Sep 30 Health Amid Outbreak Of Lung Illness, Louisville Officials Urge Residents To Quit Vaping The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week said there are now more than 805 cases of these lung illnesses across 46 states. By Lisa Gillespie Sep 30 Health Amid Outbreak Of Illness, Officials Urge Residents To Quit Vaping Lisa Gillespie
Apr 28 Health Louisville’s Health Department Faces Cuts Amid City Budget Crisis Mayor Fischer's proposal includes shrinking the health department staff and eliminating a program that helps people with mental illness. By Lisa Gillespie Apr 28 Health Louisville's Health Department Faces Cuts Amid City Budget Crisis Lisa Gillespie
Nov 29 Community Report: One In Seven Louisvillians Live In Areas Of Concentrated Poverty Concentrated poverty stems from a combination of low income, few jobs, poor education levels and bad health. By Jacob Ryan Nov 29 Community Report: One In Seven Louisvillians Live In Areas Of Concentrated Poverty Jacob Ryan
Jul 6 Local News Construction Begins on Big Four Bridge Re-decking A ceremonial groundbreaking was held on the Big Four Bridge today. Construction will now begin on re-decking the old railroad bridge across the Ohio River. Congressman John Yarmuth congratulated Governor Beshear, Louisville Mayor Fischer and Jeffersonville Mayor Tom Galligan for their teamwork on getting the project started. “This will be something that will bring us […] By Dalton Main Jul 6 Local News Construction Begins on Big Four Bridge Re-decking Dalton Main
May 25 Local News Mayor, MetroSafe Remind Citizens of Emergency Alerts In light of recent destruction caused by severe weather and tornadoes in the midwest, Louisville Metro Government officials are reminding citizens the city’s alert systems. Mayor Greg Fischer is encouraging Louisvillians to purchase weather radios or subscribe to text message alerts from media outlets. “A text alert could waken you,” Fischer says “but it could […] By Dalton Main May 25 Local News Mayor, MetroSafe Remind Citizens of Emergency Alerts Dalton Main
May 23 Local News Fischer Planning “Painful” Cuts Over Next Three Years Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer will introduce his budget for the next fiscal year on Thursday. The spending plan will make a number of one-time cuts to overcome a $22.5 million shortfall. But subsequent budget cuts will be grim. For the last few years, city budgets have become leaner and leaner. Since a full economic recovery […] By Gabe Bullard May 23 Local News Fischer Planning “Painful” Cuts Over Next Three Years Gabe Bullard
Feb 3 Local News Fischer Defends Iron Quarter Agreement Earlier this week, Blue agreed to drop a lawsuit against the city in exchange for permission to destroy the buildings and help preserving or rebuilding the facades. Preservationists have criticized Fischer for not being transparent in his decision to make the deal, but Fischer dismisses those claims. By Gabe Bullard Feb 3 Local News Fischer Defends Iron Quarter Agreement Gabe Bullard
May 11 Local News Next Louisville: The Democratic Mayoral Primary, Part One Listen Now by Gabe Bullard Of the eight Democrats running for mayor of Louisville, three of them either hold or have previously run for public office. They are: Metro Councilmen David Tandy and Jim King and businessman and former U.S. Senate candidate Greg Fischer. In the first of two reports on the Democratic mayoral primary, […] By Gabe Bullard May 11 Local News Next Louisville: The Democratic Mayoral Primary, Part One Gabe Bullard
Apr 22 Local News Fischer Releases Energy And Environmental Plan To mark Earth Day Thursday, Democratic mayoral candidate Greg Fischer unveiled his energy and environmental services plan for Louisville if elected. By Gabe Bullard Apr 22 Local News Fischer Releases Energy And Environmental Plan Gabe Bullard
Apr 13 Local News Fischer And Heiner Pull Ahead In Latest Poll Democrat Greg Fischer and Republican Hal Heiner have pulled ahead in their respective primaries in the Louisville mayor's race, according to a new poll. By Gabe Bullard Apr 13 Local News Fischer And Heiner Pull Ahead In Latest Poll Gabe Bullard
Apr 13 Local News Fischer Unveils Crime Prevention Plan The plan is essentially a list of general goals Fischer would like to accomplish if elected. He calls for a more diverse police force that can form better relationships with communities throughout the city, and a multi-departmental focus on youth and family services. By Gabe Bullard Apr 13 Local News Fischer Unveils Crime Prevention Plan Gabe Bullard
Mar 4 Local News Fischer Unveils Transparency Plan Democratic mayoral candidate Greg Fischer announced his plans for improving transparency in Metro Government Thursday. By Gabe Bullard Mar 4 Local News Fischer Unveils Transparency Plan Gabe Bullard
Sep 8 Local News Thieneman Enters Mayor's Race Louisville developer Chris Thieneman has become the first Republican to announce his candidacy in the mayor's race. By Gabe Bullard Sep 8 Local News Thieneman Enters Mayor's Race Gabe Bullard
Jul 30 Local News Democrats Prepare For Mayoral Bids Even though only one candidate has started campaigning, the fight for the Democratic nomination could be a 3-, 4- or 5-way race. By Gabe Bullard Jul 30 Local News Democrats Prepare For Mayoral Bids Gabe Bullard