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State of Downtown: Corner Offices to Condos
February 27, 2023

This weeks CMC forum looks at turning corner offices into condos in downtown Columbus, Ohio. Can empty skyscrapers be adapted into residences to help bring downtown Columbus back to life and provide

Licking County’s Ideal Intel Future
February 20, 2023

We look into the futureLicking County, Ohios ideal future as it prepares to welcome two massive Intel semiconductor manufacturing plants - and much more growth. With Intels arrival imminent, parts

Starlab Is A Cosmic Win for Ohio
February 13, 2023

Ohio State University will soon be home to a ground-based copy of a space laboratory planned for a new commercial space station. The Ohio-based lab will be a replica of the George Washington Carver Sc

Keeping the Faith: Columbus Religious Leaders Address Community Issues
February 06, 2023

According to a study by the Pew Research Center, some 78% of Ohioans identify with a particular religion. With a panel of Columbus religious leaders, we discuss the role of religion in shaping society

Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor
January 30, 2023

Chief Justice Maureen OConnor completed her term on Ohios Supreme Court on December 31, 2022. Her time on the court ended in the middle of Ohios ongoing battle over gerrymandered electoral district

The Kids AREN’T Alright: Closing COVID’s Learning Gap
January 23, 2023

Few events in U.S. history impacted education like the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic erased years of progress, Recently, the National Assessment of Educational Progress, known as the nations repor

Shining a Light on Dark Money
January 18, 2023

In 2019, Ohio elected officials enacted a law to provide more than $1 billion in bailouts for private nuclear and coal-fired power plants with ratepayer money. Federal Justice Department officials lat

The Future of Democracy: Democracy 2033
January 11, 2023

We started the Democracy in Crisis series looking at Americas long history of polarization. We continue it by trying to look into the future. Given our current trends what does America look like in t

Blue Chip Economic Forecast
January 04, 2023

Whats in store for Central Ohios economy and our region in 2023? While the immediate economic impacts of COVID are subsiding, inflation has been setting records in the U.S. and energy prices are ris

Nationwide’s Origin Story and Why It Matters Today
December 14, 2022

You can thank Ohio farmers for the beginnings of one of the states business powerhouses and one of Columbuss top philanthropic supporters. Nationwide Insurance, one of the countys largest property