Hamilton County commissioners approved an additional $150,000 of grant funding for the festival Thursday.

Hamilton County is facing a $60 million gap between requests and revenues as it puts together its 2026 budget.

Ohio’s unclaimed funds division is holding $4.8 billion from inactive bank accounts, utility bills, and other forgotten sources. County Commissioner Alicia Reece says nearly $270 million belongs to Hamilton County residents.

Metropolitan Sewer District Director Diana Christy says the increased cost of constructing a new pump station at the Mill Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant may require rate increases, but not large ones.

It's for real this time. Hamilton County commissioners Friday voted 2-1 in favor of signing a new, amended, 11-year lease with the Cincinnati Bengals for Paycor Stadium. The move came after the Bengals threatened to extend the existing lease for two years.

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The Hamilton County Tax Levy Review Committee says the Indigent Care, Mental Health, and Senior Services levies are all in stable financial positions and being well managed. Federal cuts could change that. The future is even more dire for the Developmental Disabilities Services levy.

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The Bengals and Hamilton County agreed on a letter of intent in late June, outlining the basic terms of a proposed 11-year lease, but haven't officially signed a lease just yet.

Under the program, property owners who currently don't pay for sewer service would be charged a fee for the amount of stormwater runoff they put into the system, but would also be incentivized to reduce stormwater contributions by planting trees or plants.