/tags/cincinnati-city-council Cincinnati City Council en-US Copyright Wed, 05 Jan 2022 21:28:34 GMT /politics-government/2022-01-05/cincinnati-swears-in-its-first-asian-american-mayor-along-with-one-of-its-most-diverse-councils-yet Cincinnati's first Asian-American mayor officially stepped into the job Tuesday. Aftab Pureval took the oath of office at a ceremony in Washington Park, along with the nine members of the Cincinnati City Council elected in November. Wed, 05 Jan 2022 21:28:34 GMT /politics-government/2022-01-05/cincinnati-swears-in-its-first-asian-american-mayor-along-with-one-of-its-most-diverse-councils-yet Becca Costello /wvxu-stories/2021-03-02/federal-judge-refuses-to-dismiss-sittenfeld-corruption-charges A federal judge on Tuesday refused to dismiss corruption charges against suspended Cincinnati City Council Member P.G. Sittenfeld. In a 43-page ruling,... Tue, 02 Mar 2021 15:34:17 GMT /wvxu-stories/2021-03-02/federal-judge-refuses-to-dismiss-sittenfeld-corruption-charges Nick Swartsell /wvxu-stories/2021-02-17/no-knock-warrants-black-cincinnatians-more-often-the-focus-as-use-decreases-overall Cincinnati council members may be voting soon to limit how and when the police department can use no-knock warrants. But whether the council has the... Wed, 17 Feb 2021 09:04:00 GMT /wvxu-stories/2021-02-17/no-knock-warrants-black-cincinnatians-more-often-the-focus-as-use-decreases-overall Jolene Almendarez /news/2021-02-10/u-s-attorney-who-launched-ohio-nuclear-bailout-bribery-probe-resigns The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio has submitted his resignation. David DeVillers is one of 56 U.S. Attorneys appointed by former… Wed, 10 Feb 2021 12:48:54 GMT /news/2021-02-10/u-s-attorney-who-launched-ohio-nuclear-bailout-bribery-probe-resigns Jo Ingles /wvxu-stories/2021-02-03/a-kumbaya-moment-at-cincinnati-council-bipartisan-support-for-lgbtq-rights Cincinnati’s hate crime ordinance will be updated to include "gender identity" and "gender expression" as protected categories. Wed, 03 Feb 2021 22:52:43 GMT /wvxu-stories/2021-02-03/a-kumbaya-moment-at-cincinnati-council-bipartisan-support-for-lgbtq-rights Becca Costello /wvxu-stories/2021-01-19/no-knock-warrants-council-committee-looks-at-changes-to-cincinnatis-policy The killing of Louisville woman Breonna Taylor last spring caused no-knock warrants to come under scrutiny in cities across the country, including... Tue, 19 Jan 2021 10:00:00 GMT /wvxu-stories/2021-01-19/no-knock-warrants-council-committee-looks-at-changes-to-cincinnatis-policy Jolene Almendarez /wvxu-stories/2020-12-31/what-to-watch-in-ohio-politics-in-2021-from-cincinnati-on-up This column is a look-ahead at politics in this corner of the world. It is not by any means a prediction of the future. I am not Carnac the Magnificent ... Thu, 31 Dec 2020 10:00:00 GMT /wvxu-stories/2020-12-31/what-to-watch-in-ohio-politics-in-2021-from-cincinnati-on-up Howard Wilkinson /wvxu-stories/2020-12-09/david-pepper-thinks-he-knows-how-to-fix-cincinnati-city-hall I don't know if David Pepper, who will leave his six-year stint as Ohio Democratic Party chairman at the end of the month, will run for Cincinnati mayor... Wed, 09 Dec 2020 10:14:00 GMT /wvxu-stories/2020-12-09/david-pepper-thinks-he-knows-how-to-fix-cincinnati-city-hall Howard Wilkinson /wvxu-stories/2020-12-07/sittenfeld-temporarily-steps-down-from-council Cincinnati City Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld on Monday announced he is "temporarily" stepping down as he fights federal charges of bribery. Last month,... Mon, 07 Dec 2020 15:31:05 GMT /wvxu-stories/2020-12-07/sittenfeld-temporarily-steps-down-from-council Jennifer Merritt, Jennifer Merritt /wvxu-stories/2020-11-30/mann-calls-for-reform-commission-after-3-cincinnati-council-members-arrested Three Cincinnati City Council members have been accused of taking bribes from developers this year. City Council Member David Mann says an independent... Mon, 30 Nov 2020 20:17:05 GMT /wvxu-stories/2020-11-30/mann-calls-for-reform-commission-after-3-cincinnati-council-members-arrested Jolene Almendarez