Mayor Andrew Ginther

In January, Columbus launched a new career development program for recently incarcerated people. After months of work, and overcoming additional obstacles…

Protests against racial inequities in policing continue in Columbus this weekend, after Mayor Andrew Ginther and Columbus City Council both propose ideas…

Columbus City Council is promising short-term reforms for the police and committing to longer term, structural transformation. Council members aim to…

The killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis Police officer sparked protests across the world and calls for change in police practices. Some activists are…

Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther is urging the local Fraternal Order of Police to join in talks over reforming law enforcement, while reiterating that he…

A rift is emerging between Columbus City Council and Mayor Andrew Ginther after police officers deployed pepper spray against protesters over the weekend,…

Columbus Police in riot gear returned to downtown Sunday afternoon, intent on forcing protesters out of city streets—and using chemicals like pepper spray…

As hundreds of Columbus residents celebrated Juneteenth on the city’s East Side, the city government moved to formally recognize June 19 as a holiday.The…

A statue of Christopher Columbus at City Hall will be taken down, Mayor Andrew Ginther announced Thursday.Ginther said the statue will be "removed as soon…

Columbus will adopt a set of restrictions on police use of force known as #8CantWait, even as the campaign’s organizers insist the policies should be…