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Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Cincinnatians for Progress Featured in Front Page Article in Cincinnati Business CourierIn their May 22nd issue, the Business Courier of Cincinnati profiled Cincinnatians for Progress in their featured article. Senior Staff Reporter Lucy May talked with Cincinnatians for Progress Co-Chairs Bobby Maly, Rob Richardson and Joe Sprengard about the purpose and goals of the organization.To view the full article you need a subscription, but here are a few of the highlights: "We can't limit the ability of the city to even entertain different forms of transportation," said Richardson, a lawyer who worked locally on Barack Obama's presidential campaign. "This is about being a city that's economically competitive." Just a few months in the making, the group has already raised $50,000, mostly in small contributions from grass-roots supporters, said Maly...And Cincinnatians for Progressis even getting support from some people who oppose the streetcar project, because they don't think a public vote on every major rail transit project is the right way to govern... Councilman Chris Bortz, another [Cincinnatians for Progress] supporter, puts it this way: "You only need to look to California to see what happens when the referendum rules. Real chaos ensues." The business community...viewed red light cameras and proportional representation as more philosophical issues and didn't get heavily involved.."Now that we are talking about a major economic issue that has major economic consequences," Sprengard said. "That's what prompted the business community to look at this a little more differently."
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