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Casey Putsch and Kim Georgeton stand in front of an American flag and Ohio state outline during the Ohio GOP primary

Opinion Politics

Ohio GOP Primary: Establishment Power vs Grassroots Candidates

As the Ohio GOP primary approaches, Vivek Ramaswamy is widely viewed as the frontrunner. He has raised significant funding, secured high-profile endorsements, and benefits from national name recognition. However, at the same time, some Republican voters are questioning how much those advantages reflect voter preference versus institutional support, particularly in the Ohio GOP primary. The…

ByChristina HolbrookMarch 21, 20260Comments

Residents attend a Cincinnati City Council meeting focused on public safety accountability and violence prevention

Opinion

Cincinnati Public Safety Accountability Is Failing Residents

A City Waking Up to Violence Many Cincinnati residents awoke today to jarring international news and more troubling news regarding our own personal safety here at home. A mass shooting left nine victims overnight at a birthday party for DJ Fresh with roughly 500 people in attendance. This tragic event has raised new questions about…

ByNichole CarminatiMarch 2, 20260Comments

Opinion

Community Member Sues Forest Hills Board Over ICE Response Plan

The Forest Hills ICE Response Plan Dispute The Forest Hills ICE Response Plan now sits at the center of a legal dispute over public transparency and statutory interpretation. Moreover, a community member filed a mandamus action in the Ohio Supreme Court. This action argues that the Forest Hills Local School District improperly invoked a terrorism-related…

BySara JonasMarch 2, 20260Comments

Newsroom Editorial Decision Under Pressure for immigration coverage

Opinion Politics

Exposing CBS’s Spin: How Omitted Facts Hide Trump’s Success in Deporting Dangerous Criminals

Exposing CBS’s Framing of ICE Arrest Data In a February 9, 2026 article headlined, “Less than 14% of those arrested by ICE in Trump’s 1st year back in office had violent criminal records, document shows,” CBS News painted a picture of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under President Trump’s second term as broadly sweeping up…

ByChristina HolbrookFebruary 24, 20260Comments

Cincinnati City Hall exterior in downtown Cincinnati, symbolizing city government and pension reform decisions

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Is Cincinnati Pension Reform Stabilizing the System — or Positioning It for OPERS?

Cincinnati recently announced that for the past year, it has been in mediation concerning the 2015 collaborative agreement. This agreement requires the city to fully fund the Cincinnati Retirement System (CRS) by 2045. The system currently has a funded ratio of 68%. Furthermore, it has an $847 million liability to erase. Cincinnati pension reform is…

ByTodd ZinserFebruary 24, 20260Comments

Opinion Politics

Sycamore School Board: A Cautionary Tale of Teachers’ Union Takeovers

A story deserving of public discussion relates to the recent November election for the Sycamore school board . Sycamore encompasses the affluent Cincinnati suburbs of Blue Ash, Montgomery, Symmes, and Sycamore Township. In this race, as in many other school board elections across the United States, the teachers’ union put their thumb on the scale…

ByBill LavertyFebruary 13, 20260Comments

Todd Zinser recording Citizen Watchdog year-in-review podcast in Cincinnati

Opinion Politics

Citizen Watchdog: One Year of Tracking Cincinnati City Hall

Why I Started Citizen Watchdog On February 7, 2025, I recorded the first episode of Citizen Watchdog. I didn’t begin this project because I thought Cincinnati was uniquely dysfunctional. I started it because I believed too many decisions were being made without sustained scrutiny. Major policy shifts were passing quickly. Financial commitments were stacking up.…

ByTodd ZinserFebruary 12, 20260Comments

Railroad Trust Funds Cincinnati Infrastructure

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Railroad Trust Funds: Why Cincinnati Has Spent Only 12%

Railroad Trust Funds and the 12% Spending Rate Railroad trust funds were approved with the expectation that they would accelerate infrastructure improvements across Cincinnati. However, as of the February 10, 2026 meeting, only about 12% of the allotted funds had been spent. This raised concerns about the utilization of railroad trust funds and their efficiency.…

ByNichole CarminatiFebruary 12, 20260Comments

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Cincinnati 911 Dispatcher Incident Highlights Growing Risks for ICE Agents

A Cincinnati 911 dispatcher is accused of leaking the real-time location of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during an active operation. Critics say this move endangered federal officers and violated basic professional standards. The controversy can be seen as part of a broader issue involving ICE agent doxxing incidents. The incident has drawn national attention…

ByChristina HolbrookFebruary 10, 20260Comments

Opinion Politics

The Media Is Lying About Springfield, Ohio

For more than two years, Springfield, Ohio has been used by national media as a moral exhibit — stripped of context and repackaged as a lesson in tolerance for audiences who do not live there and will never bear the consequences. The ongoing Springfield Ohio immigration phenomenon has significantly shaped these portrayals. What is missing…

ByChristina HolbrookFebruary 8, 20260Comments