Jessica Clinger

Image 1

The mayor’s new $1.2 billion budget is out, and not a single dollar is earmarked for Columbus Promise. https://nbc4i.co/44Ov4tK?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_ 

Ginther says he can't keep Columbus Promise. Hardin vows to find a way Ginther's 2026 budget proposal omits the Columbus Promise; Hardin vows to find money for the tuition-free college program for CCS graduates.

Ginther's 2026 budget proposal omits the Columbus Promise; Hardin vows to find money for the tuition-free college program for CCS graduates.

Tonight, Council took emergency action to support our neighbors affected by the federal government shutdown. Now, we’re calling on our community — individuals, businesses and organizations — to step up. Donate or volunteer with the Mid-Ohio Food Collective: mofc.org/shutdown.

Gov. Moore’s sprawling executive order aims to boost Maryland housing stock It’s unclear how many more units the governor’s executive order would induce, and to what extent it fills Maryland’s housing gap.

“Gone are the days when we are a state of ‘no’ and ‘slow.’ We will be the state of ‘yes’ and ‘now.’” — @govwesmoore.bsky.social 🔥🔥🔥

a black dog sitting where the Christopher Columbus statue once stood at city hall

dogs >>>> Columbus statue

Council President @shannonhardin.bsky.social led the first public hearing on Yes in God’s Backyard, a proposal to allow faith-based groups to build affordable housing. It was also the first hearing under Columbus Forward. More: columbusforward.us.

New plan will use church land to develop housing in Columbus Columbus City Council President Shannon Hardin is a convert and it’s part of his overall housing plan for the city.

How can churches and faith organizations help tackle Columbus’ housing crisis? Council President @shannonhardin.bsky.social joined WOSU’s All Sides with Amy Juravich and Rev. John Edgar to talk about Yes in God’s Backyard and other strategies.

As federal pandemic rent assistance ends, Columbus gets creative with much smaller program As a large federal rental assistance program ends, Columbus is launching a much smaller program to try to keep as many as possible in their homes.

"We're going to bring together our finite resources ... and work as hard as we can to make sure we keep as many folks in their homes as possible."

www.dispatch.com/story/news/l...

By @lairdwrites.bsky.social

#housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

City won't give landlords a license to rent unless they allow inspection of apartments to make sure they're up to code.

Landlord: That's an unconstitutional condition!

6th Cir, per J. Nalbandian: No, it's a reasonable condition. No 4A violation.

www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf...

Could church land help with Columbus' lack of affordable housing? Shannon Hardin thinks so City officials talked to faith leaders about how some churches have large plots of land that could be used to create affordable housing in Columbus.

This week, Council President @shannonhardin.bsky.social brought together dozens of Columbus faith leaders to talk about affordable housing. With land, space, and a mission to serve, congregations across the city are exploring how they can help. www.dispatch.com/story/news/2...

A photo of a family in the background blurred with focus on a wooden house with the text: Council Approves More Than $3.6 Million to Support Emergency Rental Assistance and Launch New Housing Stability Program.

Led by Council President @shannonhardin.bsky.social, Council approved over $3.6 million to support residents facing eviction or homelessness:
• $625,000 to provide additional funding for Emergency Rental Assistance
• $3 million to launch the Columbus Resilient Housing Initiative

Data Ties Childhood Evictions to Chronic Absenteeism in Schools - Oklahoma Watch Housing instability in Oklahoma is contributing to the state’s chronic absenteeism rates.

“Being safe, healthy, well-rested, and ready to learn each and every school day can make the difference between a student thriving or struggling.”

Via: @oklahomawatch.bsky.social

The village of Brice is operating as little more than a speed trap. It needs to be stopped. Share this tweet so Columbus neighbors know what’s happening and give me your take: should I put this billboard up at the city-village border?

📣 🚨 The village of Brice is operating as little more than a speed trap. It needs to be stopped. Share this tweet so Columbus neighbors know what’s happening and give me your take: should I put this billboard up at the city-village border? 🧵 (1/8)

Work Starts on First of 27 New Scattered-Site Homes - Columbus Underground A groundbreaking ceremony was held earlier this week on the Near East Side. A new single family home is being built on the empty lot at 90 N. Ohio Ave., the first of 27 scattered-site houses planned f...

Urban infill: columbusunderground.com/work-starts-...

A photo of a Home Sweet Home doormat with the caption: Council Approves Creation of New Housing Stability Division and more than $1 Million in Emergency Rental Assistance to Prevent Evictions.

Council is taking action to address housing insecurity. Sponsored by Council President @shannonhardin.bsky.social , two newly approved ordinances will invest over $1 million in emergency rental assistance and establish a new Division of Housing Stability.

You think you are ready for notorious conman Vivek Ramsawamy to wage the most annoying gubernatorial campaign of all-time, but when he uncorks an idea like teaching Bitcoin literacy in schools, and you realize you are not, in fact, prepared.

