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City Council Rewards Established Local Business with $981,723 Tax Abatement for Adding Two $15.00 an Hour Jobs

Joe Motil, former Columbus City Council candidate and longtime outspoken critic of Mayor Ginther and City Council’s blanket tax abatement policies once again criticized the Mayor and City Council for defunding public education and denying social…

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The Street Medic and the Mayor: Federal protester trial recounts desperation to put out raging fires

A street medic and Mayor Ginther testified Friday, February 26, in the federal protester civil rights suit against the City of Columbus and both recounted a similar storyline: their desperate attempt to put out a raging fire. For the street medic…

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US Rep Tim Ryan

ColumbusMediaInsider: Dear Liz, Rob, Tim And Amelia

Letters, I write letters ...


Dear Liz Walters, Ohio Democratic Party Chair:


You've been in office for more than a month now and nothing is happening.


Oh, you're meeting with loyal Democrats, reaching out to…

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Quinlan evasive on who gave orders to use aggressive force, scolded by federal judge

“As a fact finder I need to know answers to some of these questions. It’s not going to be sufficient for you today to simply say, ‘somebody else is investigating, I can’t comment.’ Yes you can comment and yes you must,” said Judge Alegon L.…

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