November 2, 2009 – 12:10 pm
Militias?!?!: Oh god. Chris Kenning’s wonderful story in Sunday’s CJ about the uptick in Kentucky militias — a reaction to the crap-ass economy and the election of President Obama — left us unsettled and a little afraid, with echoes of Waco playing in our heads. Read it.
Dog days continue: In last week’s print issue we [...]
October 14, 2009 – 2:50 pm
The lame controversy over the latest Possibility City ad campaign that is being peddled by the humorless Louisville Metro Councilman Doug Hawkins, R-25, who called the ads “poor taste,” has gone national. In a voicemail message that he left after our interview, the south Louisville Republican highlighted that Fox News commentator Bill O’Reilly jumped on [...]
October 14, 2009 – 1:00 pm
In an attempt to inspire new leadership and fresh ideas in the race for mayor, Metro Councilman Brent Ackerson, D-26, said he plans to introduce a resolution before the council that would encourage the Kentucky General Assembly to amend Louisville’s merger law and set shorter mayoral term limits. The freshman councilman’s idea has sparked a [...]
October 9, 2009 – 1:05 pm
In an act that would be the first amendment to merger law since city and county governments combined in 2003, Louisville Metro Councilman Brent Ackerson, D-26, will introduce a resolution urging state lawmakers to change the number of consecutive years a person can hold the office of mayor from three terms to two.
At a news [...]
October 2, 2009 – 5:58 pm
Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway has named a special prosecutor to investigate the campaign contributions that Louisville Metro Councilman Jim King, D-10, gave to his daughter, Jefferson County District Judge Katie King, in her 2008 campaign. Shelby County Attorney Hart Megibbon has been appointed to review a criminal complaint filed against the Kings by Louisville activist [...]
October 2, 2009 – 3:07 pm
Police shut down the annual Unfair this morning, prohibiting participants from selling their artwork outside the Magnolia Bar. It turns out a relatively new city ordinance requires a special permit.
The Unfair was started years ago as an alternative to the nearby St. James Court Art Show, a large-scale event that costs at least $450 to [...]
September 30, 2009 – 3:20 pm
Metro government will launch a new 24/7 anonymous tip line Oct. 1, enabling citizens and city employees to report suspected fraud, abuse and other unethical activities on the part of Metro employees, contractors or suppliers. The ethics reporting service is completely anonymous.
The city contracted the ethics reporting service with The Network Inc., a technology company [...]
September 2, 2009 – 5:17 pm
A Metro Council committee unanimously passed the controversial and silly saggy pants resolution that was introduced by Councilwoman Judy Green, D-1, which encourages citizens to pull up their pants.
The Community Affairs committee heard testimony from a handful of residents who addressed the council and said they were fed up with the hip-hop attire. The [...]
September 1, 2009 – 2:41 pm
Louisville developer Chris Thieneman will hold a press conference this Thursday to discuss a lawsuit he plans to file against Metro government for denying part of his recent open records request. Last week the south Louisville activist sent a request asking for specific details on how The Cordish Cos. spent a $950,000 city loan [...]
August 21, 2009 – 12:47 pm
In this week’s column I wrote that, in the total absence of accountability on Cordish’s Sports & Social Club project at Fourth Street Live, city government should consider adding a provision to contracts using taxpayer funds that would allow for a full auditing of subsequent spending.
Huzzah!: Next week, Democrat Jim King and Republican Kelly Downard [...]
