Roberto Roldan
City Politics and Government ReporterRoberto Roldan is the City Politics and Government Reporter for WFPL. His coverage focuses on a wide range of topics, including public policy, community initiatives and holding Louisville Metro Government accountable. Before joining WFPL, Roldan covered Richmond (Va.) City Hall for VPM. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of South Florida and a master’s from Aberystwyth University in Wales.
Email Roberto at rroldan@lpm.org.
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A proposed real estate transaction that came together around the time of a recent misconduct trial in Louisville Metro Council likely would have violated local law, according to the city’s Ethics Commission.
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Louisville Metro Council Member Anthony Piagentini says he feels vindicated after his colleagues voted down misconduct charges against him.
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Louisville Metro Council Member Anthony Piagentini will remain in office following an ethics trial.
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Louisville Metro Council didn’t vote on a resolution calling for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, despite repeated efforts to find agreement among Democrats.
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A city program that would provide Louisville police officers with a financial incentive to live in the neighborhoods they patrol has gone completely unused more than three years after its creation.
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A Louisville Metro Council committee voted Wednesday afternoon in favor of a resolution calling for a cease-fire in the war in Gaza, but the council president said he won’t allow a final vote on the measure.
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Louisville is wrestling over what to do with a statue of its colonial namesake, French King Louis XVI. Museums and the public are hesitant to put it back on display.
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Louisville officials got a first look Tuesday morning at the policing reforms the U.S. Department of Justice wants them to implement in the coming years.
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A former city employee is suing Louisville Metro Government, claiming she was retaliated against for blowing the whistle on the role of the mayor’s wife in his new administration.
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House Bill 388 would strip party affiliation from the ballot for Louisville mayor and Metro Council.