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…
The investment fund created from the sale of the Cincinnati Southern Railway has recovered after suffering a major decline earlier this spring.
According to reporting by WVXU, the fund lost approximately $81 million in March shortly after the Iran war began and global markets reacted to geopolitical uncertainty.
Trustees said the fund has since rebounded…


