/tags/mitchell-brown Mitchell Brown en-US Copyright Tue, 10 Jan 2023 11:59:18 GMT /politics-government/2023-01-10/former-councilman-brown-to-columbus-city-council-to-replace-elizabeth-brown Columbus City Council members voted unanimously Monday to replace former Councilmember Elizabeth Brown with former Columbus City Councilman Mitchell Brown. Tue, 10 Jan 2023 11:59:18 GMT /politics-government/2023-01-10/former-councilman-brown-to-columbus-city-council-to-replace-elizabeth-brown Renee Fox /news/2021-09-20/columbus-city-council-again-tables-legislation-to-further-criminalize-human-trafficking An Ohio State researcher in the field said she and local advocacy organizations recently wrote letters to Columbus City Council urging them not to further criminalize the sex trade. Mon, 20 Sep 2021 21:34:19 GMT /news/2021-09-20/columbus-city-council-again-tables-legislation-to-further-criminalize-human-trafficking Scott Good /news/2021-04-02/second-columbus-council-member-announces-retirement-after-ballot-deadline-causing-outcry Columbus City Council member Mitchell Brown will step down at the end of this year. It’s the second council resignation in two weeks, and the timing is raising some eyebrows. Fri, 02 Apr 2021 20:31:13 GMT /news/2021-04-02/second-columbus-council-member-announces-retirement-after-ballot-deadline-causing-outcry Nick Evans /news/2021-03-10/columbus-council-lays-groundwork-for-end-demand-approach-to-solicitation Columbus leaders are weighing changes to local solicitation laws that would emphasize punishing those who pay for sex rather than those who sell it. But… Wed, 10 Mar 2021 21:50:34 GMT /news/2021-03-10/columbus-council-lays-groundwork-for-end-demand-approach-to-solicitation Nick Evans /news/2021-02-23/columbus-city-council-drops-plan-to-not-hire-police-recruit-class Columbus City Council has dropped a plan to delay the hiring of police recruits. Council president Shannon Hardin abandoned the proposal on Monday, saying… Tue, 23 Feb 2021 11:45:25 GMT /news/2021-02-23/columbus-city-council-drops-plan-to-not-hire-police-recruit-class Nick Evans /news/2021-02-22/columbus-council-could-take-small-step-toward-diverting-police-funds Last summer, as protesters demanding racial justice flooded Columbus streets, a meme began passing around social media, depicting the city budget as a bar… Mon, 22 Feb 2021 10:00:00 GMT /news/2021-02-22/columbus-council-could-take-small-step-toward-diverting-police-funds Nick Evans /news/2021-02-11/columbus-council-moves-to-delay-police-hiring-as-part-of-city-budget Columbus City Council passed a handful of amendments to the 2021 city budget on Thursday, including one that suspends police hiring until a recruiting… Thu, 11 Feb 2021 20:45:06 GMT /news/2021-02-11/columbus-council-moves-to-delay-police-hiring-as-part-of-city-budget Nick Evans /news/2020-06-25/columbus-council-promises-police-demilitarization-independent-investigations Columbus City Council is promising short-term reforms for the police and committing to longer term, structural transformation. Council members aim to… Thu, 25 Jun 2020 20:33:51 GMT /news/2020-06-25/columbus-council-promises-police-demilitarization-independent-investigations Nick Evans /news/2020-06-16/defund-the-police-columbus-police-account-for-more-than-a-third-of-citys-budget At protest after protest in Columbus, demonstrators have waved signs with calls to action like "abolish the police," "disband the police" or "defund the… Tue, 16 Jun 2020 10:31:14 GMT /news/2020-06-16/defund-the-police-columbus-police-account-for-more-than-a-third-of-citys-budget Nick Evans /news/2020-06-01/columbus-council-grills-police-chief-who-says-no-shortage-of-change-coming With protesters again demonstrating in downtown Columbus, City Council on Monday voted to declare racism a public health crisis. The resolution passed by… Mon, 01 Jun 2020 23:36:21 GMT /news/2020-06-01/columbus-council-grills-police-chief-who-says-no-shortage-of-change-coming Nick Evans