The Louisville Metro Council will vote on a budget for the upcoming fiscal year at its regular meeting tonight.The council’s budget committee passed an amended version of MayorGreg Fischer’s proposed spending plan. It adds about $2.5 million in spending for dozens of agencies, based on higher revenue projections.Fischer’s first budget proposal includes a number of stopgaps to fill a $22.5 million shortfall. Administration officials say they generally don’t have a problem with the money added by the council to the $500 million budget.
Rick Howlett was midday host and the host of LPM's weekly talk show, "In Conversation." He was with LPM from 2001-2023 and held many different titles, including Morning Edition host, Assignment Editor and Interim News Director. He died in August 2023. Read a remembrance of Rick here.
