Jun 17 Local News Council Holds Second Public Hearing On Budget By Rick Howlett The Louisville Metro Council Budget Committee has held the second and final public hearing on Mayor Jerry Abramson’s proposed spending plan for the the next fiscal year. The committee heard Thursday from representatives of non-profit organizations that provide various services for the community. Jay Davison of the Healing Place, which helps the […] By Rick Howlett Jun 17 Local News Council Holds Second Public Hearing On Budget Rick Howlett
Jun 17 Local News Abramson Spokesperson Joins Fischer Campaign by Stephanie Crosby The last day on the job for Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson’s spokesperson Chris Poynter is tomorrow. Poynter says he’s leaving the Abramson administration for a position with democrat Greg Fischer’s mayoral campaign. “I don’t think there is a current plan to fill my position, I think the duties here at the mayor’s […] By Stephanie Crosby Jun 17 Local News Abramson Spokesperson Joins Fischer Campaign Stephanie Crosby
May 26 Local News New Fairdale Library Proposed in Mayor's Budget by Stephanie Crosby. A new library and a library expansion are included in Mayor Jerry Abramson’s budget proposal, to be presented tomorrow afternoon to the Metro Council. The two-million dollar, brand new library in Fairdale would be built on property adjacent to the existing library. Abramson says it would be paid for with one-million dollar […] By Stephanie Crosby May 26 Local News New Fairdale Library Proposed in Mayor's Budget Stephanie Crosby
Apr 20 Next Louisville Ask the Mayor So, how's Louisville? What's been happening? We'll find out on Tuesday when Metro Mayor Jerry Abramson joins us for his quarterly visit. Our economic news seems mixed, with some new jobs coming to town and some companies laying off workers. A state audit of Metro Government found some issues, some improvements, and prompted the resignation of two employees. Join us on Tuesday to find out what's been going on in Louisville, and call with your questions. Listen to the Show By Laura Ellis Apr 20 Next Louisville Ask the Mayor Laura Ellis
Mar 22 Local News Abramson Responds to City Finances Audit by Stephanie Crosby A year-end review of the city of Louisville’s finances to be released this month contains some concerns from the state auditor’s office – but Mayor Jerry Abramson says most of the problems outlined have already been addressed. He says most of the concerns pointed out included policy issues at Metro Animal Services […] By Stephanie Crosby Mar 22 Local News Abramson Responds to City Finances Audit Stephanie Crosby
Mar 3 Arts and Culture Looking at Possibilities for a Louisville Public Art Plan Listen NowThis is a story from WFPL’s Elizabeth Kramer. Last month, Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson released a plan for public art [pdf] in the city. It came after nearly 17 months of preparation and $50,000 spent for a consultant who worked with the community to develop it. The plan now goes before the Metro Council […] By Elizabeth Kramer Mar 3 Arts and Culture Looking at Possibilities for a Louisville Public Art Plan Elizabeth Kramer
Dec 10 Local News Small Business Leaders Meet To Talk About Job Creation Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson convened a meeting today of some small business leaders in the city to generate ideas for the federal government on how to create jobs. About twenty small business leaders attended the meeting to share ideas about job growth in the U.S. Denise Spalding with Allegra Print and Imaging says there seemed […] By Stephanie Crosby Dec 10 Local News Small Business Leaders Meet To Talk About Job Creation Stephanie Crosby
Sep 11 Local News Abramson Shocked at Bridges Lawsuit Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson says a federal lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. last week could delay work on the $4-billion dollar Ohio River Bridges Project. The local conservation group River Fields and the National Trust for Historic Preservation filed the suit against the Federal Highway Administration. They claim the federal government […] By Stephanie Crosby Sep 11 Local News Abramson Shocked at Bridges Lawsuit Stephanie Crosby
Jan 5 Local News Abramson Not Interested in Obama Administration Job With about two weeks to go before Inauguration Day, rumors have been swirling about Louisville’s mayor angling for a job in the Obama administration. President-elect Barack Obama announced his selections for his cabinet position before leaving for a holiday vacation in Hawaii. But there are still lower-level positions open and some have wondered if Mayor […] By Stephanie Crosby Jan 5 Local News Abramson Not Interested in Obama Administration Job Stephanie Crosby
Dec 31 Local News 2008 a Challenging Year for Louisville Louisville’s mayor says it’s been a tough year for the city – and he expects 2009 may be even tougher. Louisville was hit by one of the worst snowfalls in decades early in the year, and later experienced the largest power outage in its history, caused by a windstorm on the eve of the Ryder […] By Stephanie Crosby Dec 31 Local News 2008 a Challenging Year for Louisville Stephanie Crosby
Dec 4 Local News UAW Members Rally For Big Three Loan With the heads of the Big Three automakers in Washington asking for financial assistance, local United Auto Workers union members are encouraging Congress to approve loans for the companies. By Gabe Bullard Dec 4 Local News UAW Members Rally For Big Three Loan Gabe Bullard
Oct 13 Local News Councilman Says Debris Clean-Up Taking Too Long Louisville Metro Councilman Dan Johnson says it’s taking too long for Public Works crews to clean up debris from the September windstorm. The councilman wants the city to hire contractors to speed up the process, despite a tight city budget. Once all the trees that were blocking roads were cleaned up, the Public Works Department […] By Stephanie Crosby Oct 13 Local News Councilman Says Debris Clean-Up Taking Too Long Stephanie Crosby
Aug 8 Local News Governor Blames Higher Gas Prices on Wholesalers A team of government officials say Louisville's higher-than-average gas prices last month can be traced to gas wholesalers, not retailers. By Kristin Espeland Aug 8 Local News Governor Blames Higher Gas Prices on Wholesalers Kristin Espeland
Jul 30 Local News Mayor: GE Spinoff Could Take Up To One Year Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson says local and state officials continue working to keep the new version of General Electric’s Consumer and Industrial operation at the city’s Appliance Park. GE announced this year that it would likely spin off the Louisville-based operation into a separate, stockholder-owned company. Abramson says government officials are doing all they can to […] By Rick Howlett Jul 30 Local News Mayor: GE Spinoff Could Take Up To One Year Rick Howlett