Category Archives: Hal Heiner

FOP endorses Heiner for mayor

April 26, 2010 – 11:10 am

The Louisville Fraternal Order of Police has endorsed Republican mayoral candidate and Metro Councilman Hal Heiner, R-19, in the GOP primary. The police union represents over 2,000 sworn and retired officers and is considered a critical nod for the candidates. And with less than a month to go before the primary election this is an [...]

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White slams Tandy for Cordish deal, but misses mark on others

March 31, 2010 – 1:05 pm

Citing the state auditor’s examination of Metro government and its financial reporting practices, Democratic mayoral candidate Shannon White criticized her opponents in a recent campaign video released over YouTube. The Dress for Success Louisville founder specifically calls out primary opponent and Metro Councilman David Tandy, D-4, for signing a confidentiality agreement with The Cordish Cos., [...]

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State audit could trouble Tandy

March 24, 2010 – 3:45 pm

The fallout from the state auditor’s examination of Metro government and its financial reporting practices could spill over into the 2010 mayoral campaign. Before the full report was released, Democratic mayoral candidates Tyler Allen and Metro Councilman Jim King, D-10, had already spoken out with strong transparency positions and Republican mayoral candidate and Councilman Hal [...]

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Local officials react to state auditor’s report

March 24, 2010 – 12:10 pm

The complete version of Kentucky Auditor Crit Luallen’s annual audit of Louisville Metro government was released today and Metro government officials are sounding off. The audit found 69 serious problems in the city’s financial reporting practices and its oversight of federal dollars. Earlier today Mayor Jerry Abramson told reporters that changes to Metro government are [...]

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The C-J mayoral poll (updated)

March 12, 2010 – 7:27 pm

Everyone’s anticipating the results from a SurveyUSA mayoral poll that will appear in Sunday’s Courier-Journal. With less than 10 weeks until the May primary, the local media can only use fundraising totals, campaign advertisements and endorsements to measure the horse race thus far, but the poll will certainly shake things up from what we’re hearing. [...]

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Elephants in the room

March 10, 2010 – 5:15 pm

Earlier today the Republican mayoral candidates — Metro Councilman Hal Heiner, R-19, developer Chris Thieneman and small-business owner Jonathan Robertson — got together in downtown Louisville to discuss the issues during the monthly Louisville Forum. It should be noted that Louisville hasn’t had a Republican mayor in four decades, and since merger, the Democrats have [...]

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Heiner Releases First TV Ad in Mayor’s Race

March 10, 2010 – 11:49 am

Look! WHAS11′s Joe Arnold has an exclusive look at the first television-salvo fired in Louisville’s Great Mayoral Cleansing of 2010: A 60-second spot courtesy of Metro Councilman Hal Heiner, R-19, and why you should vote for him and not Chris Thieneman. And here’s the whole commercial, if this sort of thing interests you: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd7brWIv92A&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]

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Heiner unveils plan for open government

March 9, 2010 – 10:10 am

Hoping to build upon his well-known record of transparency, Republican mayoral candidate and Metro Councilman Hal Heiner, R-19, released a ten-point plan for an open, accountable and transparent Metro government. Alluding to the past controversies over city expenditures involving the Abramson administration, the East End Republican says that for the city to move forward and [...]

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Lunchbox: Hold the mayor

February 2, 2010 – 12:15 pm

Food fight: University of Louisville students fed up with the school’s mandatory meal plan held a press conference with state lawmakers to voice their opposition, saying the additional $175 by the university is a burden for commuter students. According to state Rep. Joni Jenkins, House Bill 305 would narrow charges public universities and colleges can [...]

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Heiner 2.0

January 27, 2010 – 3:30 pm

Understanding that an online presence is important on the campaign trail, Republican mayoral candidate and Metro Councilman Hal Heiner, R-19, re-launched his campaign website earlier today. It’s an improvement from the original site, which was plain and a boring advertisement of the east Louisville Republican’s candidacy. The new site outlines Heiner’s message of job growth, [...]

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