Columbus City Council

The proposal originally called for food carts to close by 2 a.m., in line with other Short North businesses. After conversation with food cart operators, council member Emmanuel Remy says he wants to push the closure time to 2:30 a.m.

Columbus Civilian Police Review Board member Gambit Aragon was removed from the board for anti-police social media posts in the wake of a canceled holiday drag queen reading event in December that drew protests from groups that included the Proud Boys.

Columbus City Council expanded its $3.5 million ShotSpotter program into the Wedgewood Village Apartments area, where 13-year-old Sinzae Reed was shot and killed by a neighbor in October.

If the amendments are approved, as expected, that will give the city a total budget of $2.3 billion, with a general fund of $1.163 billion for the year.

The plan would have Columbus use $2 million American Rescue Plan dollars to partner with RIP Medical Debt. The non-profit uses donated funds to buy bundled debt from hospitals at a fraction of the original cost.

Columbus City Council members voted unanimously Monday to replace former Councilmember Elizabeth Brown with former Columbus City Councilman Mitchell Brown.

After weeks of public hearings, Columbus City Council is expected to vote Monday on whether or not to ban flavored tobacco and vaping products from being sold within city limits.

An ordinance approved Monday comes amid an ongoing legal fight with the state over the rights of cities to pass their own gun restrictions.

As Columbus contemplates becoming the first city in Ohio to ban the sale of menthol cigarettes, data is starting to come in from areas that have implemented bans themselves, including the entire county of Canada where researchers are finding a reduction in smoking.

Brown currently serves as council's President Pro Tempore. She was first elected in 2015 and re-elected in 2019. Brown’s first day leading the YWCA will be January 2nd.