Public hearing notice. Housing, Homelessness and Building Committee. Hosted by Council President Shannon G. Hardin. Topics: Columbus Housing Bond Package and Proposed Housing Stability Division. Tuesday May 27. Starts at 4 p.m. Columbus City Council Chambers. To provide written or public testimony please email jnclinger@columbus.gov with the subject: “May 27 Hearing Testimony” with your name and address by 12 p.m. on May 27. Watch live on Facebook at ColsCouncil or Youtube at City of Columbus.

Council President @shannonhardin.bsky.social, Chair of the Housing, Homelessness and Building Committee, will hold a public hearing to discuss the City’s proposed housing bond package and housing stability division.

This Administration wasn’t going to bring or enforce the Fair Housing Act, Title VII, ECOA or any other civil rights statute in any case. But ordering the review & presumably fed withdrawal of all existing DI cases and consent decrees….that’s bad.

*btw disparate impact is not unlawful.

Ohio public health one of the worst funded in the country, faces further cuts in state budget • Ohio Capital Journal A new analysis of state public health systems shows Ohio's has some of the worst funding support in the nation, and that funding could go down even more in the newest state budget.

A new analysis of state public health systems shows Ohio's has some of the worst funding support in the nation, and that funding could go down even more in the newest state budget buff.ly/5zjHeYA

Ohio House budget would eliminate independent campaign finance oversight • Ohio Capital Journal The Ohio House’s version of the budget would eliminate the independent group charged with enforcing state campaign finance laws. Lawmakers slipped the provision into the 5,000-plus page bill as part…

The Ohio House’s version of the budget would eliminate the independent group charged with enforcing state campaign finance laws. Lawmakers slipped the provision into the 5,000-plus page bill as part of a wide-ranging amendment the day before the vote. buff.ly/IF8KuxB

University of #Toledo is ending a huge number of programs out of fear of SB 1. An absolute slaughter. Every corner of my hometown will feel the impact

#Ohio's Republican politicians passed this bill. Don't let anyone forget it

news.utoledo.edu/index.php/04...

As Ohio lawmakers consider overhauling a voter-approved initiative legalizing adult-use marijuana, my forthcoming Case Western Reserve Law Review essay argues their power to do so is much more limited than commonly assumed. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

As Chair of our Housing, Homelessness & Building Committee, tonight’s vote is a great step in addressing housing with dignity. Through strong partnerships, Knoll View Place will provide 50 units of permanent supportive housing for our most vulnerable neighbors on the Near East Side.

Passenger Rail Funds Dropped from State Budget - Columbus Underground Advocates are sounding the alarm after Ohio House Republicans yesterday revealed an updated budget proposal that does not include the small amount of funding requested to support passenger rail in the...

Despite all the work over the past several years, Ohio Republicans are ready to kill Amtrak expansion once again: columbusunderground.com/passenger-ra...

Watchdog Agency to Investigate Attempted Cuts to Fair Housing Groups The inquiry is another roadblock to efforts by HUD and DOGE to slash funds earmarked for the enforcement of the Fair Housing Act.

Watchdog Agency to Investigate Attempted Cuts to Fair Housing Groups www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/r...

Opinion: Sacred Ground, Shared Responsibility: Can Columbus Churches Help Ease Our Housing Crisis? - Columbus Underground Every day, I drive through Italian Village, and I pass by church after church. Beautiful, historic buildings. Deep roots. But more often than not, they’re sitting silently with little to no activity.

New opinion piece takes a closer look at housing possibilities: columbusunderground.com/opinion-sacr...

Graphic of a map that reads "11 localities have taken action against algorithmic rental price fixing." below it is a map of the US with different pins designating what type of action each locality has taken. The four cities that have passed bans have a star, the 5 localities that are exploring bans have pins, and the two (Hoboken and New Jersey) that have passed resolutions asking their state gov to take action have little speakers

Minneapolis joins Philadelphia, Berkeley, and San Francisco in passing bans to address this corporate collusion.

Portland, Providence, Chicago, San Diego, and San Jose are also exploring their own bans.

Mpls for the Many logo above white text reading, “City Council Bans Rent Price Fixing Algorithms” over a photo of Minneapolis City Hall.

City Council has banned the use of rent price fixing algorithms.

The ordinance from @robinformpls.com, Jeremiah Ellison and @jchavezmpls.bsky.social comes on the heels of the Department of Justice’s lawsuit against some of the nation’s largest corporate landlords for using price-fixing algorithms.

“How will we feel the effect of the closing of the Department of Education?”

You won’t. Probably. When you pull the stopper out of the bathtub the waterline appears to hold. For a time.

30 Charts That Show How Everything Changed in March 2020 It can be easy to forget, or look away from, the pain and disruption of the pandemic. The numbers will be there to remind us.

Decades from now, the Covid-19 pandemic will be visible in the historical data of nearly anything measurable today. Here’s an incomplete collection of charts that capture that break — across the economy, health care, education, work, family life and more.