May 22 Politics Here Are The Louisville Metro Council Primary Election Results Two sitting Democratic councilmembers — Cheri Bryant Hamilton and Vitalis Lanshima — lost their primary elections Tuesday evening. By Erica Peterson May 22 Politics Here Are The Louisville Metro Council Primary Results Erica Peterson
Apr 9 Community Metro Council To Hold Next Meeting At Shawnee High School All 26 Council members will attend the April 12 meeting at the Academy at Shawnee High School, said president David James. By Amina Elahi Apr 9 Community Metro Council To Hold Next Meeting At Shawnee High School Amina Elahi
Mar 22 Economy Metro Council Repeals Food Truck Distance Restriction On Thursday, Louisville's Metro Council overturned a rule that said food trucks had to stay 150 feet away from restaurants with similar menus. By Amina Elahi Mar 22 Economy Metro Council Repeals Food Truck Distance Restriction Amina Elahi
Feb 20 Community DOJ Investigates Metro Council For Possible Violation Of Fair Housing Act Department of Justice is examining whether council may have violated the Fair Housing Act in rejecting a proposed affordable senior housing project in Prospect last year. By Amina Elahi Feb 20 Community DOJ Investigates Metro Council For Possible Fair Housing Violation Amina Elahi
Feb 8 Community Metro Council Passes New Protections For Louisville’s Homeless Population Metro government now has to give residents of homeless encampments 21 days notice before it can clean them out, thanks to an ordinance that passed Thursday evening. By Amina Elahi Feb 8 Community Council Passes New Protections For Louisville's Homeless Population Amina Elahi
Feb 6 Politics Fischer Joins Metro Council Group To Support Legalizing Medical Marijuana Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer and a bipartisan group of Metro Council members have come out in favor of legislation that would legalize medical marijuana in Kentucky. By Amina Elahi Feb 6 Politics Fischer, Metro Council Group Support Legalizing Medical Marijuana Amina Elahi
Jan 31 Politics 5 Metro Council Members Will Not Seek Re-Election In 2018 There are 13 Metro Council seats up for grabs this year, and incumbents from more than a third of them aren't seeking re-election. By Amina Elahi Jan 31 Politics 5 Metro Council Members Will Not Seek Re-Election In 2018 Amina Elahi
Jan 25 Politics Metro Council Continues Push To Make Local Gun Laws Metro Council president David James says House Bill 189, if signed into law, could help curb violence in Louisville. By Kyeland Jackson Jan 25 Politics Metro Council Continues Push To Make Local Gun Laws Kyeland Jackson
Jan 18 Politics Future Metro Council Vacancies Could Be Filled By Special Election If a Metro Council member dies, resigns or is removed, responsibility for filling that vacancy currently falls to his or her peers. A proposed bill would change that. By Amina Elahi Jan 18 Politics Future Metro Council Vacancies Could Be Filled By Special Election Amina Elahi
Jan 12 Community Councilman Wants Citizens To ‘Hack The Highlands’ Brandon Coan, who represents neighborhoods including the Highlands and Germantown, will host a public hackathon Saturday at Bellarmine University. By Amina Elahi Jan 12 Community Councilman Wants Citizens To 'Hack The Highlands' Amina Elahi
Jan 10 Politics David James Expected To Be Next Metro Council President The former police officer has served on council since 2010, representing the western district that includes the neighborhoods of California, Old Louisville and Taylor Berry. By Amina Elahi Jan 10 Politics David James Expected To Be Next Metro Council President Amina Elahi
Dec 30 Community Best Of 2017: City Reporter Jake Ryan On Overdoses, Homeless Camps And A Stolen Bus Heroin overdoses. Transparency in politics. Economic development and homeless camps. WFPL's Jacob Ryan covered a wide range of topics this year. By Staff Dec 30 Community Best Of 2017: Overdoses, Homeless Camps And A Stolen Bus Staff
Dec 20 Politics Metro Councilman Vitalis Lanshima Reinstated To JCPS Teaching Position News reports broke in the week since Lanshima was sworn in that he faced firing by Jefferson County Public Schools for inappropriate behavior. By Amina Elahi Dec 20 Politics Councilman Vitalis Lanshima Reinstated To JCPS Teaching Position Amina Elahi
Dec 19 Politics New District 21 Councilman Vitalis Lanshima Rejects Employer JCPS’s Allegations Vitalis Lanshima is accused of threatening to prevent a student from having lunch, wrestling with a student and flipping a desk to intimidate a student. By Amina Elahi Dec 19 Politics New District 21 Councilman Rejects Employer JCPS's Allegations Amina Elahi
Dec 14 Politics Vitalis Lanshima Sworn In As New District 21 Councilman District 21 has a new Metro Council representative, nearly a month after Councilman Dan Johnson was removed for sexual harassment allegations. By Amina Elahi Dec 14 Politics Vitalis Lanshima Sworn In As New District 21 Councilman Amina Elahi