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Hamilton County Democrats Dump Sheriff Jim Neil In Favor Of McGuffey In Primary

By Howard Wilkinson • Jan 18, 2020

Hamilton County Democratic Party leaders did something Saturday morning that is extremely rare in local politics – they yanked the party endorsement of an incumbent elected official – in this case, Sheriff Jim Neil.

Music Will Be The Message At Cincinnati's MLK Commemoration

By Ann Thompson • Jan 17, 2020

Songs that carried the Freedom Movement will be center stage Monday as a music historian examines how it scripted a "narrative of liberation." This Music Hall MLK program culminates a day that begins with a Freedom Center breakfast, a Fountain Square prayer service and a march.

Senator Says Senate Trial Could Further Erode Americans' Faith in Government

By Sarah Taylor • Jan 17, 2020

When former President Bill Clinton was impeached in 1998, Senator Sherrod Brown was a representative in the U.S. House. Now as a Senator, he’ll be a juror in the trial of President Trump—deciding whether the impeached president should be removed from office.

Brown says the process has been much different this time.

Study Ranks Kentucky Worst State in U.S. to Retire

By Rhonda Miller • Jan 17, 2020

A new study found that Kentucky is the worst state in the nation to retire. The study by the personal finance website WalletHub is based on factors including affordability, health care, and overall quality of life.

The survey also ranked states on whether they have an elder-friendly labor market, because many older adults continue to work at least part-time to make ends meet.

Kentucky’s rank of 48 in health care, and 46 in quality of life, helped drag it to the bottom of the list.

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Politics Chat: How Rob Portman Views His Role As Impeachment Juror

By Howard Wilkinson • Jan 17, 2020

Earlier this week, Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, was interviewed on Cincinnati Edition by host Michael Monks on several subjects, including Portman's role as a juror in the upcoming Senate trial of President Trump on impeachment charges.

CPS Waits For 'Ink On Paper' In Tentative Tax Abatement Agreement With City

By Ambriehl Crutchfield • Jan 16, 2020

After more than a year of debate, the city and the Cincinnati Public School board have come to terms on a new 10-year tax abatement agreement.

New Study Shows Greater Cincinnati's Jewish Community Is Stable

By Tana Weingartner • Jan 16, 2020

Robert White / Courtesy of the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati

A newly released survey of Greater Cincinnati's Jewish community indicates the population is stable. The study, conducted in 2019, provides an update from the last one in 2008.

Cincinnati Parks Board Names New Director

By Bill Rinehart • Jan 16, 2020

The acting Cincinnati Parks director now has the job full-time. Park Board Commissioners named Kara Kish as the permanent director at a meeting Thursday morning. Kish has been interim director since October, when Wade Walcutt announced his resignation. Kish will oversee 125 employees who maintain 5,000 acres of public park space.

Women's March Closes Some Downtown Streets Saturday

By Jennifer Merritt • Jan 16, 2020

cincinnati women's march 2017 — Bill Rinehart / WVXU

The 2020 Cincinnati Women's March will take place downtown on Saturday, Jan. 18 and will cause some road closures.

Wright-Patt Major General Under Investigation For Alleged Misconduct

By Tana Weingartner • Jan 16, 2020

The head of the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base has been relieved of his duties.

Bill Eliminating Odd-Year Elections In Kentucky Passes Legislative Committee

By Ryland Barton • Jan 16, 2020

Kentuckians would no longer vote for governor during odd-numbered years under a bill that unanimously passed out of a legislative committee on Wednesday.

Kentucky is one of the few states in the nation that holds elections in odd-numbered years, which generally have low voter turnout because contests for president, U.S. Senate and Congress aren’t on the ballot.

Sen. Chris McDaniel, a Republican from Latonia, said that moving the elections would save county governments — which run much of the process — about $10.5 million per election cycle.

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Impeachment Moves To Senate As Dems Lack A Clear Frontrunner

By Michael Monks • Jan 16, 2020

The Democratic candidates for president - or at least a shrunken version of the current active roster - appeared together on stage for their final debate ahead of the Iowa caucus. We are just two-and-a-half weeks away from the votes being cast in the 2020 presidential primary. Did Tuesday's debate have any effect?