Roxanne Qualls http://www.roxannequalls.com/ Roxanne Qualls en-ca quallsonline@gmail.com Copyright 2014 Mayor Qualls 2.0? http://www.roxannequalls.com/home/newsroom/parms/1/r/165_mayor_qualls_2.0.html http://www.roxannequalls.com/home/newsroom/parms/1/r/165_mayor_qualls_2.0.html 'Qualls...has spent decades building a vision, one that she intends to implement if elected.'Read the Business Courier's cover story on Roxanne here.

]]> Fri, 09 Aug 2013 00:00:00 -0400 Council votes to fund new disparity study http://www.roxannequalls.com/home/newsroom/parms/1/r/163_council_votes_to_fund_new_disparity_study.html http://www.roxannequalls.com/home/newsroom/parms/1/r/163_council_votes_to_fund_new_disparity_study.html CIty Council unanimously supported a plan, introduced by Roxanne, to fund a new racial disparity study for city contracting − to put ALL of Cincinnati to work building Cincinnati. Read more in the Enquirer and CityBeat. 

]]> Wed, 07 Aug 2013 00:00:00 -0400 Former NAACP leaders support Qualls for mayor http://www.roxannequalls.com/home/newsroom/parms/1/r/164_former_naacp_leaders_support_qualls_for_mayor.html http://www.roxannequalls.com/home/newsroom/parms/1/r/164_former_naacp_leaders_support_qualls_for_mayor.html Four former presidents of the NAACP Cincinnati Branch — Marian Spencer, Milton Hinton, Paul Booth, and Councilman Wendell Young — have endorsed Roxanne for mayor. Read more in the Cincinnati Herald.

]]> Wed, 07 Aug 2013 00:00:00 -0400 Higher revenues will restore budget cuts http://www.roxannequalls.com/home/newsroom/parms/1/r/161_higher_revenues_will_restore_budget_cuts.html http://www.roxannequalls.com/home/newsroom/parms/1/r/161_higher_revenues_will_restore_budget_cuts.html The city has taken in higher than anticipated revenues in May and June. Roxanne and a majority of City Council announced a plan to restore funding for programs that invest in Cincinnati's people, jobs and neighborhoods. Read more in the Enquirer, Business Courier, WCPO Digital and City Beat. 

]]> Tue, 30 Jul 2013 00:00:00 -0400 Roxanne will push for disparity study funding http://www.roxannequalls.com/home/newsroom/parms/1/r/160_roxanne_will_push_for_disparity_study_funding.html http://www.roxannequalls.com/home/newsroom/parms/1/r/160_roxanne_will_push_for_disparity_study_funding.html Roxanne will push for funding for an updated disparity study to make sure minority and women-owned small businesses have a fair shot at city contracts. Read more in CityBeat.

]]> Mon, 29 Jul 2013 00:00:00 -0400 Sierra Club endorses Roxanne for mayor http://www.roxannequalls.com/home/newsroom/parms/1/r/159_sierra_club_endorses_roxanne_for_mayor.html http://www.roxannequalls.com/home/newsroom/parms/1/r/159_sierra_club_endorses_roxanne_for_mayor.html Sierra Club endorses Roxanne for mayor 'to protect Cincinnati's air, water and precious public lands.' Read more here.

]]> Mon, 29 Jul 2013 00:00:00 -0400 'Moving Ohio Forward' brings new hope to Evanston http://www.roxannequalls.com/home/newsroom/parms/1/r/166_moving_ohio_forward_brings_new_hope_to_evanston.html http://www.roxannequalls.com/home/newsroom/parms/1/r/166_moving_ohio_forward_brings_new_hope_to_evanston.html Roxanne and hundreds of Evanston residents cheered the demolition ot the St. Leger apartments and the "end of an era of crime, violence and disorder. We’re finally closing the door on that past, and opening the door to revitalization and investment in the great neighborhood of Evanston,”  Roxanne said. Read more in the Cincinnati Herald.

]]> Fri, 26 Jul 2013 00:00:00 -0400 Qualls: pension reform amendment is 'wolf in sheep's clothing' http://www.roxannequalls.com/home/newsroom/parms/1/r/162_qualls_pension_reform_amendment_is_wolf_in_sheeps_clothing.html http://www.roxannequalls.com/home/newsroom/parms/1/r/162_qualls_pension_reform_amendment_is_wolf_in_sheeps_clothing.html A proposed charter amendment will hurt current and future city employees — whose future benefits are not what created the problem in the first place — without solving our pension system’s problems. Read more here.

]]> Mon, 22 Jul 2013 00:00:00 -0400 Roxanne kicks off neighborhood office hours in College Hill http://www.roxannequalls.com/home/newsroom/parms/1/r/158_roxanne_kicks_off_neighborhood_office_hours_in_college_hill.html http://www.roxannequalls.com/home/newsroom/parms/1/r/158_roxanne_kicks_off_neighborhood_office_hours_in_college_hill.html Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls will kick off a series of neighborhood office hours in College Hill this Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Residents can meet with Roxanne about their concerns in a convenient neighborhood setting. Read more here.

]]> Fri, 12 Jul 2013 00:00:00 -0400 Roxanne and Kevin Wright talk redevelopment in Walnut Hills http://www.roxannequalls.com/home/newsroom/parms/1/r/157_roxanne_and_kevin_wright_talk_redevelopment_in_walnut_hills.html http://www.roxannequalls.com/home/newsroom/parms/1/r/157_roxanne_and_kevin_wright_talk_redevelopment_in_walnut_hills.html Roxanne and Walnut Hills' own Kevin Wright talk redevelopment, and explain how a new way of looking at zoning will support neighborhood business districts. Listen to WVXU's Cincinnati Edition here.

