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  • How long will Victory Vistas seniors be shielded from steep rent hikes?
  • How are Cincinnati-area colleges really handling AI in your classroom?
  • What will your phone do when a felon escapes an Ohio jail?

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📰 News we're reading

1. Victory Vistas to offer temporary relief for elderly residents facing rent increases (wcpo.com) — Elderly residents at the Victory Vistas complex in Cincinnati’s Paddock Hills are getting temporary help covering steep rent hikes after owner Chinedum Ndukwe partnered with local nonprofit SO-ACT. While state housing officials say the new rents comply with federal limits, Legal Aid argues tenants were promised much lower 30% AMI leases and still fear homelessness as the subsidy only runs through March 1, 2026.
   

2. How are Greater Cincinnati universities approaching AI? Policies at UC, Miami, NKU, more (cincinnati.com) — Greater Cincinnati colleges, including UC, Miami, Xavier, Cincinnati State, NKU and Gateway, are rapidly rolling out AI policies, tools and new degree programs that affect how local students learn and work. From UC’s BearcatGPT to Miami’s Google Gemini access and NKU’s law-focused tools, campuses are balancing innovation with concerns about cheating, ethics and data privacy that matter for current and future Cincinnati-area students.
   

3. 'Common sense': New system in Ohio will alert residents when inmates escape jail (local12.com) — Ohio residents, including those in Cincinnati, will soon get loud, Amber Alert-style notifications when inmates facing felony charges escape from jail under a new law signed by Gov. Mike DeWine. The Escaped Convict Alert Program, backed by bipartisan lawmakers, will plug into existing emergency systems and can add up to three years to an inmate’s sentence after capture.
   

4. Inhaled insulin offers needle-free hope for diabetic children (local12.com) — Cincinnati viewers are hearing about a promising needle-free insulin option that could soon change life for kids with diabetes. Local station WKRC highlights a Cleveland clinical trial of inhaled insulin that proved as safe and effective as injections for children, and could win FDA approval as early as May, potentially pairing with pumps to simplify daily care.
   

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