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Ohio voter pauses outside a polling place as Republican purity tests shape the governor’s race

Opinion Politics

Republican Purity Tests Could Hand Ohio to Democrats

Conservatives can punish an imperfect Republican nominee, but Amy Acton would collect the reward. Four days before Ohio's Republican primary, supporters gathered at American Legion Anderson Post 318 on Clough Pike for a Vivek Ramaswamy town hall. When Hamilton County finished counting ballots, the Cincinnati-born candidate had received 36,487 votes, nearly 85% of those cast…

ByAdam KoehlerJune 30, 20260Comments

Police officers and emergency vehicles outside Cincinnati townhouses during a nighttime shooting investigation

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Four Dead in Two Hours as Cincinnati’s Violent Reputation Grows

Cincinnati police found three people suffering from gunshot wounds along two blocks of Millvale Court at 10:40 p.m. Saturday. At 12:41 a.m. Sunday, officers clearing a large crowd from Fairview Park heard more gunfire and found 18-year-old Cornelius Edrington Jr. mortally wounded. Four people died at two unrelated Cincinnati scenes in 121 minutes. These incidents…

ByAdam KoehlerJune 21, 20260Comments

Campaign Zero Cincinnati report feature image showing a Cincinnati Police cruiser, downtown Cincinnati skyline, and police stop data charts used in the debate over racial disparities in police stops.

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Campaign Zero’s Cincinnati Report Leaves Too Many Questions Unanswered

A statistical model is only as reliable as the variables it includes, and this report may be missing some of the most important ones. For example, Campaign Zero's analysis often highlights just how much data selection can impact results. What Campaign Zero Claims Campaign Zero's report, Contact Cards in Cincinnati: A Review of Racial Bias…

ByChristina HolbrookJune 19, 20260Comments

Cincinnati police stops report from Campaign Zero displayed on a conference table overlooking downtown Cincinnati and the Roebling Bridge, with research documents and notes nearby.

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Campaign Zero’s Cincinnati Police Stops Report Raises New Questions

A report commissioned by the Hamilton County Public Defender's Office and analyzed by Campaign Zero found wide racial disparities across 16 years of Cincinnati police stops. Police leadership called the Cincinnati police stops report misleading before the public saw it. Some of the sharpest questions surrounding the Cincinnati police stops report come from inside the…

ByAdam KoehlerJune 13, 20260Comments

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Cincinnati’s Climate Migrant Plan Reveals a Bigger Problem at City Hall

Cincinnati Wants to Prepare for Climate Migrants The City of Cincinnati recently released a Climate Migration Readiness Plan through its Office of Environment and Sustainability. WVXU reported that the plan was released on May 13 and considers how climate migration could shape Cincinnati by 2050. It also examines what the city can do now to…

ByAdam KoehlerJune 8, 20260Comments

Crime reporting concerns illustrated by a woman with duct tape covering her mouth, symbolizing silence, fear, and reluctance to report crime.

Opinion Politics

Is Crime Down in Cincinnati? Or Have We Simply Stopped Reporting?

Cincinnati's latest crime statistics show improvement in several categories, and city leaders have pointed to those numbers as evidence that public safety is improving. The numbers may be accurate. The larger question is whether they tell the entire story. As reporting habits change, expectations shift, and frustrated residents leave, official crime statistics can begin drifting…

ByAdam KoehlerJune 6, 20260Comments

Cracked piggy bank sitting beside scattered coins with a blurred Cincinnati riverfront in the background, representing Cincinnati's FY 2027 budget pressures and financial strain.

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Cincinnati’s Budget Gamble: No Layoffs Today, But at What Cost Tomorrow?

Cincinnati's FY 2027 budget claims to be "structurally balanced," but the math is a mirage. A $29.5 million deficit closed through hiring freezes, delayed firefighter recruits, and ambulance fee hikes is not fiscal discipline—it is postponement. The city has run deficits for more years than it hasn't. The Cincinnati 2027 budget is a key example…

ByAdam KoehlerMay 23, 20260Comments

Afroman in court during his 2026 Afroman free speech verdict trial in Adams County, Ohio

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Afroman Free Speech Verdict: Appalachian Authority Skepticism

How Appalachian Ohio’s Skepticism of Authority Shaped the Afroman Free Speech Verdict In 2022, Adams County sheriff’s deputies arrived with a search warrant at the southern Ohio home of Joseph Foreman, better known as Afroman. He is the musician whose 2001 hit Because I Got High still echoes from car stereos and dorm…

ByJonathan SmithMay 21, 20260Comments

Voters walk into a polling location during the 2026 Kentucky primary election as local and federal races draw attention across the Commonwealth.

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Kentucky Primary Election 2026 Reveals Growing Divides Across the Commonwealth

Kentucky Primary Election Puts Local Concerns Front and Center Today’s ballot includes city council races, county offices, judicial seats, state legislative contests, and several closely watched federal primaries. Turnout is expected to remain relatively low, likely somewhere in the low-to-mid 20% range statewide for the Kentucky primary election. That matters because low-turnout primaries usually reward…

ByAdam KoehlerMay 19, 20260Comments

Residents walk into Fort Thomas City Building ahead of the 2026 Fort Thomas City Council primary election in Northern Kentucky.

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Fort Thomas City Council Race Draws Record 15 Candidates Ahead of Tuesday Vote

The unusually large field reflects growing tension inside Fort Thomas. Development, residential zoning preservation, infrastructure demands, and the future direction of one of Northern Kentucky’s most sought-after river cities. For many voters, this election is less about party labels and more about what kind of growth Fort Thomas wants over the next decade. The decisions…

ByAdam KoehlerMay 19, 20260Comments