hamilton county

Whenever we have a long hiatus in our podcast, we return with a new season of jam-packed government content for our one listener! We jest (but do appreciate our one fan). In our season opener, we talked with Robert Bell and Gabrielle Woehler with the Hamilton County Economic Inclusion and Equity Department.  Robert and Gabrielle discuss the evolution of DEI efforts baked into the County's purchasing, spending, and hiring efforts. 

Under Mr. Bell's leadership, Hamilton County has an overall MBE/WBE spending goal of $14 million per year and $70 million in five years. This is a direct result of implementing the County's first disparity study. We get into the details and discuss the equity framework that guides the department to provide opportunities for all Hamilton County residents!

To learn more about Hamilton County, Ohio, our services and job openings, visit hamiltoncountyohio.gov.

In a lot of ways, Lincoln Heights, Ohio, sounds just like any other suburb. If you walk around town, you’ll hear kids playing outside the local elementary school. You’ll hear the highway that takes commuters down to Cincinnati. At the woods on the edge of town, the birdsong is delightful. The town feels calm and peaceful - at least, until the gunfire starts. Most weekdays, it begins in the morning, and lasts through the afternoon. Sometimes it goes past sundown, and occasionally into the weekends. Once the shooting begins, it comes in rapid-fire waves throughout the day. People say it makes it hard to focus or relax, and those who work the night shift say they can’t sleep.

The noise of gunfire isn’t from street violence. It all comes from an open-air gun range that’s owned by the Cincinnati Police Department.

Home on the Range

Hamilton County Administrator Jeff Aluotto talks about the County's biggest achievements in 2022 with some of his top operations staff. Human Resources Director Frank Spataro, Senior Policy Manager Marc Von Allmen and Assistant County Administrators Holly Christmann and Lisa Webb take the mic to discuss some of their favorite projects in 2022 and what they have to look forward to in 2023. Hamilton County continues to launch new programs that improve lives of our residents, our businesses, and our employees. This is the penultimate edition of Heart and Hustle in Hamilton County (the final episode for 2022 was canceled so we could use the word-of-the-day “penultimate” in the podcast).

To learn more about Hamilton County, Ohio, our services and job openings, visit hamiltoncountyohio.gov.

This is the Chocolate News Podcast. We bring you news that discusses issues affecting the Black community. On today’s show we will be discussing local elections happening all over the country.

Joining us today is Special Guest Gwen McFarlin, Chair of the Hamilton County Board of Elections.

This week’s episode is hosted by John Alexander Reese (Digital Editor, The Cincinnati Herald) and Andria Carter (Digital Correspondent, The Cincinnati Herald).

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Make sure to check out the stories we talked about today on our website at www.TheCincinnatiHerald.com. You can also follow us on social media. We're on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. We also have our own YouTube channel. Just search for The Herald TV.

Since the school shutdowns began due to the pandemic, learning loss and literacy in children have become hot topics in Tennessee.  Reaching for academic excellence and accountability for teachers have fallen to the wayside, leaving children's education and futures in question. 

Many frustrated citizens feel the edicts issued from state and local levels are putting children in more danger than the virus ever could.

In this interview with Hamilton County School Board District 1 Representative, Rhonda Thurman, we discuss these topics, along with the ineffectiveness of remote learning, actual educational costs, school budgets, school choice and more.

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Watch the video here -
https://tennesseeconservativenews.com/getting-tennessee-kids-back-in-the-classroom/

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Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters is seeking justice for yet another child who allegedly died at the hands of someone who was expected to protect them. 
https://www.wlwt.com/article/live-prosecutor-gives-update-on-mother-charged-with-beating-4-year-old-daughter/36384646

Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters brings a long list of murder and assault charges against 4 adults and a 14-year-old. Hear the long list of charges that follows these defendants and the crimes their accused of committing that's left 4 people dead and another 3 seriously injured. 

https://www.wlwt.com/article/prosecutor-5-indicted-in-series-of-connected-slayings-across-cincinnati/36052371

It's been a mystery since early December 2020. What happened to 3-year-old Nylo Lattimore? Wednesday, February 24th Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters announced more murder charges that carry the death penalty against a suspect already charged with killing Nylo's mother, Nyteisha. Prosecutor Deters describes what they believe happened to Nylo as "barbaric."
Note: Some content in this episode may be disturbing to listeners. 

https://www.wlwt.com/article/man-indicted-in-death-of-3-year-old-nylo-lattimore-and-his-mother/35618434
https://www.wlwt.com/article/nylo-lattimores-grandfather-desean-brown-deserves-the-death-penalty/35622671

Episode 57: The Judge of Compassion - Kim Burke

As Drug Court judge, Judge Kim Burke has provided a second chance to over 2,200 graduates suffering from substance abuse issues including me.  

Judge Burke has been Hamilton County's drug court judge since 2001. Established in 1995, Hamilton County has the first and only full-time drug court in the state of Ohio, and one of the oldest drug courts in the United States.

Judge Kim Burke has spent time as a faculty member of the National Judicial College where she taught a course to fellow judges on substance abuse issues. She was also appointed to be a member of the Supreme Court of Ohio Advisory Committee on Specialized Dockets, where she helped create standards for Ohio judges who wish to create or preside over a drug, mental health, DUI, or other type of treatment court.  

 Prior to her time as the Drug Court judge, Judge Kim Burke was a judge on the Hamilton County Municipal Court and a magistrate in Hamilton County Juvenile Court. Before her career on the bench, Judge Burke began her legal career as an assistant prosecuting attorney and spent time as a litigator for a large Cincinnati law firm.  https://www.judgekimburke.com/

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Podcast cover art for Lead. Learn. Change. is a view from Brunnkogel (mountaintop) over the mountains of the Salzkammergut in Austria, courtesy of photographer Simon Berger, published on www.unsplash.com.