If lawmakers approve the amendment, it could go before voters this fall — and would likely boost Republican turnout.

Claire Mengel addressed the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in Washington, D.C., Thursday, where a hearing addressed "the ongoing efforts to prohibit discussion in K-12 classrooms about American history, race, and LGBTQ+ issues, and to punish teachers who violate vague and discriminatory state laws by discussing these topics."

Pacella replaces John Neyer, CEO of Neyer Management, who in Dec. 2021 agreed to serve as interim for six months after then-director Kara Kish resigned. Pacella is expected to serve until the end of the year or until a permanent replacement is selected.

Gerrymandering is the main reason, but there are other factors involved.

It was the start of the pandemic in 2020, Ashley Neal was living in Hamilton, having moved back after years away to care for her grandmother. But now her granny had passed on and a family member told her either start paying the rent or get out.

New data from the Cincinnati Police Department shows disproportionate traffic enforcement across the city. Council Member Mark Jeffreys is pushing for more data and a better plan to promote safety.

Police said they received information the day before from Kenton County authorities prompting the move.

3CDC President Steve Leeper told Hamilton County commissioners he hopes to select a developer by the end of the year with construction starting by the first half of 2023.

"We are here, all of us, to show them that we support diversity in our school district," student Johnny Wettengel said. "We are here to show them that we won't just sit down and let them cancel events that matter to us. We are here to show them that diversity isn't political, it's human."