/tags/city-of-cincinnati City of Cincinnati en-US Copyright Mon, 29 Sep 2025 19:47:25 GMT /local-news/2025-09-29/cincinnati-forgives-medical-debt Much of the medical debt relief was given to residents between the ages of 31 and 60. More than $113 million in debt was forgiven for people making $25,000 a year or less, and over $74 million was wiped clean for residents making between $26,000 and $50,000. Mon, 29 Sep 2025 19:47:25 GMT /local-news/2025-09-29/cincinnati-forgives-medical-debt Zack Carreon /local-news/2025-09-26/city-opens-new-office-in-over-the-rhine-as-a-resident-resource-hub City Manager Sheryl Long says the space is donated by Urban Sites, meaning it can operate at no additional cost to taxpayers. Fri, 26 Sep 2025 20:04:41 GMT /local-news/2025-09-26/city-opens-new-office-in-over-the-rhine-as-a-resident-resource-hub Becca Costello /show/cincinnati-edition/2025-08-14/help-home-repairs-code-violations We discuss resources available for home repairs and how to avoid code violations. Thu, 14 Aug 2025 08:00:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2025-08-14/help-home-repairs-code-violations /local-news/2024-08-29/cincinnati-forgive-residents-medical-debt The first wave of a city-funded program will forgive $6 million in debt for about 4,000 residents. Thu, 29 Aug 2024 17:32:44 GMT /local-news/2024-08-29/cincinnati-forgive-residents-medical-debt Becca Costello /politics/2024-06-12/cincinnati-council-passes-budget For the first time in a few years, ARPA money was not needed to fill a budget deficit, thanks to revenue from property and income taxes coming in higher than expected. Wed, 12 Jun 2024 20:15:58 GMT /politics/2024-06-12/cincinnati-council-passes-budget Becca Costello /education/2023-08-16/xavier-university-cincinnati-apex-public-employees City workers wanting to earn a bachelor's degree will receive a 25% discount on tuition through a program called Adult and Professional Education at Xavier, also known as APEX. Wed, 16 Aug 2023 20:43:15 GMT /education/2023-08-16/xavier-university-cincinnati-apex-public-employees Zack Carreon /local-news/2022-06-08/pay-increase-crossing-guards-cincinnati-cps Crossing guards in Cincinnati will see pay increases from $11 per hour to $15 per hour. Roughly 150 crossing guards are employed by the city, but are paid for by Cincinnati Public Schools. Toward the end of the 2021-22 school year, there were 44 vacancies, roughly a third of the total positions. Wed, 08 Jun 2022 18:04:40 GMT /local-news/2022-06-08/pay-increase-crossing-guards-cincinnati-cps Cory Sharber /local-news/2022-04-22/terrace-plaza-hotel-not-local-historic-landmark Mostly vacant since 2008, the building goes up for auction in May. Developers could invest between $60-90 million toward the site, but the proposed landmark designation would have limited what developers could do to the structure. Fri, 22 Apr 2022 16:25:05 GMT /local-news/2022-04-22/terrace-plaza-hotel-not-local-historic-landmark Cory Sharber /politics/2022-04-13/aftab-pureval-first-100-days-office-mayor "What you have seen, even when we disagreed ... is that we can disagree without being disagreeable," Pureval said of what he calls a "culture change" at City Hall. Wed, 13 Apr 2022 21:22:49 GMT /politics/2022-04-13/aftab-pureval-first-100-days-office-mayor Becca Costello /politics/2022-03-30/cincinnati-leaders-announce-expanded-homeownership-opportunities City administration is proposing a $300,000 investment in the American Dream Down Payment Initiative (ADDI), which supports lower income residents by providing funds for down payments and closing costs. Wed, 30 Mar 2022 17:37:41 GMT /politics/2022-03-30/cincinnati-leaders-announce-expanded-homeownership-opportunities Cory Sharber