1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (591+ words) Aristotle Hutras was the director of the Ohio Retirement Study Council from 1990-2011. I began my public service in 1973 and had the good fortune to work alongside four diligent and thoughtful Ohio budget directors, Democratic and Republican. I agree with their…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (853+ words) Columbus City Council President Shannon Hardin is pitching a plan to stretch the city's affordable housing bond dollars with an approach that some cities have called "social housing." The proposal would use some of the $500 million in affordable housing bonds…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (489+ words) I'm a son of a planner. When I say it out loud, for dramatic effect, I make a slight pause after the second "a" before delivering the word planner as the punchline. It's true. My dad was a city planner…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (605+ words) In Columbus, there’s no lack of enthusiasm for public art. What’s difficult is finding funding and navigating a complicated approvals process. Every public art project Pandora has been part of has had its own fingerprint in terms of funding and…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (616+ words) Climbing property taxes can mean the difference between staying or selling for businesses and homeowners, and while rates have been trending upward across the country at a faster pace than inflation (1), leaders in some states are pushing for the opposite…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (394+ words) (The Center Square) – For an Ohio-based nonprofit think tank, a federal appeals court hearing this week was both legal and personal. In 2013, The Buckeye Institute opposed Medicaid expansion in Ohio. Soon after taking that position, “our organization was selected for…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (799+ words) The committee that wants to abolish property taxes in Ohio has collected 305,000 signatures, which is more than 100,000 short of the required number to get an issue on the November ballot. The Committee to Abolish Property Taxes will continue gathering signatures…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (289+ words) (The Center Square) – Ohio Democrats are celebrating a decision from the Ohio Supreme Court they say protects renters from unfair energy pricing practices. The unanimous decision classifies submetering companies as utilities, meaning they are now subject to the same state…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (949+ words) COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — State Representative Tristan Rader (D-Lakewood) remembers the coal-fired power plant in his hometown of Lorain. “When it was fired up, there would be like a little bit of dust layer laying on all of our cars in…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (354+ words) Columbus will establish a rental registry with the goal of addressing problem landlords despite the Columbus Apartment Association's threats to sue. The Columbus City Council voted 8-1 on April 20 to create the registry. Councilmember Nick Bankston, who sponsored the legislation, said…...