County to pay $883,000 in legal fees from court battle with Judge Hunter
Hamilton County will pay $883,000 to cover legal fees for Judge Tracie Hunter. That's lower than the $920,514.22 she racked up while suing the Board of Elections and the county's ensuing...
View ArticleAutomatic recount warranted in council race, but it is up to Quinlivan
An automatic recount is warranted in the race for the ninth and final Cincinnati City Council seat between Republican Amy Murray and Democrat Laure Quinlivan, but it is up to Quinlivan whether the...
View ArticleHoward Wilkinson's weekly political chat
This week, WVXU Political Reporter Howard Wilkinson talks about Eric Kearney joining Democrat Ed FitzGerald on his gubernatorial ticket.
View ArticleDeters' voting address in 2012 to be investigated?
The chairman of the Hamilton County Board of Elections wants the board to look into whether or not county prosecutor Joe Deters improperly voted in the November 2012 election.Deters, a Republican whose...
View ArticleCounty weighing facility consolidation
The initial report on Hamilton County's facilities needs is in and it paints a picture of aging buildings and deferred maintenance. With some offices bursting at the seams and others only half full,...
View ArticleSixty-two people to be dropped from voter rolls
Sixty-two people will be stricken from the Hamilton County voter rolls because they did not respond to a board of elections letter challenging their voting addresses.They include police officers,...
View ArticleElections board split over move to Mount Airy
Democrats and Republicans on the Hamilton County Board of Elections are split over whether to move their headquarters from downtown to the former Mercy Mount Airy Hospital because of the issue of early...
View ArticleCommission weighing Mt. Airy hospital offer
Hamilton County Commissioners continue to weigh an offer to turn the former Mercy Mount Airy hospital into a new crime lab.Catholic Health Partners is willing to give the facility to the county for...
View ArticleMoving the board of elections is no slam dunk
For years now, those people who cast early ballots in person at the Hamilton County Board of Elections have done so by going to the board’s offices at 824 Broadway downtown.If a majority of the county...
View ArticleSec. of State: Try to reach compromise on BOE move
UPDATE:Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted is telling Republicans and Democrats on the Hamilton County Board of Elections to try to work out their differences on moving the board offices to Mt. Airy...
View ArticleWill Hamilton County election board move?
Hamilton County Commissioners could vote Wednesday morning on whether to accept the offer of the former Mercy Mt. Airy hospital.Catholic Health Partners is offering to give it to the county for use as...
View ArticleHoward Wilkinson talking about a possible move for the Hamilton County BOE
WVXU Political Reporter talks about all the discussion pro and con when it comes to moving the Hamilton County Board of Elections out of downtown.
View ArticleCrime lab going to Mt. Airy, with or without board of elections
The Hamilton County coroner will get a long-awaited and expanded crime lab after the Hamilton County commissioners today accepted a gift of the former Mercy Mt. Airy Hospital.Whether or not the...
View ArticlePoll worker voted twice in November, board of elections says
A poll worker at an Avondale polling place who is alleged to have voted twice last in November’s election has been referred to the Hamilton County prosecutor for possible prosecution.The county board...
View ArticleBoard of Elections will move to Mt. Airy after 2016 election
The Hamilton County Board of Elections will move to a new site in Mt. Airy after the 2016 election, thanks to a tie-breaking vote cast Friday by Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted.On January 27, the...
View ArticleHoward Wilkinson talking about a possible move for the Hamilton County BOE
WVXU Political Reporter talks about all the discussion pro and con when it comes to moving the Hamilton County Board of Elections out of downtown.
View ArticleCrime lab going to Mt. Airy, with or without board of elections
The Hamilton County coroner will get a long-awaited and expanded crime lab after the Hamilton County commissioners today accepted a gift of the former Mercy Mt. Airy Hospital.Whether or not the...
View ArticlePoll worker voted twice in November, board of elections says
A poll worker at an Avondale polling place who is alleged to have voted twice last in November’s election has been referred to the Hamilton County prosecutor for possible prosecution.The county board...
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