Cincinnati Edition

From Ohio Public Radio, we have two reports on Governor Kasich's tax reform plan:

Cincinnati has always been fertile ground for amazing choral music, starting with the May Festival, Vocal Arts Ensemble and, now, a unique chorus that offers young professionals in our area not only a chance to sing, but to be involved in our community and meet new people. KellyAnn Nelson, the founder and director of the Young Professionals’ Choral Collective (yp/CC) is in the studio with Mark Perzel to talk about how the group started, what its mission is, and their upcoming Black & Blues Gala on February 16.

The February issue of Cincinnati Magazine has a fascinating look at the growing number of people in the area who are creating, designing, building, and crafting goods and using internet sites like Etsy to sell them. Not only is the number higher than you’d think, but the variety in goods being sold is impressive: wooden furniture to handmade bicycles to specially created blue jeans. Amy Brownlee, the associate managing editor for the magazine, joins Mark Perzel to talk about the genesis for this article and what surprises they discovered when they set out to compile the list.

The Cincinnati Reds and University of Cincinnati Baseball program announced a unique business partnership Friday night. Learn more about it today from Brian Cleary, the head coach of the U.C. Bearcats baseball team when he's  in The Front Row with Betsy Ross.

On the Money with Chris DeSimio welcomes back Dr. Martin Giesbrecht, professor emeritus of economics from Northern Kentucky University, to share his thoughts on the current state of America’s economy and what future actions, or inaction, by the government will have on the current upswing on the stock market.