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Media Relations Team

Melanie Crabill
Director of Media Relations
614.645.5300
[email protected]

Kevin Kilbane
Director of Communications
614.645.6456
[email protected]

News Releases

Recent News Clips


"City officials talk about steps to reopen Columbus"-NBC4

"New ‘hospital’ at Convention Center being prepared for 1,100 coronavirus patients"-Columbus Dispatch

"Ginther names director for Columbus Department of Development"-ABC6

"Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther declares state of emergency for the City of Columbus"-ABNS

"Plans for Columbus to be carbon neutral by 2050 set in motion"-ABC6

"Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther delivers 2020 State of the City address"-WBNS

"Linden Becomes Nation's First Neighborhood With Daily Self-Driving Shuttles"-WOSU

"Columbus Community Safety Advisory Commission Issues Recommendations"-WCBE

"City of Columbus hires new chief diversity officer"-ABC6

"Columbus Launches Career Development Program For Recently Incarcerated People"-WOSU

"Columbus, Franklin County leaders unveil plan to combat addiction"-WBNS

"Hilltop businesses optimistic about Columbus mayor’s revitalization plan"-NBC4

"Ginther takes second oath as Columbus mayor, will make neighborhoods his priority"-NBC4

"Ginther joins other mayors in supporting refugee resettlement in Columbus"-Columbus Dispatch

"City of Columbus names Thomas Quinlan next police chief"-ABC6

"Columbus launches program to help dispose of dumped tires"-Columbus Dispatch

"Columbus Credits Safe Streets Program With Decrease In Violent Crime"-WOSU

"Mayor Ginther proposes $965 million operating budget for 2020"-NBC4

"Columbus hits $80M goal for rainy day fund a year early, Ginther ups goal to $90M by 2024"-Columbus Business First

"Ginther promises Columbus' “best days are ahead of us” in victory speech"-NBC4

"Columbus gets $5.6 million in federal aid to help identify and remove lead hazards in homes"-Columbus Dispatch

"Columbus announces $15 per hour minimum wage for full-time city employees"-WBNS

"US Mayors Come To Columbus To Press For Gun Restrictions"-WOSU

"Construction Begins On New Columbus Fire Station 16"-WCBE

"Hundreds gather in Columbus to recall sacrifice, courage of Sept. 11"-Columbus Dispatch

"Columbus’ affordable housing push grows"-Columbus CEO

"Mayor Ginther discusses progress combating illegal dumping"-NBC4

"Columbus breaks ground with new affordable land trust housing"-Columbus Dispatch

"Columbus Takes Sustainable Steps for Strong Neighborhoods"-NRDC

"Columbus lands 2022 U.S. Conference of Mayors"-Columbus Dispatch

"Businesses, community groups announce $100 million fund for affordable housing"-Columbus Dispatch

"Columbus city leaders share updates on plan to revitalize Linden to big crowd"-ABC6

"City of Columbus looks to give residents voice in new police chief hiring"-WBNS

"Columbus, Franklin County begin outreach for 2020 census"-This Week

"Crime center, new preschool in Mayor Ginther’s $940 million capital budget"-Columbus Dispatch

"Columbus voters approve $1 billion bond package"-NBC4

"Week of free walk-in clinics in Columbus connecting addicts to lifesaving help"-WBNS

"From the editor: $1.03B bond package will help keep Columbus competitive"-Columbus Business First

"Columbus grants $5.6M to affordable housing, enabling projects for homeless youth and lowest-income renters"-Columbus Business First

"Columbus Promises To Hire Linden Residents To Build Community Center"-WOSU

"Columbus announces search committee for new Chief of Police"-WBNS

"Bike officers return to 3 areas Monday"-Columbus Dispatch

"City of Columbus suing Ohio over gun bill"-NBC4

"Central Ohio Officials Launch Census 2020 Awareness Plan"-WCBE

"Columbus, Central Ohio Leaders Back DeWine's Gas Tax"-WOSU

"Franklinton's Carol Stewart Village To Offer Youth Housing And Services"-WCBE

"Keeping Affordability in Focus As Columbus Revitalization Picks Up Steam"-Next City

"Columbus to subsidize home sales on some land-bank properties"-Columbus Dispatch

"Mayor Ginther speaks at State of the City address at East High School"-ABC6 

"Mayor Ginther names interim Columbus police chief pending national search"-Columbus Dispatch

"Mayor Ginther proposes $1B bond package on ballot with $50M for affordable housing"-Columbus Business First

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