Columbus City Council

Columbus City Council candidates Kate Curry-Da-Souza, Tiara Ross and Jesse Vogel submitted their campaign finance reports. The reports show tens of thousands of dollars are coming from out-of-state sources for Vogel and sitting city councilmembers for Ross.

Council President Pro Tem Rob Dorans said the system is being put in place to help aid code enforcement teams by more quickly identifying vacant properties causing problems in the community.

The county party's screening committee weighed endorsing or not in both races, but opted to move ahead only with the three open seats on the Columbus City Schools' Board of Education.

The county’s Democratic chairman says they likely won’t weigh in on a tightly contested three-way race for Columbus City Council District 7.

The nine endorsements are a win for Ross after her campaign faced challenges to her candidacy and reports of Ross owing nearly $3,800 in parking tickets to the city.

The 5% ticket tax that Columbus began levying in 2019 for the arts goes to pay operating and facility costs and funds grants for artists and filmmakers.

Each of the three Columbus City Council candidates for the District 7 seat are bringing new policy ideas to the campaign trail. Curry-Da-Souza's plan could push owners of vacant properties to get their homes back in circulation faster.

Each of the three Columbus City Council candidates for the District 7 seat are bringing new policy ideas to the campaign trail. Ross' proposal to provide more resources to seniors facing code violations could revive a recent casualty of budget cuts.

Each of the three Columbus City Council candidates is bringing new policy ideas to the table. WOSU is taking a look at some of these ideas as the May 6 primary approaches.

Columbus City Council votes on a resolution Monday to consider rezoning a three-mile stretch of Route 161 in the Northland area.