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Activists welcome changes to citizen-led ballot initiatives, but say the meetings overall lacked enough public input.
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Columbus residents who use shared, 300-gallon trash containers in alleyways to dispose of their trash may see their bins emptied more frequently.
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Like most other cities, Columbus has its share of brownfields. Those are polluted plots of land, often old factories, that need restored to their original state before they can be re-developed. There’s a nearly $200 million effort to remediate more than 100 brownfields in Ohio, including eight here in Franklin County.
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The public has a chance to weigh in on the city of Columbus' plan for capital improvement spending in a series of meetings starting this week.
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With changes that streamlined and simplified the process in Columbus, more people are expected to take steps to seal low-level convictions and dismissed charges, which can lead to increased income and housing choices.
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Business & EconomyThe City of Columbus announced a partnership Wednesday with the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce to open more opportunities for LGBTQ businesses in Columbus.
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The mayor said that while murders are down 40% from this time last year, too many people are still dying from violent crimes.
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Columbus police will be limited in how they can use force against peaceful protesters and will have to display officers’ names on their riot gear under changes being made to city law.
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As the state prepares for more lenient rules regarding the use of fireworks beginning in July, Columbus is taking steps to keep them out of the city.
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The Columbus Division of Police is facing a pair of new civil rights lawsuits stemming from downtown protests in the wake of the 2020 murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police. More than a dozen protesters joined in the lawsuits which were filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Columbus.