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 rroldan@lpm.org.
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With the United States Department of Justice finding that Louisville police routinely violated residents’ civil rights, local leaders have agreed to work with federal officials on a court-enforced plan for reform. -
Louisville police identified Officer Brendan Kaiser as the person who fired his weapon while responding to a call of multiple kids who allegedly broke into a detached garage.
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Mayor Craig Greenberg announced funding Thursday to create a new LMPD Wellness Center and fast-track renovations to the police department’s downtown headquarters. He also announced the restarting of hiring and retention bonuses for public safety employees.
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Despite promises of greater transparency, Mayor Craig Greenberg’s administration has agreed to keep contract negotiations between the city and its police union closed.
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A Louisville group will get $700,000 to support their work providing job training and other resources for youth who are at risk of being impacted by gun violence.
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A Jefferson County judge upheld the firing of a former Louisville police officer who investigators determined fired the bullets that killed Breonna Taylor in 2020.
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An emergency resolution filed Thursday asked the city’s ethics commission to review the behavior of Council Member Anthony Piagentini, who pushed for $40M in grant funding for a nonprofit that was recruiting him for a job and later hired him.
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Louisville will remove the firing pins from guns seized by police before shipping them off to the state for auction.
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Louisville voters will decide who will finish out the nearly two years remaining in state Sen. Morgan McGarvey's term in Frankfort.
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Greenberg's comments came in response to a recent report showing young people have been disproportionately involved in the city’s gun violence crisis.
