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Twenty-seven people applied to fill the vacancy left by Columbus City Council President Pro Tempore Elizabeth Brown. Here's who applied.

And more changes are coming. Mayor Andrew J. Ginther's is expected to name a new police chief this week — the first ever to be hired from outside the division's ranks.  But the changes in the last year are a drop in the bucket compared to what needs to be done, according to local activists.  Hana Abdur-Rahim, an organizer with the Black Abolitionist Collective of Ohio, called the city’s actions "performative." She said community members have pushed for a civilian police review board for years, and she believes it’s telling that the city didn’t move forward with it until after Floy...