Overview

• Sen. Bernie Moreno formally unveiled “Holly’s Act” on August 6 to raise mandatory minimums and hold judges accountable following the July 26 Cincinnati mob attack.
• Moreno pledged to “turbo charge” recruitment efforts to fill roughly 115 vacant positions in the Cincinnati Police Department’s authorized roster.
• Six individuals have been charged with assault and aggravated riot and the FBI’s hate-crime review into the downtown brawl remains active.
• An online fundraiser has collected over $500,000 to cover Holly’s medical bills, lost wages and legal fees during her ongoing recovery.
• Local commentators and podcast hosts accuse Moreno of pandering to racial fears by spotlighting this incident while largely ignoring more deadly urban violence such as Cleveland’s gun crisis.