Friday night's Oakley flooding hit hard enough that the neighborhood, along with Hyde Park, disappeared underwater.
Forty water rescues. I-71 underwater in both directions.
A Metro bus with water past the seats. Oakley flooding was also reported during these storms. Madisonville and Pleasant Ridge took on water too. Flash floodwaters killed one person in Fairfax,…
Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval defended Cincinnati’s Office of Economic Inclusion after U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno threatened to pursue federal funding cuts over the city’s diversity-related programs.
Pureval said the office exists to ensure businesses have fair access to city contracting opportunities and operates within applicable federal and state laws.
Moreno argued that the Office of…
Cincinnati officials are facing pressure from Washington after U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno threatened to seek a suspension of federal funding unless the city reverses its newly established Department of Economic Inclusion and Procurement.
Moreno’s warning followed the Cincinnati City Council’s approval of an ordinance reorganizing procurement and supplier diversity functions into a standalone department.
He…
The Cincinnati immigration policy has quickly become a flashpoint in local and state politics.
The immigration policy passed this week aims to limit how federal agencies use city resources for civil immigration enforcement.
City Council’s recent vote places Cincinnati at the center of an ongoing debate about local control and immigration enforcement.
Council action on Cincinnati…
Dual citizenship is at the center of a new legislative fight.
Dual citizenship legislation would force many Americans to choose one nationality.
Why the senator wants to end dual citizenship
Republican senator from Ohio, Bernie Moreno, introduced the Exclusive Citizenship Act of 2025 with the intent to eliminate dual citizenship across the United States. …


