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Scott Wartman

Cincinnati

City Hall reporter for the Cincinnati Enquirer

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  • 4 days ago | cincinnati.com | Sydney Franklin |Scott Wartman |Randy Tucker

    The fate of the contentious Hyde Park Square development will be on the November ballot. The Hamilton County Board of Elections late Friday certified that petitioners had collected enough valid signatures for the November ballot, according to Raquel Burgos, deputy director of the Hamilton County Board of Elections. The measure will ask Cincinnati voters to overturn a recent City Council vote to approve zoning for a $150 million development in Hyde Park Square.

  • 1 week ago | yahoo.com | Dan Horn |Scott Wartman |Kevin Grasha

    Anyone trying to explain President Donald Trump’s pardon of former Cincinnati City Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld this week would be hard-pressed to find a reason in either man’s words or deeds.

  • 1 week ago | dispatch.com | Kevin Grasha |Scott Wartman |Cameron Knight

    This developing story will be updatedFormer Cincinnati City Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld, who was convicted on federal bribery and attempted extortion charges, has been pardoned by President Donald Trump, a senior White House official confirmed to USA TODAY. Sittenfeld's convictions derailed a promising political career where he was the frontrunner for mayor. He was arrested months after announcing his campaign for Cincinnati mayor in 2020.

  • 2 weeks ago | cincinnati.com | Scott Wartman

    Where will the Sundance money be spent? What's going on in Bond Hill? What will residents have to pay? On May 23, Cincinnati's mayor and city manager unveiled a $1 billion general fund budget for the next two fiscal years with new projects and initiatives. This includes a general fund budget of $569 million for the fiscal year starting July 1. Cincinnati City Council will approve the budget by June 30. Here are three highlights from what Mayor Aftab Pureval and City Manager Sheryl Long have proposed.

  • 2 weeks ago | cincinnati.com | Scott Wartman

    Bowman finished second in the three-candidate primary, securing a spot in the general election against incumbent Mayor Aftab Pureval. Bowman faces a challenging general election race in a city that heavily favored Democrats in the 2024 presidential election. Vice President JD Vance wasn't among the 2,926 people who voted for his half-brother for Cincinnati mayor in the May 6 primary.

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Scott Wartman
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12 May 25

I asked what’s up with the Downtown sidewalks. https://t.co/oxmQyfYHoz

Scott Wartman
Scott Wartman @ScottWartman
7 May 25

It'll be Pureval and Bowman in the fall. Vance's half-brother survives mayoral primary https://t.co/vsmUSwwsSb via @enquirer

Scott Wartman
Scott Wartman @ScottWartman
7 May 25

RT @cweiser: Polls have closed. Will @JDVance's half-brother advance in the Cincinnati mayoral primary? https://t.co/0aDBCZVuem via @enquir…