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We Did It! Thank You!
11/5/2009We are proud to report that thanks to your help I was re-elected to Cincinnati City Council!
Election Day is Here!
11/3/2009I have been honored to serve on Cincinnati City Council for 4 years and ask for your vote today to earn another two years of leading Cincinnati and making our City a better place to live, work and play.
Putting People Before Politics
9/17/2009I have always put politics aside and put the people of Cincinnati first.
Unfortunately, there are some within my own party who see things differently. On Saturday morning, a small group of them decided to remove my endorsement by the Cincinnati Democratic Committee (CDC). Let me be clear - nothing about me has changed. I remain, and always will be, proud to be a member of the Democratic Party. I’m not going to stop fighting for what I believe in. I believe my priorities are consistent with the ideals of the party that I grew up in and continue to be a part of today.
Help the homeless, but let's reduce panhandling
7/18/2009My proposal to restrict and regulate panhandling in Cincinnati has received a great deal of support and, not surprisingly, a fair share of criticism. It is important that we be compassionate to those who have less and need more. I have always been guided by that principle. We need to help the homeless. But panhandling doesn't help anyone - the panhandler or the person who gives him change.
Tough Economic Times Offer Cincinnati a Path to Greatness
7/15/2009As Mark Twain once said, things happen in Cincinnati later than everywhere else. The economic recession hit home in Cincinnati just weeks ago with a Finance Report, based on first quarter tax payments to the City, showing a $20 million deficit for the balance of this year and a $40 million deficit for 2010. This bad news arrived with the report of the City Pension Board which predicted a $1 billion deficit in the fund providing retirement benefits to city workers. The pension fund’s liability, soon to be more than the total value of the fund, will require far greater contributions to the system, at a time when we have much less money. Like too many other governments, businesses and households, the City of Cincinnati had for too long spent more than we took in each year, and did not save for long-term liabilities and financial emergencies that have now come due.
We should use these tough times as an opportunity to focus on our future, and what is needed from City government to arrive at that vision.
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