May 30 Local News Louisville Innovative Delivery Team to Tackle Urban Problems Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer has put together a special team that will take on five urban challenges. The projects range from to expanding recycling and reducing the number of low-severity 911 calls to implementing a more efficient rezoning process. Fischer announced a six-member “Innovation Delivery Team” will deal with the five goals, which will be […] By WFPL News May 30 Local News Louisville Innovative Delivery Team to Tackle Urban Problems WFPL News
May 29 Local News Lawmakers Differ on Mayor Ignoring Cuts to Council Discretionary Funds Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer will give up his discretionary account to help fill the budget deficit next year, but the Metro Council is split on whether to follow suit. Each council member is given a total of $205,000 to spend annually, with $75,000 in their Neighborhood Development Fund in addition to a $100,000 Capital Infrastructure […] By WFPL News May 29 Local News Lawmakers Differ on Mayor Ignoring Cuts to Council Discretionary Funds WFPL News
May 25 Local News Fischer Forms Work Group to Address West End Issues Mayor Greg Fischer has assembled a work group to address violence in west Louisville. U of L Arts and Sciences Dean Blaine Hudson will chair the group, and the rest of the members will be chosen from civic organizations, government, churches and the business community. The group will first take count of all the youth […] By Gabe Bullard May 25 Local News Fischer Forms Work Group to Address West End Issues Gabe Bullard
May 25 Local News Fischer Visits White House With Local Business Owners Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer is joining a group of small business owners at The White House to discuss policies affecting economic growth for local companies. The White House Business Council has partnered with Business Forward, a non-profit dedicated to bringing business leaders into the policy-making process, are co-hosting the briefing on Friday. “We are looking […] By WFPL News May 25 Local News Fischer Visits White House With Local Business Owners WFPL News
May 24 Local News Yates Praises Funding for Southwest Regional Library Louisville Metro Councilman David Yates, D-25, is praising Mayor Greg Fischer for making the Southwest Regional Library a top priority in the upcoming 2012-13 fiscal year spending plan. City funding for the 40,000 square foot project is $9.5 million with another $3.5 million coming from the non-profit Louisville Library Foundation. Fischer is issuing a 20-year […] By WFPL News May 24 Local News Yates Praises Funding for Southwest Regional Library WFPL News
May 24 Local News Fischer Unveils Budget Plan With No Layoffs or Drastic Cuts Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer has presented the Metro Council with his budget plan for the upcoming 2012-13 fiscal year. The spending plan does not raise taxes and balances the budget without Metro employee layoffs or furloughs, and gives non-union city workers a 2 percent raise. Fischer was able to leverage private sectors dollars to help […] By WFPL News May 24 Local News Fischer Unveils Budget Plan With No Layoffs or Drastic Cuts WFPL News
May 17 Local News Fischer Condemns Shootings, Will Meet With West End Leaders Promising to meet with community leaders, Mayor Greg Fischer denounced a brazen shooting spree in west Louisville that left three dead and three others injured. The first incident happened Thursday afternoon after four people were shot at 32nd and Kentucky streets. Among the victims were Craig Bland Jr., 22, and Tyson Mimms, 24, who both […] By WFPL News May 17 Local News Fischer Condemns Shootings, Will Meet With West End Leaders WFPL News
May 10 Local News Scott Questions Fischer’s Camping Ban Ordinance Metro Councilwoman Attica Woodson Scott, D-1, is concerned about an ordinance being proposed by Mayor Greg Fischer that would ban overnight camping in response to the Occupy Louisville protest. Last month, the city ousted protestors from Founder’s Square in downtown without incident. But because the space is not considered an official Metro Park, there is […] By WFPL News May 10 Local News Scott Questions Fischer’s Camping Ban Ordinance WFPL News
May 8 Local News Fischer Wants to Ban Encampments in Small Public Parks Citing damage caused by the Occupy Louisville protest, Mayor Greg Fischer has proposed an ordinance that would forbid residents from camping out in small public parks overnight. Six months ago, local activists affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement began demonstrating at the Belvedere and Jefferson Square Park in downtown. But in December, Metro Government […] By WFPL News May 8 Local News Fischer Wants to Ban Encampments in Small Public Parks WFPL News
Apr 30 Local News Peden Clashes With Mayor’s Office Over ‘Low-Income’ Apartment Project Louisville Metro Councilman James Peden, R-23, is rallying against an effort to build a so-called “low-income” housing complex in his southeastern district, but Mayor Greg Fischer’s office and developers say Peden is misleading residents and the area needs more affordable housing. Frontgate Apartments is a 212-unit apartment complex proposed by LDG Development, which wants to […] By WFPL News Apr 30 Local News Peden Clashes With Mayor’s Office Over ‘Low-Income’ Apartment Project WFPL News
Apr 29 Local News Fischer’s Campaign Twitter Account Hacked Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer’s campaign Twitter account has been hacked. The page has been inactive since February 2011, but a new profanity-laced message appeared last week. By WFPL News Apr 29 Local News Fischer’s Campaign Twitter Account Hacked WFPL News
Apr 23 Local News BuzzFeed Highlights Louisville’s Bizarre Breastfeeding Ad BuzzFeed found the new ad by Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer’s Healthy Hometown Movement to be a bit frightening. From BuzzFeed: The ad, part of the Louisville mayor’s Healthy Hometown initiative, aims to—not scare the living crap out of African-American moms—but to boost breastfeeding among them. If it achieves that goal, I will eat my words […] By WFPL News Apr 23 Local News BuzzFeed Highlights Louisville’s Bizarre Breastfeeding Ad WFPL News
Apr 11 Local News Conrad Addresses Occupy Louisville, Gang Activity and Community Policing Louisville Metro Police Chief Steve Conrad says his officers are prepared to deal with any possible situation that may arise in connection with the Occupy Louisville protesters. Last week, Mayor Greg Fischer ordered Occupy demonstrators to abandon their downtown encampment by April 13. Since last fall, dozens of activists have occupied a tent city and […] By WFPL News Apr 11 Local News Conrad Addresses Occupy Louisville, Gang Activity and Community Policing WFPL News
Mar 30 Local News Fischer Claims ‘Cardinal Red Day’ Set World Record Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer declared the city has set a world’s record for people wearing red in a single day for his “Cardinal Red Day” to celebrate the University of Louisville’s trip to the NCAA Final Four. The university rejected Fischer’s offer to hold a pep rally so he called for every resident and business […] By WFPL News Mar 30 Local News Fischer Claims ‘Cardinal Red Day’ Set World Record WFPL News
Mar 27 Local News Fischer Declares Friday ‘Cardinal Red Day’ After the University of Louisville turned down his offer to hold a pep rally before the Cardinals Final Four appearance this Saturday, Mayor Greg Fischer wants the city to set a world’s record for the most people wearing red in one day to celebrate. Fischer has declared Friday as Cardinal Red Day and is encouraging […] By WFPL News Mar 27 Local News Fischer Declares Friday ‘Cardinal Red Day’ WFPL News