February 5, 2009 – 2:01 pm
President Barack Obama has signed Kentucky’s request for a major disaster declaration, giving the state and local governments much-needed federal assistance. The estimated cost to clean up following the recent ice storm will likely exceed $50 million, according to Gov. Steve Beshear.
“The White House moved quickly,” Beshear said during a press conference this afternoon. “This [...]
January 20, 2009 – 6:16 pm
Unsurprisingly, things have not gone as planned for Jonathan Meador, our man on the street in Washington for the Obama inauguration. He’s there with a group of students from Bellarmine University, and now they’re stuck eating at an Old Country Buffet (Meador is considering the cauliflower). He’s probably 3 hours away from his laptop and, [...]
January 20, 2009 – 1:19 pm
People are leaving the KY Center but a lot are hanging out to discuss the historic moment while snapping pictures. It appears there’s a genuine wave of joy — even if for the moment.
“I’ve never been to Kentucky before and I like how there’s so much to offer here,” Eldonia Valery, who came from from [...]
January 20, 2009 – 10:51 am
Starting in little less than half an hour the KY Center for the Performing Arts will broadcast the inauguration from the Bomhard Theater. Don’t worry if you don’t have tickets. The center is showing the whole thing on its flat screen televisions inside the lobby. There’s a nice lunch too, which includes a gourmet [...]
January 20, 2009 – 10:17 am
No doubt you’ll be saturated with media coverage today. Of course, LEO’s offering up a bit of its own, with the local angle you can believe in.
• LEO’s Jonathan Meador is in D.C., cutting his way through the masses to try and find a story or two. He’ll be blogging when he can get some [...]
January 15, 2009 – 12:01 pm
Sue me: Mayor Jerry Abramson says layoffs are back on the table for Metro employees due to the series of lawsuits that have been brought against the city by the unions and Old Louisville residents.
The big chill: Seriously! It’ll feel like it’s -8 degrees tonight. The suggestion of wearing thermals underneath would help if only [...]
January 14, 2009 – 1:35 pm
Seeking to persuade Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-KY, to support President-elect Barack Obama’s economic stimulus package, about a dozen members of MoveOn.org endured the bitter chills of winter outside the federal courthouse to deliver a petition to the senior senator’s Louisville office today.
“We had over 1,500 signatures in support of Obama’s economic recovery plan,” says Jim [...]
November 25, 2008 – 3:17 pm
Nearly 60 grassroots organizations and national groups have joined together to urge President-elect Barack Obama to think about communities affected by the coal industry when selecting appointees for key positions.
The groups are opposed to Obama appointing candidates who have called for decreased regulation under the Bush administration, noting that for the safety of those living [...]
November 13, 2008 – 12:01 pm
Eat it: Fallout at the University of Louisville over the mandatory student meal plan being forced on students was the genesis of a nice piece in the student newspaper, The Cardinal, on how other students across North American universities are facing the same issue. Meanwhile, the U of L students’ opposition to the food plan is growing.
Patrick’s U of [...]
November 11, 2008 – 12:00 pm
Playing in Poop: Boy it got ugly in Southwest Louisville last night. Nearly 200 residents came out to give MSD executive director Bud Schardein an earful. The issue is the new drainage system in Metro Louisville, which many in the southwest believe sewage from the East End will be dumped in their part of the city. The sewer [...]
