Tag Archives: Tina Ward-Pugh

Ward-Pugh forgoes council presidency bid

December 14, 2010 – 6:15 pm

A day before Metro Council Democrats were to select their nominee for council president, a top contender announced she is dropping out of the running. In a brief interview, Councilwoman Tina Ward-Pugh, D-9, told WFPL that she will not seek the office next year, which means that former mayoral candidate, Councilman Jim King, D-10, will [...]

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Ward-Pugh vying for council presidency

December 5, 2010 – 11:07 pm

In a message sent to fellow members, Metro Councilwoman Tina Ward-Pugh, D-9, announced her bid for council president, setting up a race against Councilman Jim King, D-10, who is considered the main contender for the position. The e-mail was sent to council members late Sunday evening, and in it Ward-Pugh acknowledged that many members have [...]

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Ward-Pugh recovering from emergency surgery

September 7, 2010 – 8:50 am

Louisville Metro Councilwoman Tina Ward-Pugh, D-9, had an emergency appendectomy yesterday and was released soon thereafter in order to return home for recovery. The surgery was performed at Norton Suburban Hospital on early Monday morning. The councilwoman will resume her regular schedule next week, but will continue her normal work from home for the remainder [...]

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Ward-Pugh sponsors anti-toll resolution

September 2, 2010 – 2:00 pm

Responding to the growing anxiety over tolling, a handful of Louisville Metro Council members led by Councilwoman Tina Ward-Pugh, D-9, have drafted a resolution opposing fees on the city’s existing bridges and roads as a means to pay  for the $4.1 billion Ohio River Bridges Project. The measure making the rounds through City Hall calls [...]

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Storm Clouds Brewing at Animal Services

October 23, 2009 – 9:54 pm

Last Wednesday, during what should have been a routine Government Accountability and Oversight Committee hearing at City Hall, the latest chapter in the convoluted saga(s) emanating from Louisville Metro Animal Services unfolded in such spectacular fashion that the sound of collective-eyebrow raising could be heard from blocks away. When it was over, television crews were still [...]

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