What we audit do: The Metro Council’s Government Accountability Committee unanimously approved the “open books” ordinance, a city bill sponsored by Councilman Jim King, D-10, and Kelly Downard, R-16, which would force companies receiving city tax dollars to make their expenditures public. The measure was drafted in response to the refusal by The Cordish Cos., developer and owner of 4th Street Live, to show how they spent a $950,000 loan given to refurbish a downtown bowling alley in the entertainment district.

The elephants in the room: Louisville hasn’t had a Republican mayor in four decades, which makes the mayoral candidacies of developer and political activist Chris Thieneman and Metro Councilman Hal Heiner, R-19, an uphill battle to say the least. WFPL’s Gabe Bullard takes a closer look at the two GOP candidates for mayor, who say they’re friends and agree in their criticisms of Mayor Jerry Abramson, but couldn’t be more different in their styles.

What about Meloche: Though he’s set to resign effective Jan. 1, there are increasing calls for Louisville Metro Animal Services Director Gilles Meloche to leave now. In an editorial to the Courier-Journal, Councilman Kevin Kramer, R-11, calls for Metro government to remove the embattled director immediately and open up the hiring process to experienced professionals. “We should move forward now, not in two or more months, to make real changes. We need MAS to adopt a climate of true professionalism and modernization, and we need to give the dedicated employees at MAS the leadership they deserve.”

Tell me how to get…: In just a few days it will be the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street, which has been an educational public service that has helped teach generations of children. And it’s fun too.

Framed up: Earlier this week the U.S. Supreme Court listened to oral arguments in an important case over whether prosecutors can be sued for framing suspects. The case stems from two men, David Richter and Joseph Hrvol, who spent 26 years in prison for a murder they didn’t commit because prosecutors allegedly  coerced and coached witnesses, fabricated evidence and arrested them without probable cause. What the justices must weigh is whether allowing persons wrongfully convicted of crimes to sue prosecutors and lift their court room immunity would have a chilling effect on prosecutions.