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Issue 3 was designed to add a new article to Cincinnati’s City Charter. The language did not specify where the money would come from but suggested several potential funding sources, including the city’s $400 million general fund.

Ambriehl Crutchfield / WVXU The affordable housing charter amendment on Cincinnatis Tuesday ballot failed with about 73% of the vote in opposition. Issue 3 would have required the city to put at least $50 million in the Affordable Housing Trust Fund every year with no end date. Advocates say theyre not done fighting for more funding to respond to the housing crisis.  "We knew that no matter how the results turned out this evening, our work for affordable housing would not end tonight," sa...

Could contentious, high-profile Cincinnati primaries boost voter turnout? Off-year elections typically have low voter turnout, and primary elections -- like Tuesdays Ohio primary -- often can have even lower numbers. But a high-profile mayoral race and a controversial ballot measure in Cincinnati might combine to buck that trend. and last updated 2021-05-03 20:52:24-04 NORWOOD, Ohio — Off-year elections typically have low voter turnout, and primary elections -- like Tuesdays Ohio primary -...

2021 Ohio Primary voting guide: What’s on the ballot, polling info, more Share Updated: 10:30 PM EDT May 3, 2021 WLWT Digital Staff Share Updated: 10:30 PM EDT May 3, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript GOOD AS MINE. ELECTION OFF ICIAL SCRIBE EARLY VOTING TURNOUT AS SIGNIFICANTLY STRONGER THIS TIME AND THERE’S NO MYSTERY ABOUT WHAT’S DRIVING IT. AND THE HOUSING ISSUE MAINLY CAME OUT OVER ISSUES THREE PORTABLE HOUSING ACTUALLY IS SOMETHIN...

Michael Keating / WVXU Cincinnati voters on May 4 will be faced with a decision on Issue 3, a ballot initiative that would direct the city to spend at least $50 million a year on affordable housing.   But there is considerable disagreement about how much housing the region needs. In 2017, the Local Initiatives Support Corporation of Greater Cincinnati released a study suggesting urban areas in Hamilton County needed 25,000 more units of housing affordable to its lowest-income residents.�...

Issue 3: Ballot item would require Cincinnati to put $50 million a year toward affordable housing Updated: 7:42 PM EDT Apr 29, 2021 Share Updated: 7:42 PM EDT Apr 29, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript YOU GET ONE OF THESE ISSUE THREE WHAT REQUIRES CINCINNATI TO PUT 50 MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR INTO A TRUST FUND FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AT SOMEBODY WHO HELPS PUT TOGETHER THE BUDGET EVERY YEAR. 50 MILLION DOLLARS BEING DIVERTED OUT OF OUR GENERAL REVENUE FUND. IS ALMOST UNF...

DC Comics confirmed one of its most unexpected titles late last month, with the announcement that a Batman/Fortnite: Zero Point miniseries would be published later this year. The title will see the Dark Knight and other DC Comics characters being trapped into the high-octane Battle Royale world of [...]