A split-screen image showing Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval speaking at a podium on the left, and Senator Bernie Moreno speaking on the right with a graphic of crossed-out money bills behind him.

Pureval responds to Moreno’s federal funding threat

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…

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