Mar 12 Local News “Talk to Greg” Comes to Portland Neighborhood Minus The Mayor The next “Talk to Greg” session with Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer is scheduled for Monday in the Portland neighborhood, but the mayor won’t be in attendance. The event will be held at Portland Elementary School, 3410 Northwestern Parkway at 6 p.m. to give residents an opportunity to bring their concerns and suggestions directly to Metro […] By WFPL News Mar 12 Local News “Talk to Greg” Comes to Portland Neighborhood Minus The Mayor WFPL News
Feb 16 Local News Council Members Urge State Lawmakers to Support Charter Schools A bipartisan group of Louisville Metro Council members have signed a letter urging the Kentucky General Assembly to support charter schools legislation. Earlier this week, the House Education Committee held a hearing on a bill that would create charter schools in the state. Several supporters testified that Kentucky is being left behind as one of […] By WFPL News Feb 16 Local News Council Members Urge State Lawmakers to Support Charter Schools WFPL News
Sep 20 Local News Council Members, ORBP Supporters Rally for Infrastructure Resolution Joined by high-profiled supporters of the Ohio River Bridges Projects, members of the Louisville Metro Council pointed the finger at the conservation group River Fields for blocking the city’s infrastructure needs. City lawmakers are rallying support for a resolution drafted Monday in reaction to the closure of the Sherman Minton Bridge, which was shut down […] By WFPL News Sep 20 Local News Council Members, ORBP Supporters Rally for Infrastructure Resolution WFPL News
Sep 19 Local News Resolution Urges Expedited Ohio River Bridges Project Citing the closure of the Sherman Minton Bridge, leaders of the Louisville Metro Council Transportation and Public Works Committee have drafted a resolution calling for an expedited construction schedule for the Ohio River Bridges Project. Councilman Robin Engel, R-22, and Councilwoman Cheri Bryant Hamilton, D-5, who head the transportation committee, drafted the non-binding measure to […] By WFPL News Sep 19 Local News Resolution Urges Expedited Ohio River Bridges Project WFPL News
Sep 16 Local News Hamilton to Hold Special Meeting About Shawnee Neighborhood Louisville Metro Councilwoman Cheri Bryant Hamilton, D-5, is offering residents of the Shawnee neighborhood an opportunity to share their thoughts and ideas about future development at a special meeting. For the past few years, Metro Government has conducted a study of what the west Louisville neighborhood should do to attract businesses and become more desirable. […] By WFPL News Sep 16 Local News Hamilton to Hold Special Meeting About Shawnee Neighborhood WFPL News
Sep 8 Local News Former City Lawmaker to be Honored With Shawnee Park Complex A sports complex in Shawnee Park is being named to honor the late Paul Bather, a former member of the Louisville Board of Alderman and state representative. For over a decade, Bather represented parts of west Louisville as the 12th Ward alderman before city and county governments merged. He left City Hall in 2000 and […] By WFPL News Sep 8 Local News Former City Lawmaker to be Honored With Shawnee Park Complex WFPL News
Jun 6 Local News Council Discusses Redistricting Options The Louisville Metro Council ad hoc committee on redistricting met Monday to discuss moving forward on drawing new borders for the 26 district seats. From the beginning council leaders have vowed to protect incumbents, preserve minority representation and keeping neighborhoods united. But lawmakers disagreed on whether an independent demographer should be hired to redraw the […] By WFPL News Jun 6 Local News Council Discusses Redistricting Options WFPL News
May 20 Local News Council Democrats Defend Gift Card Purchases Gift card purchases made by the Louisville Metro Council have ignited a new round of audits and raised more questions about discretionary spending, but members of the Democratic caucus say the practice is justifiable. Records show council Democrats are doing most of the spending with Councilwoman Cheri Bryant Hamilton, D-5, leading the pack with $1,550 […] By WFPL News May 20 Local News Council Democrats Defend Gift Card Purchases WFPL News
May 19 Local News Fleming Anticipates Changes Following Spending Controversies A Louisville Metro Council member hopes the public isn’t losing trust in city lawmakers after a series of spending controversies, and expects reforms will be made to the council’s discretionary spending accounts as a result. Reports in the Louisville Courier-Journal and LEO Weekly uncovered that council members have spent thousands of taxpayer dollars on food […] By WFPL News May 19 Local News Fleming Anticipates Changes Following Spending Controversies WFPL News