Andrew Ginther

The money will go toward four priorities Columbus officials say will create more affordable housing for low and middle-income families.

The clerk's budget could be reduced from more than $19 million last year to $17.9 million this year. Three years ago, the clerks budget was $15 million.

Water main breaks from German Village to Clintonville to the Hilltop area on the west side have had city crews with heavy duty construction equipment removing several inches of ice from residential streets.

Beatty held a roundtable behind closed doors with Columbus police, elected officials, faith leaders and immigrant community leaders. Beatty criticized ICE, saying Noem should be removed from office.

Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther criticized Council President Shannon Hardin for "performative outrage" over the mayor's budget not including Columbus Promise funding. Ginther argued the city council has always added funding for the program through amendments to the proposed budget.

"Others can choose name calling, we are choosing to stay focused on the residents of Columbus," is what was written in a statement from Mayor Andrew Ginther's office on Monday, after Musk called Ginther "a traitor to America."

City officials stress that Columbus Police don't work with ICE and don't arrest people solely based on their citizenship status.

Mayor Andrew Ginther's office said the program may be a casualty of a tight budget year, even though it's funded jointly by public funds and private donations.

The $1.9 billion in bonds will be put towards affordable housing, utilities, public safety, parks and more. Ads claim the bonds won't raise taxes, but advocates say that may not be completely accurate.

Marc Conte, who is the executive director of the downtown Columbus special improvement district, or SID, accused the mayor of mounting a pressure campaign on downtown property owners to remove their support for both SIDs, which rely on voluntary taxes from property owners to operate.