Cincinnati.com Local Politics:'Distrust.' Why Issue 22 created unusual alliances on both sides

Issue 22 exists in a kind of alternate political reality in which traditional battle lines between Democrats and Republicans are barely visible. [Read in browser]( [Read in browser]( Local Politics Tue Oct 31 2023 ['Distrust.' Why Issue 22 created unusual alliances on both sides]( [Joe Mallory, president of the Cincinnati NAACP, talks at a press conference at the Board of Elections in Norwood to urge voters to vote no on Issue 22, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023. Issue 22 is asking voters to allow the city of Cincinnati to sell the Cincinnati Southern Railway they have owned since the 1880’s.]( Issue 22 exists in a kind of alternate political reality in which traditional battle lines between Democrats and Republicans are barely visible. [READ MORE]( Advertisement [Marijuana grows in the newly opened Cresco Labs medical marijuana plant in Yellow Springs, Ohio, on Monday, Oct. 8, 2018.]( [9 of 10 council candidates back state Issue 2, recreational marijuana]( Liz Keating was the only candidate for Cincinnati city council to not explicitly support Issue 2, legalizing recreational marijuana. [READ MORE]( [Brigid Kelly, Hamilton County auditor, stands for a portrait during a town hall discussions hosted by the Ohio Chamber of Commerce and Michele Young Law Co. LPA on affordable housing for aging Ohioans at the Taft Center in Cincinnati on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023.]( [Auditor Kelly shares cancer diagnosis, but grateful to serve citizens]( Hamilton County Auditor Brigid Kelly revealed for the first time she has cancer on The Enquirer's "That's So Cincinnati" podcast. [READ MORE]( [Former Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory delivers remarks as he is joined by four other former mayors and current Mayor Aftab Pureval, second from right, to lobby for the sale of the 143-year-old city-owned railroad to Norfolk Southern.]( [Daily Briefing | Issue 22 creates strange bedfellows and more]( The proposed sale of Cincinnati's city-owned railroad is creating some strange political bedfellows. | Your Oct. 31 Daily Briefing. [READ MORE]( [Sen. Mitch McConnell urged support for Ukraine during a speech at the University of Louisville Monday. Oct. 30, 2023.]( [McConnell: Biden has 'prolonged the bloodshed' in Ukraine]( Sen. Mitch McConnell appeared alongside Ukraine's ambassador to the United States, Oksana Markarova, at the University of Louisville on Monday. [READ MORE]( Sign up for the news you want Exclusive newsletters are part of your subscription, don’t miss out! We’re always working to add benefits for subscribers like you. [SEE ALL NEWSLETTERS ➔]( [SEE ALL NEWSLETTERS ➔]( SUBSCRIBE TODAY Our Reporting. Your Stories. • Full access to subscriber-only content on all devices. • Share bonus subscription with a family member or friend. • The universal eNewspaper, the digital version of our print paper, plus bonus monthly magazines and hundreds of local papers. • Original reporting of our hometown teams, from high school sports to the pros. [SUBSCRIBE TODAY]( [SUBSCRIBE TODAY]( Advertisement [Newsletters]( | [eNewspaper]( | [Crosswords]( Follow Us Problem viewing email? [View in browser]( [Unsubscribe]( • [Manage Newsletters]( • [Terms of Service]( • [Privacy Policy/Your California Privacy Rights]( • [Privacy Notice]( • [Do Not Sell My Info/Cookie Policy]( • [Feedback](