Pureval's budget proposal, CVG's new flight, here are today's top stories | Daily Briefing
Sharon Coolidge
Good morning, Sherry Coolidge here to help you start your week.
I'm in the midst of covering my 10th city of Cincinnati budget – or as I like to think about it, how your money is being spent. People who live and work in the city provide the bulk of the operating budget revenue through earnings tax, so it really is your money.
Fiscal year 2024's operating budget is the highest I've seen in my time covering the city, even adjusted for inflation.
In my story today, I explain the broad outline of spending, plus share what we know about the $11 million in programs and projects Mayor Aftab Pureval hopes to include in the budget. Those include a trio of firsts for the budget: a basic income pilot program, savings accounts for children and medical debt relief.
We'll hear more today at council's Budget and Finance Committee meeting. Want to share your thoughts? There's a 5:30 p.m. budget hearing at City Hall tonight. See you there.
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What else you need to know Monday, June 5
🌤️ Weather: High of 83. Partly sunny; smoke from distant wildfires can cause hazy skies and poor air quality.
✈️ Travel: CVG is launching its second flight outside of North America today. Here's where it's going.
🍽️ Affordable Eats: Here are five places to get a meal for under $20 in Cincinnati.
🧐 Just Askin': Has the Roebling Suspension Bridge always been blue? Find out.
📜 Today in History: On June 5, 1968, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated after claiming victory in California's Democratic presidential primary.
Before you go: Meet our new restaurants 👋
In case you missed it last week, five new restaurants opened in Cincinnati in May. Keith Pandolfi gave us a little introduction to all of them. There's a new Findlay Market spot offering Cuban sandwiches, a tapas joint in Ludlow, a pizza parlor in Mount Adams and a Hawaiian restaurant on Court Street Plaza, Downtown.
Check out the full list of last month's restaurant openings and closings here.
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