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: EDITORIAL: Long Trail of Referendums Limit City’s Budget Options Parking Requirement Removal Makes Housing More Affordable Hot on the heels of Cincinnati’s move to begin eliminating parking requirements in the urban core, UCLA has released a study that highlights how excess parking from parking requirements contribute to the increase in rent or mortgage payment for developments that may not need as much parking as [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Parking Requirement Removal Makes Housing More Affordable The City of Cincinnati will phase in a new system of trash collection, over the next few months, that city officials believe will ultimately save taxpayer money, increase worker safety and improve its trash collection efficiency. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Cincinnati Expects New Semi-Automated Trash Collection System to Save Money, Prevent Injuries So then City Council member John Cranley resigns from office in 2009 as a means to halt the State of Ohio ethics violation investigation. If you have done nothing wrong, why resign? That is a very legitimate question that should have been asked by th… . . . → Read More: Cincinnati Blog: The Enquirer Whitewashes Cranley’s Ethics Investigation The City of Cincinnati will hold a public conference this evening about proposed amendment to the zoning code that would deregulate parking requirements throughout the center city. The news comes one year after Vice Mayor Qualls passed a motion for such action. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Cincinnati Proposes Eliminating Parking Requirements in Downtown and Over-the-Rhine Cincinnati Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls (C) put forth a motion last week that calls on the mayor’s administration to establish new financing mechanisms for expanding the city’s solar energy capabilities. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Roxanne Qualls Directs Administration to Develop Solar Financing Mechanisms I am not shocking anyone when I call mayoral candidate John Cranley a liar. When I say John Cranley is lying about his budget ‘plan’ I think anyone knowledgeable about Cranley’s shady city financial management past would be chiding me stating… . . . → Read More: Cincinnati Blog: John Cranley is Lying About His ‘Plan’ Inadequate regional transit burdens Infrastructure Grade. Last week the American Society of Civil Engineers released their report card on the state of our nations infrastructure. Earlier, we broke down the report and analyzed what the numbers mean for Ohio and Cincinnati infrastructure but Next City has reviewed the numbers for rail and mass transit. Even though [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Inadequate regional transit burdens Infrastructure Grade Lee Fisher created the Ohio Hubs of Innovation & Opportunity program when he served as Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, and now he’s on a mission to help build up cities and make them more successful. Come meet him for free at UC’s School of Planning on April 4. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Lee Fisher to Discuss the Future of Cities at UC’s School of Planning The American Society of Civil Engineers released its latest report card on the state of the nation’s infrastructure. While the country, as a whole, improved from a D to a D+ grade, Ohio sat stagnant earning the same C- grade it did in 2009. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Ohio Fails to Show Improvement in Latest Infrastructure Report Card Quimbob sums up the core of Mayoral Candidate and former Councilman John Cranly’s horrid stances on public safety issues as ‘Bad to Bizzare.’ Simply put: Quimbob is correct. . . . → Read More: Cincinnati Blog: Blogging Isn’t Cool: Cranley On the Issues ‘Bad to Bizzare’ Todd Oneal is a good man. Maybe he should run again.. . . . → Read More: CityKin: Todd ONeal The Enquirer’s political blog documents the lie sent to local NAACP by their local chapter President and member of City Council Chris Smitherman. His lie was simple and blatant: “Our right to vote is the issue,” Smitherman said in an email to me… . . . → Read More: Cincinnati Blog: Smitherman Lies to NAACP Membership As of now there is a growing cast of characters running for city council. The incumbents running are: Laure Quinlivan (D) Wendell Young (D) Chris Seelbach (D) Yvette Simpson (D/C) P.G. Sittenfeld (D) Charlie Winburn (R) Chris Smitherman (I) (All I co… . . . → Read More: Cincinnati Blog: Who is Running For City Council? John Cranley’s political stunt carried out by his Republican supporters has COAST wrapped up with the anti-city lawsuit. COAST’s bigot in chief, Chris Finney is representing the Cranley scheme. It would appear Smiterman’s support for Cranley is landing… . . . → Read More: Cincinnati Blog: How Far is Cranley in Bed with COAST? I think everyone, even fellow Democrats, would call Portune’s call for cheaper parking in Downtown the bi-product of too many visits from Mary Jane. The problem is that the City has no funding to cut the current prices of parking and then in… . . . → Read More: Cincinnati Blog: Portune Can’t Seem to Do Math In case you are wondering who John Cranley is focusing on getting to vote for him in the election, then look no further than his ‘support’ of the Republican effort to disrupt the city’s ability to pass laws. It should be presumed that Cranley did more… . . . → Read More: Cincinnati Blog: Cranley Supporting Republican Effort Somewhere along his educational path John Cranley, candidate for Cincinnati Mayor, must have just confused taxes with penalties for breaking the law. If not, he seems to want to let people break the law without being held accountable. That’… . . . → Read More: Cincinnati Blog: John Cranley is Soft on Crime Looking to fabricate false political issues to be the grandstanding champion of the hour, Cincinnati Council Member P.G. Sittenfeld sent out an email (pdf) yesterday with what must have been very short sided or just careless analys… . . . → Read More: Cincinnati Blog: Sittenfeld Gets It Wrong on Sunday Parking |
 |
|||||
|
Copyright © 2013 WKRP.com - All Rights Reserved |
||||||
