Five things you need to know today and the seven stages of party panic

Good morning, Cincinnati. Here are the five most important things you need to know to start your busy business day: Chris Wetterich takes a look at two major threats to local municipalities that rely on income tax to pay for services – a lawsuit by Hamilton County Auditor Dusty Rhodes against the city of Cincinnati and state lawmakers’ moves to allow taxpayers to ask for refunds for portions of 2021 in which they worked from home. Steve Watkins reports on how Fifth Third Bancorp is among…