Jan 29 Community Inside Louisville’s Decades-Long Problem With Housing Segregation Jerome Perry doesn’t have many white neighbors. There are so few, in fact, that Perry can list the houses around him where white families live. Even the homes that are blocks away from his tidy yellow brick home on 45th Street in Louisville’s Westover neighborhood. Perry, like most of his neighbors, is black. And his […] By Ashley Lopez and Jacob Ryan Jan 29 Community Inside Segregation In Louisville Ashley Lopez and Jacob Ryan
Jan 18 Politics Democrats’ Southern Struggles Mean Rough Times for Kentucky Candidates The filing deadline for Kentucky’s May primary elections is just over a week away, and no prominent Democrats have signed up to challenge any of the state’s five Republican congressmen. Likewise, Rand Paul has no high-profile challengers for his seat in the U.S. Senate. Republicans had a banner year in 2015, electing a governor and putting the […] By Ashley Lopez Jan 18 Politics Democrats’ Southern Struggles Mean Rough Times for Kentucky Candidates Ashley Lopez
Jan 14 Education Bevin Ends Predecessor’s Effort To Dismiss U of L Lawsuit Gov. Matt Bevin on Thursday withdrew a motion from former Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear that would have dismissed a lawsuit accusing Beshear of breaking state law when he did not appoint a single African-American to the University of Louisville’s Board of Trustees last year. Bevin filed pleadings Thursday with the Franklin Circuit Court “expressing his agreement” with […] By Ashley Lopez Jan 14 Education Bevin Ends Predecessor’s Effort To Dismiss U of L Lawsuit Ashley Lopez
Jan 12 Politics Kentucky’s Next Democratic Party Chair Has A Tough Gig Ahead On Monday, reporters huddled in the state Capitol waiting for a potentially big announcement. They were aware of rumors — incorrect ones, it would turn out — that multiple Democratic state House members had switched to the Republican side, changing the balance of power in the last Democratic-controlled legislative branch in the South. That Kentucky political […] By Ashley Lopez Jan 12 Politics Kentucky’s Next Democratic Party Chair Has A Tough Gig Ahead Ashley Lopez
Jan 11 Politics Campaigns Can Electioneer at Kentucky Caucus Sites Voters taking part in Kentucky’s Republican presidential caucus in March might notice one big difference when they cast their ballots: campaign swag in the same room where they’re voting. In typical Kentucky elections, as much as holding a campaign sign within 100 feet of a polling station is illegal. State law also prohibits people from distributing campaign […] By Ashley Lopez Jan 11 Politics Campaigns Can Electioneer at Kentucky Caucus Sites Ashley Lopez
Jan 8 Politics 11 Candidates Running In Kentucky’s Republican Presidential Caucus Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee joined the field for the Kentucky Republican presidential caucus before the Thursday deadline, bringing the total of candidates to 11. The other candidates who Kentucky Republicans will choose from are: former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie […] By Ashley Lopez Jan 8 Politics 11 Candidates Running In Kentucky’s Republican Presidential Caucus Ashley Lopez
Jan 8 Arts and Culture How Arts and Culture Could Shape Louisville’s Tech Future Investing in art and creativity could be the key to Louisville’s tech dreams, experts say. One of Mayor Greg Fischer’s biggest priorities is making Louisville into a city that can thrive in the 21st century’s knowledge-based economy. Besides efforts to build new infrastructure such as Google Fiber, Fischer has also invested in training residents for jobs […] By Ashley Lopez Jan 8 Arts and Culture How Arts and Culture Could Shape Louisville’s Tech Future Ashley Lopez
Jan 8 Politics Opponents Say West Louisville Methane Plant’s Demise Doesn’t End Issue For months, community activists waged a heated campaign against a plan backed by Mayor Greg Fischer to build a methane gas plant in Louisville’s California neighborhood. But after months of community pushback, Indiana-based STAR BioEnergy on Thursday withdrew a proposal to construct a methane gas plant that uses anaerobic biodigesters in West Louisville. The methane plant’s […] By Ashley Lopez Jan 8 Politics Opponents Say West Louisville Methane Plant’s Demise Doesn’t End Issue Ashley Lopez
Jan 5 Health Any Expanded Medicaid Model Helps Low-Income Residents, Study Says States initiatives to expand health insurance coverage through either traditional Medicaid or private insurance have equally good outcomes for low-income adults, according to a study released Tuesday. The Harvard’s School of Public Health study compared survey results from 5,600 low-income adults in Kentucky, Arkansas and Texas. The study was released as Kentucky’s new governor mulls reforming the Medicaid expansion. Kentucky […] By Ashley Lopez Jan 5 Health Any Expanded Medicaid Model Helps Low-Income Residents, Study Says Ashley Lopez
Jan 5 Community Louisville Flood Workgroup Meets For Final Time The Louisville Metropolitan Sewer District is ready to start working on long-term plans aimed at tackling flooding issues in the city. The year-long city workgroup held its final meeting Monday. After various heavy rain events early in 2015, Mayor Greg Fischer appointed the workgroup to find ways to deal with a rising level of rain-related property damage. […] By Ashley Lopez Jan 5 Community Louisville Flood Workgroup Meets For Final Time Ashley Lopez
Jan 4 Politics Does the South Show Kentucky’s Conservative Future? For decades, Republicans have predicted that Kentucky was becoming a Red State. The prediction seemed more reliable than ever late last year, when Matt Bevin was elected governor. Bevin, a Republican businessman, promised reforms seen currently in much of the conservative South. “I think Kentucky is now moving into that red column, and we are joining our […] By Ashley Lopez Jan 4 Politics Does the South Show Kentucky’s Conservative Future? Ashley Lopez
Dec 31 Politics Kentucky Republicans See Only Slight Registration Gains Ahead of Presidential Caucus When the Republican Party of Kentucky decided to hold a presidential caucus, a motivating factor was the hope that the excitement of the event would increase the party’s voter registration numbers and voter participation. That hope hasn’t panned out, at least not on a large scale. According to the latest state registration figures, Republicans picked up […] By Ashley Lopez Dec 31 Politics Kentucky Republicans See Only Slight Registration Gains Ahead of Presidential Caucus Ashley Lopez
Dec 30 Politics Inclusion, Cooperation at Center of Louisville Metro Council President Race The Louisville Metro Council is facing a showdown over which member will lead the body in the new year. On Jan. 7, council members will hold an organizational session where they will vote for the next council president. The incumbent, Democrat David Tandy, was chosen this last year to succeed Jim King, who died late last […] By Ashley Lopez Dec 30 Politics Inclusion, Cooperation at Center of Louisville Metro Council President Race Ashley Lopez
Dec 24 Community What Do You Get a Goat for Christmas? Louisville Zoo Has an Answer For weeks, or maybe just days, people have wracked their brains trying to find the just-right gift for family and friends. But what if you consider animals at the Louisville Zoo your friends, too? The zoo is accepting gifts this month for some of the zoo animals, and it’s also offering a wish list — […] By Ashley Lopez Dec 24 Community What Do You Get a Goat for Christmas? Louisville Zoo Has an Answer Ashley Lopez
Dec 22 Politics Kentucky Child Care Subsidy Boost Put on Hold Kentucky’s Health and Family Services Cabinet is reviewing whether a reimbursement rate increase can move forward for child care centers that are part of the state’s subsidy program for low-income families. Earlier this month, then-Gov. Steve Beshear announced he would dedicate a federal fund surplus of $15 million to the Child Care Assistance Program, which offers […] By Ashley Lopez Dec 22 Politics Kentucky Child Care Subsidy Boost Put on Hold Ashley Lopez