Good morning, Franklin County. Northwest Columbus drivers, consider this your 45-day heads-up: Riverside Drive is shutting down for flood-reduction construction, so it's time to dust off those alternate routes and make peace with a longer commute. Meanwhile, Ohio property taxes continue to dominate conversations at the Statehouse, and on a genuinely feel-good note, Columbus State students got their first taste of Buckeye campus life through the new Buckeye Bridge initiative — a program designed to make the leap from community college to Ohio State feel a little less like a leap of faith.
Nationally, unemployment claims are holding steady, Fauci and Rand Paul are heading back to the Senate ring, and the global headlines are moving fast. Fresh local listings are waiting in Real Estate whenever you need a breather.
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☕️ What's Brewing Locally
Riverside Drive in northwest Columbus closed 45 days for construction
🚧 Northwest Columbus drivers face a 45-day detour ahead. Riverside Drive is shutting down for construction designed to reduce flooding in the area. Drivers should plan alternate routes for the duration of the closure. Read more
Ohio State, Columbus State welcome Buckeye Bridge students to campus
🌉 A new bridge is connecting community college students to Ohio State. Dozens of Columbus State Community College students gathered at Ohio State's Ohio Union to kick off the inaugural cohort of the Buckeye Bridge initiative. The program is designed to ease students' transition from community college to the four-year university experience. The event gave participants an early look at campus life as the new academic year gets underway. Read more
Ohio lawmakers say they’ve made property tax changes, but more bills remain - WOUB Public Media -
🏠 Ohio property taxes are a hot-button issue for lawmakers. Legislators on both sides of the aisle report hearing frequently from constituents concerned about property taxes in the state. While some changes have already been made, additional bills are still in the pipeline. Read more
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🌎 What Else Is Brewing
Unemployment claims dipped last week, keeping the labor market in its slow-hire, slow-fire groove even after June’s ugly jobs slowdown.
Fauci and Rand Paul are set to square off again in a Senate hearing, bringing their pandemic-era feud back to the main stage.
US-Iran conflict has entered a new phase as diplomacy stalls and Saudi-backed strikes keep pressure on Iranian proxies.
Trump administration is boosting funding to counter China’s influence overseas, turning the competition into a bigger global spending battle.
Pleading the Fifth got a constitutional history lesson in a national explainer, because America never misses a chance to make one phrase do a lot.
CBS News is tracking the latest U.S. headlines as national and business stories keep moving faster than the morning coffee.
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