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Pitfalls and Potential in P3 Infrastructure Financing
Pitfalls and Potential in P3 Infrastructure Financing As both Ohio and Kentucky look into investing in public-private partnerships (P3′s) for the construction and operation of the new Brent Spence Bridge, other states around the country are already striking...
Posted: 5/18/2013 10:30 AM in UrbanCincy
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Posted: 5/18/2013 8:00 AM in 5chw4r7z
Why the IRS scandal started in Cincinnati
The Atlantic Wire has a good article on the shoddy management they say led to the IRS scandal. Their explanation for why the office responsible for scrutinizing the tax-exempt applications of conservative groups was based in Cincinnati: because people...
Posted: 5/17/2013 9:06 PM in Opinionati
Odis Jones: Not going to Kalamazoo
Jason Williams reports: Cincinnati Economic Development Director Odis Jones said Friday he has withdrawn his name from consideration for the city manager job in Kalamazoo, Mich. Jones said he received several calls from neighborhood and business leaders...
Posted: 5/17/2013 6:29 PM in Politics Extra
Students Donated Nearly $50,000 Through Magnified Giving
Last fall it was so wonderful to have been given the opportunity to learn about one of our region’s truly great philanthropists – Roger Grein when I helped raise awareness of his contributions. Roger has given to local nonprofits with his resources and...
Posted: 5/17/2013 4:02 PM in Good Things Going Around by Lisa Desatnik
COLLECTION: Enquirer IRS coverage
The Enquirer and Cincinnati.com first covered the Internal Revenue Service targeting controversy more than a year ago, in March of 2012. Reporter Deirdre Shesgreen reported then that the agency and local tea party groups were “locked in an escalating...
Posted: 5/17/2013 1:40 PM in Politics Extra
Follow the first IRS hearing here
The hearing is being livestreamed here You can also follow Enquirer Washington Bureau reporter Deirdre Shesgreen here on Twitter: Tweets by @dshesgreen
Posted: 5/17/2013 9:15 AM in Politics Extra
Don’t tie in-state tuition to voting
The proposal from Ohio Republicans to make universities grant in-state tuition to out-of-state students who register to vote in Ohio generated a lot of feedback from readers. Supporters of the proposal say it will streamline the system; critics say it’s...
Posted: 5/17/2013 9:06 AM in Opinionati
Hallowed Ground Bicycle Ride
The Urban Basin Bicycle Club billed as a bike ride in search of spectral spirits and cemetery whatnot. Who knew our starting point, Fountain Square once contained serpent mounds from the Hopewell Indians? I had never heard that before. I still get a ...
Posted: 5/17/2013 8:00 AM in 5chw4r7z
Episode #20: Spring Update
The UrbanCincy team discusses the upcoming mayoral and city council races, as well as developments at Mercer Commons, USquare, and proposals for the former SCPA.
Posted: 5/17/2013 7:00 AM in UrbanCincy
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