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The money brings the city's total allocation this year to $14.9 million. A 2023 count of the homeless population showed the number of people living in the city without a home increased by 46%.
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Columbus' salary history ban went into effect Friday, barring employees under threat of penalty from asking a job applicant about their salary history.
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Community Shelter Board CEO Shannon Isom said only 32 out of about 1,300 residents have found permanent housing since being forced to moved from the condemned apartment complex at the end of 2023.
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Affordable housing, public safety and more neighborhood representation on Columbus City Council top the list of priorities among the three new council members.
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Favor is joining three other candidates who have already announced their candidacy: Democrats Natalia Harris and Anthony Pierson and Republican John Rutan.
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The $60 million project broke ground in February and is expected to be complete in 2025.
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This is at least the fourth time pro-Palestinian protestors have disrupted government proceedings in recent weeks. The demonstrations have interrupted two Columbus City Council meetings and one OSU Board of Trustees meeting.
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Ginther said the budget includes investments for affordable housing, summer and after school youth programming and millions for the city's rainy day fund.
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Columbus City Council members to get police security at meetings, public events and personal outingsThe police detail will be assigned to protect council members at public events and meetings and sometimes at outings in their personal lives at the discretion of the council members.
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We check in on the races with six days left until Election Day.