Tag Archives: Metro Police

LMPD receives $6 million in federal funding

October 1, 2010 – 12:32 pm

Joined by Congressman John Yarmuth and Metro Police Chief Robert White, Mayor Jerry Abramson announced that the Louisville Metro Police Department will receive more than $6 million from the Department of Justice’s Community Oriented Policing Services hiring program. The funding will go directly to LMPD to hire 32 officers, inching the force to the largest [...]

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The not-so-great mayoral debate

June 30, 2010 – 1:23 pm

In the race for mayor of Louisville, both Democrat Greg Fischer and Republican Hal Heiner have put transparency and openness at the forefront of their campaigns. Therefore, the major party candidates must have an opinion on Independent mayoral candidate Jackie Green being barred from the first debate of the general election by event organizers. Initially, [...]

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Lunchbox: Hola, mayoral candidates

March 9, 2010 – 1:35 pm

Lost in translation: The multilingual mayoral forum hosted at the Americana Center in the Beechmont neighborhood was an excellent attempt to highlight the issues important to the immigrant and refugee community living in Louisville. The latest census data shows Louisville’s immigrant population is 4.5 percent — a number community advocates say is outdated — and [...]

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