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Smitherman: Brother canceled streetcar contract

Councilman Christopher Smitherman said his brother was contacted in November about working for MPD.

City Council edges closer to stopping streetcar

City Council appears likely to vote Wednesday to suspend streetcar project for 30 days pending an audit.

RECAP: New council meets to discuss streetcar

Cincinnati's new city council met for the first time Monday to discuss the streetcar project among other topics.

Streetcar vote looms after new leaders sworn in

As he was sworn into office, Mayor John Cranley took aim at the streetcar project.

Cranley: Council to vote on pausing streetcar

The new City Council will vote Monday on pausing Cincinnati's controversial streetcar project pending an audit, incoming mayor John Cranley says.

Mayor-elect Cranley picks Carden as city manager

Mayor-elect John Cranley taps Cincinnati Parks Director Willie Carden Jr. for top job at City Hall.

Who will be Cincinnati's next city manager?

WCPO weighs five possible candidates to replace Milton Dohoney Jr. as Cincinnati's city manager.

Qualls, Quinlivan, Thomas discuss what's next

After their defeat at the polls in November, Roxanne Qualls, Laure Quinlivan and Pam Thomas discuss what's next.

Cranley chooses Mann as his vice mayor

Veteran politician David Mann will serve as vice mayor for Mayor-elect John Cranley will the next City Council takes office.

City officials: Cost is $47M to end streetcar

Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls said it would be impudent to cancel the project, but Mayor-elect John Cranley questions the data.

RECAP: Cost to cancel streetcar detailed

Project leaders detailed the cost of canceling the streetcar project during a City Council information session Thursday afternoon.

Cranley, council plan two swearing-in events

Cincinnati's charter requires the mayor and City Council to take their oaths of office at 11 a.m. Dec. 1 -- which is a Sunday this year.

Feds: City would lose $40M if streetcar nixed

Cincinnati may forfeit $40 million in grants if the streetcar project is canceled, a federal administrator said.

Dohoney steps down as Cincinnati's city manager

Mayor-elect John Cranley announced Wednesday night that City Manager Milton Dohoney Jr. has agreed to resign by the time Cranley and the next City Council take office Dec. 1.

Cranley, Port scrap city's parking lease

Cincinnati Mayor-elect John Cranley and the Port Authority have agreed to end the city's parking lease.

Pro-streetcar group tries to save project

Using the motto, “Cincinnati: Let Us Grow,” the pro-streetcar group wants to get busy before Mayor-elect John Cranley and a new City Council take office Dec. 1.

OH Senate OKs restrictions for absentee ballots

The Ohio Senate has passed a bill restricting who can send unsolicited absentee ballot applications to the swing state's voters and for what election years.