Local Govt & Politics
Lodging tax benefiting area communities, tourism efforts
Cities and townships in Butler and Warren counties have collected more than $14 million in lodging, or hotel, taxes over the past five years — funds they’ve used to improve roads, sustain police and fire services and market events and attractions that bring thousands of out-of-towners to the area.As the ...
GovWatch: Speeding cameras, state parks hijinx and federal fraud
Some claim Dayton’s speeding cameras are unconstitutional. Others simply decry them as unfair. But the most important question some ask is: Are they accurate? In response to a reader request, the I-Team used Ohio’s open records laws to obtain more than a year’s worth of calibration records for the 10 ...
Ohio projected to lose $53B if it rejects Medicaid expansion
Nearly a quarter of the estimated 1.5 million uninsured Ohioans live with mental illness and would benefit from expanding Medicaid under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to a report Thursday from the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Only two states — Nebraska and Minnesota — have a ...
House panel moves to curb military sexual assaults
WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of a House panel angry over the growing epidemic of sexual assaults in the military took a key step toward tackling the problem by passing legislation Wednesday that would strip commanding officers of their longstanding authority to unilaterally change or dismiss court-martial convictions in rape and ...
Wackiness abounds during 2013 Bay Area race
Officials say that over 30,000 runners participated in the 102nd Bay to Breakers Sunday morning and as of noon that day, San Francisco Police had yet to report any notable incidents.
Hamilton to lay off 6 firefighters
Six Hamilton firefighters will be told this week they no longer have a job as of June 5, according to union officials.The layoffs will mean the closure of Station 27 on Shuler Avenue in the Lindenwald neighborhood, according to Hamilton Fire Chief Steve Dawson.The news comes just days after city ...
Local governments plan to pay off debts with rebate
Paying down debt tops the list of what local government leaders say they will do with an anticipated windfall in the form of a rebate from the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation.Butler County public employers are estimated to receive $2.9 million as part of a $1 billion rebate proposed last ...
Board of Elections approves precinct boundary changes
Thousands of Butler County voters will have a new precinct number when they head to the polls in November as a result of boundary changes made by the county board of elections this week.The board approved the changes Monday in West Chester, Liberty, St. Clair, Madison, Wayne and Milford townships, ...
Butler County governments get windfall from bureau of worker’s compensation
Butler County public employers are slated to receive $2.9 million from the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation as part of a $1 billion rebate proposed last week by Gov. John Kasich and the agency’s Administrator/CEO Steve Buehrer.Under the proposal, the bureau would return $112.8 million to nearly 3,800 local governments ...
Council creates finance manager position
Hamilton is adding a new position to help it manage its financial present and prepare for any possible economic impact to come.City council recently voted to create a finance manager position. The city currently has one staff member dedicated to preparing forecasts, analyzing budget trends, performing fiscal policy analysis or ...
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