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The New Downtown Columbus Strategic Plan
CMC unpacks the new Downtown Columbus Strategic Plan with distinguished panel. The City's new plan outlines a vision for a downtown Columbus thats greener, more liveable, and friendlier to pedestrian
From Whitewater to Mar-A-Lago: How High-Profile Investigations Really Work
This week, we unpack recent events in high-profile criminal cases, in Ohio and nationally, and explain how criminal investigations really work. How do FBI agents obtain search warrants? Does lawyerin
Columbus Dispatch Leaders on the Future of Journalism
Founded in 1871, The Columbus Dispatch remains the only mainstream daily newspaper in Ohios capital. Dispatch leaders have witnessed dramatic changes in recent decades to how news in America is gathe
The Election Results: What They Mean for Our Democracy
The late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis called states the laboratories of democracy. But thanks to gerrymandering and fiercely partisan politics, many Ohioans fear this laboratory is in j
What Makes Art Art?
Nannette Maciejunes has steered the Columbus Museum of Art through two decades of growth as its leader, and safely brought the crown jewel of the Columbus art scene through the COVID-19 pandemic. A
The Long March for Equality: Four Generations of LGBTQ+ Activists
From New Yorks Stonewall Uprising in 1969, through the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s, to the 2015 Supreme Court decision that declared same-sex marriage legal in every state, LGBTQ+ rights in the U.S. h
Meet the Candidates for Ohio Governor
This week, CMC extended an invitation to both the Republican and Democratic candidates in the 2022 Ohio governors race to talk on our stage about their visions for Ohios future. Republican Mike DeWi
Franklinton: From Floodwall to Future
Franklinton is the oldest part of Columbus, with a mix of residential streets and former industrial areas that are home to parks, art galleries, event spaces, and over 8,000 residents. The current res
Misinformation: Does the First Amendment Need an Update?
The first amendment of the Constitution protects our freedom to say almost anything with few restrictions. But when that freedom is abused, do we need new rules? Can truth in media be regulated? CMCs
The State of the Workforce Report
We discuss the state of the workforce in Central Ohio and what current trends indicate for the future, plus The Workforce Development Board of Central Ohio provides an overview of their State of the