News Roundup

Weekly News Roundup

1. Cincinnati mayoral race: Aftab Pureval, Cory Bowman discuss core values, priorities ahead of Election Day – Tanya O'Rourke, WCPO Cincinnati

2. Whirlpool CEO Credits Trump Tariffs for Making $300 Million Investment in Ohio Possible — ‘Creates a Level Playing Field’ - Jeff Poor, Breitbart.com

3. Bill pushes teaching students to graduate, work, marry before having kids to avoid poverty - Laura Hancock, cleveland.com

4. LLCs and out-of-state investors are buying up Ohio homes - Kendall Crawford, The Ohio Newsroom

5. Ohio hardwood industry asks Trump to include them in farmer tariff relief package – The Columbus Dispatch

6. Ohio State football hosts marching band at practice, Julian Sayin conducts band - Dan Aulbach, Columbus Dispatch

7. Cincinnati to hire outside law firm to investigate police chief’s leadership effectiveness - Alexis Martin and Mary LeBus, Fox 19 Cincinnati

8. ‘We did our part’: Central Ohioans in lease-to-purchase program fight to become homeowners – Isabel Cleary, NBC4i Columbus

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Findlay Residents Voice Strong Opposition to Shady Grove Annexation and High-Density M2 Zoning

Findlay Residents Voice Strong Opposition to Shady Grove Annexation and High-Density M2 Zoning

BY CAREY MORGAN FINDLAY - Annexation and rezoning of the Shady Grove property in Marion Township remained a primary focus at the May 6 Findlay city council meeting. The project involves annexing approximately 45.9 acres and rezoning it to M2 (multifamily high-density) zoning to facilitate large-scale apartment development. While

TOR Interviews Attorney Jensen Silvis on SMART Meters

TOR Interviews Attorney Jensen Silvis on SMART Meters

BY NICK ROGERS TOR: Jensen Silvis, an Akron-based attorney specializing in property law, estate planning, contracts, civil litigation, landlord-tenant, business formation, and criminal defense joins The Ohio Register for a second time. In our first interview, we discussed two Smart meter mandate cases he has taken on in collaboration with

Public Private Partnership Gives Update on Springfield 2051 Project, Leading to New Questions

Public Private Partnership Gives Update on Springfield 2051 Project, Leading to New Questions

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 Wojcik

Clark County Commissioner Race Comes To A Head

Clark County Commissioner Race Comes To A Head

CLARK COUNTY - As Clark County voters prepare for the May 5 Republican primary for an unexpired seat on the Board of Commissioners, the four candidates — Daren Cotter, Greg Koffenbarger, Mark Sanders and Victoria Sorg — are outlining distinct platforms on economic development, public safety, infrastructure and long-term resource management. Residents