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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Republican Jeff Hudson, District 23’s new representative on Louisville Metro Council, says he wants to find bipartisan solutions to the city’s most pressing problems. -
After a little more than two weeks as Louisville mayor, Craig Greenberg was in Washington D.C. Thursday for a winter meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
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Betsy Ruhe, a retired teacher and advocate for public green spaces, says she will use her background in sustainability work to push for change as District 21’s Metro Council member.
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Democrat Andrew Owen is the new District 9 representative on Louisville Metro Council. His district includes much of the Frankfort Avenue business corridor and the Clifton and Crescent Hill neighborhoods.
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Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel is promising to restore community trust in a Louisville Metro Police Department that’s currently under federal investigation. She took over last week as the interim police chief.
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A 61-year-old man died while in custody of Louisville’s downtown jail Monday afternoon, the thirteenth such death in a little more than a year.
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Prominent Louisville activist Shameka Parrish-Wright announced Sunday that she plans to put herself in the running to replace District 3’s Keisha Dorsey on Metro Council.
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New Metro Council member Jennifer Chappell says she’s ready to take her advocacy for improving Louisville’s neighborhoods to the big stage.
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The settlement between the developer and Lake Forest Homeowners Association led to compromises on which streets trucks will use and how plant roads are paved.
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Changes are coming to the Louisville Metro Council this year, starting with the swearing in of seven newly elected representatives Tuesday afternoon.