]]> Thu, 11 Jul 2013 00:00:00 -0400 Top 10 misrepresentations about the streetcar http://www.roxannequalls.com/home/newsroom/parms/1/r/156_top_10_misrepresentations_about_the_streetcar.html http://www.roxannequalls.com/home/newsroom/parms/1/r/156_top_10_misrepresentations_about_the_streetcar.html 'With new funding and accountability measures in place, Cincinnati’s streetcar project is back on track following months of uncertainty and years of obstructionism.' CityBeat lists the Top 10 misrepresentations made by opponents of the streetcar project here. 

]]> Thu, 11 Jul 2013 00:00:00 -0400 VIDEO: 'A big moment in time for Cincinnati' http://www.roxannequalls.com/home/newsroom/parms/1/r/155_video_a_big_moment_in_time_for_cincinnati.html http://www.roxannequalls.com/home/newsroom/parms/1/r/155_video_a_big_moment_in_time_for_cincinnati.html On May 8, City Council adopted the new Cincinnati Form-Based Code, a powerful new tool to spur neighborhood development and preserve character. Listen to neighborhood leaders and a local developer talk about how this new tool will build great neighborhoods. Click here for video.

]]> Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400 Council budget moves forward with bipartisan support http://www.roxannequalls.com/home/newsroom/parms/1/r/152_council_budget_moves_forward_with_bipartisan_support.html http://www.roxannequalls.com/home/newsroom/parms/1/r/152_council_budget_moves_forward_with_bipartisan_support.html Council's Budget and Finance Committee approved a budget motion today supported by eight of nine council members. The budget prioritizes public safety and continues investments in neighborhoods, jobs and people. Read more in the Business Courier, the Enquirer and WCPO Digital.

Council is expected to vote on final budget passage at its Thursday meeting. 

]]> Wed, 29 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 Ten things to know about Cincinnati's budget http://www.roxannequalls.com/home/newsroom/parms/1/r/154_ten_things_to_know_about_cincinnatis_budget.html http://www.roxannequalls.com/home/newsroom/parms/1/r/154_ten_things_to_know_about_cincinnatis_budget.html Ten things to know about Cincinnati's budget: Read more in the Enquirer.

]]> Wed, 29 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 Budget plan gives back to parks http://www.roxannequalls.com/home/newsroom/parms/1/r/151_budget_plan_gives_back_to_parks.html http://www.roxannequalls.com/home/newsroom/parms/1/r/151_budget_plan_gives_back_to_parks.html Read more about Vice Mayor Qualls' budget plan in the Enquirer.

]]> Sat, 25 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 Majority budget plan restores investments in neighborhoods, jobs and people http://www.roxannequalls.com/home/newsroom/parms/1/r/153_majority_budget_plan_restores_investments_in_neighborhoods_jobs_and_people.html http://www.roxannequalls.com/home/newsroom/parms/1/r/153_majority_budget_plan_restores_investments_in_neighborhoods_jobs_and_people.html Read more in the Cincinnati Herald.

]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 Qualls budget plan continues investing in neigbhorhoods, jobs and people http://www.roxannequalls.com/home/newsroom/parms/1/r/150_qualls_budget_plan_continues_investing_in_neigbhorhoods_jobs_and_people.html http://www.roxannequalls.com/home/newsroom/parms/1/r/150_qualls_budget_plan_continues_investing_in_neigbhorhoods_jobs_and_people.html Vice Mayor Qualls and four City Council members are proposing a budget plan that will continue the city's investments in neighborhoods, jobs and people. Read more here.

]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 Get the facts: Read the Enquirer's Ad Watch analysis http://www.roxannequalls.com/home/newsroom/parms/1/r/148_get_the_facts_read_the_enquirers_ad_watch_analysis.html http://www.roxannequalls.com/home/newsroom/parms/1/r/148_get_the_facts_read_the_enquirers_ad_watch_analysis.html Get the facts. Read the Enquirer's Ad Watch analysis of the Cranley campaign's ad here. 

]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 Qualls proposal would keep all firefighters, more cops http://www.roxannequalls.com/home/newsroom/parms/1/r/149_qualls_proposal_would_keep_all_firefighters_more_cops.html http://www.roxannequalls.com/home/newsroom/parms/1/r/149_qualls_proposal_would_keep_all_firefighters_more_cops.html Vice Mayor Qualls and Councilmember Chris Seelbach introduced a motion that would prevent all firefighter layoffs and reduce police layoffs to 25. Get coverage from WVXU, News 5, Local 12, Fox 19, CityBeat and the Enquirer. 

]]> Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 Restoring our neighborhoods: Putting our house in order http://www.roxannequalls.com/home/newsroom/parms/1/r/145_restoring_our_neighborhoods_putting_our_house_in_order.html http://www.roxannequalls.com/home/newsroom/parms/1/r/145_restoring_our_neighborhoods_putting_our_house_in_order.html The Enquirer's Forum series on neighborhoods continues with a look at what neighborhoods are doing to stabilize housing markets in the effort to attract new residents. Find out how neighborhoods, working with the Hamilton County land bank, are focusing resources to deal with vacant and foreclosed properties, and more, here.  

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