Roberto Roldan
City Politics and Government ReporterRoberto Roldan is the City Politics and Government Reporter for WFPL. His coverage focuses on a wide range of topics, including public policy, community initiatives and holding Louisville Metro Government accountable. Before joining WFPL, Roldan covered Richmond (Va.) City Hall for VPM. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of South Florida and a master’s from Aberystwyth University in Wales.
Email Roberto at [email protected].
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Community groups want city officials to make a big investment in affordable housing. The mayor’s proposed budget for next year falls short. -
Louisville Metro wants people and organizations interested in policing reform to apply for a seat on the new Community Safety Commission. -
Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said the city is awaiting more details after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security included it in a list of nearly 600 “sanctuary jurisdictions.” -
The head of Louisville’s Office of Violence Prevention warned Metro Council that the end of federal COVID-19 pandemic relief will impact some of its most effective programs. -
A federal judge says he’ll decide “as soon as possible” if Louisville’s police reform agreement with the Biden administration should be quashed. -
Louisville’s mayor and police chief sought to alleviate community concerns Wednesday following the Trump administration’s motion to quash planned federal oversight of policing reform. -
The nonprofit I Would Rather Be Reading is providing extra help to public school students in Louisville struggling with fundamental skills. -
Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg presented his proposed budget for the next fiscal year to Metro Council on Thursday, kicking off months of negotiations.
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Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg and some Metro Council members are defending a decision to cut the public school district out of payments from Churchill Downs. -
The Trump administration is rescinding more than $9 million in infrastructure funding for local governments across the Commonwealth.
