This week on Hear Cincinnati, host Maxim Alter, digital editor Meghan Wesley, digital reporter Lucy May and Fifth Mascot host Scott Kyser talk about Cincinnati's chances of becoming Amazon's second headquarters, NFL players taking a knee during the national anthem, DirecTV offering refunds for offended sports fans, which big projects should be funded in Hamilton County, jail overcrowding, the mystery surrounding Otto Warmbier's condition after North Korea, a Cincinnati native joining Saturday Night Live and more.
Maxim then talks with reporter Tom McKee about the allegations that poor working conditions are causing multiple officers at Cincinnati Police District 5 Headquarters to contract cancer.
Maxim also talks with reporter Lisa Bernard-Kuhn about the debate over Issue 2, the prescription drug price ballot proposal that Ohio voters will decide on during the Nov. 7 election.
Listen to this episode in the player above.
Notable links:
- FOP president: 'My patience is done' with city over troubled District 5 headquarters
- Police chief commits to moving District 5 staff from Ludlow Ave headquarters following FOP outrage
- Widow of police officer sues, alleges District 5 HQ caused husband's cancer
- Ohio's prescription ballot issue: Get your questions answered
- Fiona toots, and the video goes viral
- Could a 'hidden base of tech talent' help Cincinnati land Amazon's HQ2?
- DirecTV offering refunds to fans upset with NFL national anthem protests
- Hundreds pack Hamilton County commissioners meeting to push for FC Cincy stadium, The Banks and more
- Hamilton County's jail: Toilets a temporary fix for overcrowding
- Warmbier family describes Otto's condition when he returned from North Korea
- Coroner contradicts Warmbier family's statements about Otto's condition
- North Korea accuses Trump of exploiting Otto Warmbier's death for political gain
- Saturday Night Live's incoming cast includes Lakota East graduate
- 1:45 - The panel talks Amazon, NFL players, DirecTV refunds, Hamilton County projects, jail overcrowding, Otto Warmbier, a local guy on SNL and more.
- 21:25 - Tom McKee talks about cancer deaths among employees at Cincinnati Police District 5's headquarters -- and what the city is doing about it.
- 35:40 - Lisa Bernard-Kuhn breaks down Issue 2, the prescription drug price ballot proposal that Ohio voters will decide on during the Nov. 7 election.
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