Tuesday, September 30 2014
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Supreme Court Puts a Hold on Early Voting in Ohio
If you woke up in Ohio today with plans to go cast your early vote, you probably ended up disappointed. That’s because the US Supreme Court, voting along party lines, put a hold on what was supposed to be one extra week wherein an eligible voter could both register to vote and cast their ballot in one fell swoop.
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City Council Looks to Lessen Penalties on Marijuana Convictions
City Council will vote this week on a proposal that could help clear the way toward removing the stigma of a marijuana conviction on a person’s record. The resolution will ask Hamilton County judges to exclude marijuana convictions when considering if a person’s record should be expunged. Cincinnati held an unusually strict law from 2006 - 2010 that classified marijuana convictions as misdemeanors, which was stricter than state law.
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Monzel Delivers on Promises of Cost Cutting
The Cincinnati Enquirer has an in-depth profile on Hamilton County Commissioner and Tea Party darling Chris Monzel that gets to the root of what drives his cost-cutting agenda. Monzel ran in 2010 on a platform of aggressive cost cutting and he hasn’t held back so far. Most recently Monzel led the charge to slash Music Hall from the icon tax ballot that’s set to go before voters this November. The 46-year-old is up for reelection this November.
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U.S. Bank Surpasses 5/3 as Cincinnati’s Largest Bank
There’s a new big bank in town this week as U.S. Bank has recently retaken the lead against Fifth Third as the area’s largest institution based on local deposits. Minneapolis-based U.S. Bank had showed deposits of $31.2 billion at 120 Cincinnati locations compared to $25.3 billion from Cincinnati-based Fifth Third at their 130 locations.
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Lincoln Heights' Police Department Corruption
Yikes. According to a WCPO report released yesterday, the police department for Lincoln Heights has a problem with corruption amidst it’s ranks. The I-Team report recounts a disturbing story of intimidation and false arrest by some officers on staff, noting that several of them have been found guilty of crimes themselves.
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