Columbus City Council

Rachel Wenning's action filed this week with the Ohio Supreme Court said Columbus City Council executive sessions violate the city's charter.

Billionaires Jimmy and Dee Haslam are seeking $50 million from Columbus City Council and Franklin County to help fund their effort to bring a National Women's Soccer League club to Columbus.

Both proposals would require the nine city council members to only get votes from within their districts rather than city wide. Jonathan Beard's idea also aims to create a new district map, arguing the current map racially gerrymanders the districts to be mostly white.

Columbus City Councilmember Emmanuel Remy said his office is speaking with the city's police department to update the policy around Flock cameras.

More than half of Ohio’s data centers are located in central Ohio and the amount is rapidly growing.

Councilmember Tiara Ross won November's election citywide, while her opponent Jesse Vogel won the most votes in council district 7. That's what both proposals seek to change.

The Columbus City Council amended the 2026 budget it passed on Monday to include $7.2 million for the Community Shelter Board.

Columbus City Council came to an agreement that would put a ballot issue on November's ballot to create an alternative crisis response team. The city negotiated the terms with the Columbus Safety Collective on the group's proposal before coming to an agreement.

If passed, the city's public health department would be required to oversee an alternative crisis response team, that would respond to certain emergencies instead of police officers. This could include mental health, welfare checks and calls about substance abuse.

Ohio Immigrant Alliance Executive Director Lynn Tramonte said the city shouldn't have to be taking matters into its own hands due to a lack of action by state and federal government.