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  • UPDATED: Future uncertain for Occupy ICE Louisville following police raid

    By Jonathan Meador | Posted on July 19, 2018

    Following an early morning raid on its camp, the future of the Occupy ICE Louisville protest encampment is up in the air. Just after 7 a.m. Thursday, over a hundred Louisville Metro Police Department officers descended onto Camp Compasión, Louisville’s chapter of the fledgling...

  • Fischer promises to respond to demand for police evaluation in six weeks

    By Jonathan Meador | Posted on June 25, 2018

    In a years-in-the-making meeting with community faith leaders Friday afternoon, Mayor Greg Fischer pushed back on their demands for an independent evaluation of how the Louisville Metro Police Department applies standard operating procedures in its internal investigations into its officers’ use of force. Rev....

  • Commentary: It’s time to work together to improve Louisville’s air service

    By Guest Author | Posted on December 4, 2017

    By Mayor Greg Fischer With over $11 billion in capital projects either under way or planned, the Louisville region is on the move. Thanks to a booming economy, a great convention scene, and a thriving tourism industry, the city is attracting about 24 million...

  • ACA enrollment begins Wednesday, but the clock is ticking, officials say

    By Staff | Posted on October 31, 2017

    Enrollment for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act, now in its fifth year, begins tomorrow, and Mayor Greg Fischer and Congressman John Yarmuth are trying to get the word out with some urgency. Despite all the talk from the Trump administration and Congress...

  • Louisville mayor signs anti-bigotry Mayors’ Compact

    By Boris Ladwig | Posted on August 18, 2017

    Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer said Friday that people who believed that racism no longer existed had their ears and eyes closed. In a telephone conference, Fischer announced that he had joined an effort by the Anti Defamation League and a bipartisan group of more...

  • Mayor Fischer calls for review of public art

    By WLKY | Posted on August 14, 2017

    By Chris Chandler | WLKY Mayor Greg Fischer announced Sunday that the Louisville Commission on Public Art would review its collection of public art to create a list of pieces that could be interpreted as honoring bigotry, racism and slavery. The mayor’s remarks come...

  • Hundreds gather in Jefferson Square to stand with Charlottesville

    By Mickey Meece | Posted on August 13, 2017

    At first, it was a slow, but steady trickle of citizens who quietly amassed in Jefferson Square on a peaceful summer afternoon. Some came from church in their Sunday best; others wore T-shirts with pointed messages; some carried signs; they were old, young, white...

  • Omni Louisville confirms loss of two conventions

    By Mickey Meece | Posted on July 8, 2017

    Omni Louisville Hotel confirmed Saturday that it had lost two conventions “because of a travel ban instituted by the state of California in response to Kentucky legislation.” Last month, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced that Kentucky was one of several states to be...

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    The week ahead… Play golf, Yarmuth on health, Mayor on peace and more

    By Melissa Chipman | Posted on July 3, 2017

    Golf specials for July 4th in Metro Parks For $25 families can play nine holes and rent a golf cart at any Metro Parks course on Independence Day. Metro Parks is hoping the special deal will get you and your children or friends hooked....

  • Police chief, mayor urge people to call in crime tips

    By WLKY | Posted on June 28, 2017

    By Morgan Lentes | WLKY Louisville is on pace to set another record for homicides. So far this year, Louisville Metro police have investigated 66 homicides, and police Chief Steve Conrad said half are unsolved. “The bottom line is we cannot do our job...

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