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In 10 days, Cincinnati will entertain a small team of Republican National Committee staffers and advisors to gather information about the citys bid to host the 2016 GOP presidential convention.

Cincinnati is one of six cities on the short list to host the national convention in two years. The advance team already paid Denver and Las Vegas a visit earlier this week. Next week, Dallas and Kansas City will have the small Republican crew learn more about those cities. Cincinnati and Cleveland will round out the visits on April 29 and 30, respectively.

Weve entered the next phase of the site selection process with all cities on an even playing field there are no favorites, there are no underdogs, said RNC Site Selection Chair Enid Mickelsen. The technical visits will help aid the committee in their decision-making process as we narrow the field of cities in contention for the 2016 Republican National Convention.

A report on the initial visits from the advance team will be given to the RNC Site Selection Committee. That committee will then vote, likely the week after it receives the report, to determine which cities will get the official visit from the full RNC delegation. The field of six will be further narrowed, according to the RNC.

Officials Site Selection Committee visits are scheduled to take place in late May through early June. Another round of cuts are possible this summer and initial negotiations with the final city, or cities, will begin, according to the RNC.

The full RNC governing body will vote on the final decision in late summer or early fall.

Beck back in court

State Rep. Pete Beck, R-Mason, is set to be back in court on Thursday where the state lawmaker will either enter a plea or have a court date set for his trial on theft and securities fraud.

Beck faces 70 charges 16 of which were filed in July 2013 and 54 filed in February involving political corruption, perjury, theft, money laundering, and telecommunications and securities fraud. They stem from his involvement in the now-defunct Christopher Technologies where he was the tech companys chief financial officer.

A continuation of the case is still possible as similar previously scheduled hearings had been continued due to the amount of evidence compiled by the prosecution, the Ohio Attorney Generals and Hamilton County Prosecutors offices, and the attorneys defending the 61-year-old former Mason mayor.

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Republican National Committee set to visit Cincinnati