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BY JEFF SKINNER SPRINGFIELD - In a tense, emotionally charged session that exposed deep fractures between local officials and the community they govern, the Springfield City Commission moved forward with expanding electronic surveillance on its residents while remaining tightly closed-mouthed regarding a state-level criminal investigation into its top administrative
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BY JEFF SKINNER SPRINGFIELD - Facing a stagnating revenue base and a looming contraction of its low-cost labor pool, the Springfield City Commission is moving aggressively to expand a corporate tax subsidy program, a move that critics warn could starve the city’s already strained emergency services. During a contentious
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BY JEFF SKINNER SPRINGFIELD - The Springfield City Commission voted unanimously 5-0 on Tuesday night to halt all development of high-density computing infrastructure, enacting an immediate six-month temporary moratorium to study the regional strains caused by mega-data centers. The sweeping freeze blocks the establishment, processing, review, and
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BY JEFF SKINNER SPRINGFIELD - In a surprising turn of events, The FBI has denied a request to expedite the release of investigative records concerning the past bomb threats in Springfield, Ohio, putting citizens in the city in the dark regarding the inner workings of what transpired and what investigative measures
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BY JEFF SKINNER SPRINGFIELD - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the Trump administrations' efforts to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Syrians can proceed, rejecting lower court injunctions and limiting judicial challenges to the program’s termination. In a 6-3 decision written by Justice
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BY JEFF SKINNER SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Despite years of promises that a massive influx of Haitian immigrants would revitalize the local economy, Springfield city officials on Tuesday confronted a sobering financial reality: income tax revenue, the backbone of the general fund, has flattened and is now projected to decline, forcing
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BY JEFF SKINNER SPRINGFIELD - On Monday, The Springfield commissioners met to hear an update from representatives from the newly minted ‘public-private’ partnership administration for Springfield 2051, a think-tank operation designed to guide city development, facilitated by contracted organization Future IQ. During the update, representatives Kevin Rose and Marta
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BY JEFF SKINNER SPRINGFIELD - The Springfield commission met Tuesday evening to hear arguments pertaining to the zoning of the proposed new jail project, targeted for construction on the 2600 block of South Limestone Street, south of Springfield near Interstate 70. The halls of the people were packed with residents voicing
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BY JEFF SKINNER UPDATE: This article has been updated as of 2/11/2026 9:17 p.m. to reflect breaking information pertinent to the story SPRINGFIELD - During the regular session of the Springfield city commission, Mayor Rob Rue spoke regarding public comments he received on the city’s resolution
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SPRINGFIELD - Days after a federal judge unconstitutionally issued a pause on the Federal Government's planned deportation of thousands of Haitian migrants from the city, and said administration’s baffling adherence to it, more bomb threats have been received by the city, leading to widespread shutdowns and still no
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BY JEFF SKINNER SPRINGFIELD - The Springfield city commissioners met on Tuesday, January 13, for a session that was nearly half-filled with public comments urging government officials to refrain from full cooperation with ICE, yet ironically punctuated by a closing statement on housing availability and the lack of affordable options
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BY JEFF SKINNER SPRINGFIELD - On Tuesday, December 30, members of the Springfield City Commissioners met for their regular session, as one of the last meeting for some members of the commission, and fielded several questions from the public, including the appropriateness of having elected representatives attend meetings designed to help