As budget hearing abruptly ends, protesters pour onto Elm Street
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People march on Elm Street holding signs and chanting as a public hearing on Cincinnati's 2021 budget abruptly ended, June 18, 2020.Courtney Francisco
Crowds form outside Duke Energy Convention Center on Elm Street after public hearings on Cincinnati's upcoming budget adjourn abruptly on June 18, 2020.Emily Gibney
People gather outside Duke Energy Convention Center as public budget hearings break down inside, June 18, 2020.Maddy Schmidt
People gather inside Duke Energy Convention Center as public budget hearings break down, June 18, 2020.Emily Gibney
A group of protesters break down a barrier at the Duke Energy Convention Center and moved it up Elm Street on June 18, 2020.Maddy Schmidt
Protesters block the doors to the hall inside Duke Energy Convention Center where public hearings on the 2021 city budget broke down, though speakers continued.Emily Gibney
People block the doors inside Duke Energy Convention Center to keep police out during public budget hearings, June 18, 2020.Emily Gibney
Protesters leave the Duke Energy Center, June 18, 2020.Emily Gibney
Protesters gather on Elm Street, June 18, 2020.Emily Gibney
Elm Street fills with protesters, June 18, 2020.Courtney Francisco
Large crowd at Fifth and Elm streets following a public budget hearing at Duke Energy Center, June 18, 2020.Kristen Swilley
Large crowd at Fifth and Elm streets following a public budget hearing at Duke Energy Center, June 18, 2020.Kristen Swilley