After a heated discussion, the council's budget committee, in a 7-2 vote, opted not to give the Art Academy $150,000 from a pool of $1 million that council members want to use to expand the city's ...

While art academy staff are asking for $250,000, the only council member to suggest funding for the school, Vice Mayor Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney, officially recommended just $25,000, city records ...

Cincinnati City Council prioritized funding for fire trucks, police cruisers, and salt trucks over the Art Academy of Cincinnati. Vice Mayor Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney advocated for the Art Academy ...