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Louisville, Kentucky
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In 2022, the Metro Council passed an ordinance that regulated lobbying of Louisville officials. It required companies, associations and others trying to influence government decisions to reveal the specific actions they're pursuing.
That rarely happens: wdrb.com/in-depth/louisville…
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Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin on the teacher rallies today. “I guarantee you somewhere in Kentucky today a child was sexually assaulted that was left at home because there was nobody there to watch them.”
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Kentucky Senate President Stivers says Senate Republicans call for federal investigation into Matt Bevin's pardons, condemn former GOP governor's actions as "a travesty and perversion of justice."
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Update: Kentucky Supreme Court issues a stay in the Scott and Boone county COVID-19 cases, meaning Beshear's orders stand until the high court reviews them.
All judges concur.
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Super Bowl champ Travis Kelce at @ChurchillDowns for #KentuckyDerby150 (photo by @Sam_Draut for @WDRBNews)
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Rich Strike, at *checks notes* 80-1 odds, crosses the line first in Kentucky Derby 148 at Churchill Downs.
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USDA: public can still get the info via Freedom of Information Act. 1-that costs money and 2-I've been waiting on some FOIAs for 20+ months
USDA removes animal welfare inspection, enforcement reports from its website apnews.com/7f0ca1f1db584b82a…
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Excuse me, sir. How did you choose your outfit?
“I liked the suit. I bought it. I liked the hat. I bought it. That’s about it.” #KYDerby @ChurchillDowns @KentuckyDerby @WDRBNews
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There’s an objection concerning the top two finishers in the @KentuckyDerby. Hold all tickets.
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An update that's been long awaited:
Kentucky's appeals court rules that Louisville's Topgolf project was approved properly, rejects neighbors' challenge
Story: wdrb.com/in-depth/kentucky-a… via @WDRBNews
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Louisville was a complicated scene Friday. Anyone who paints this night with a broad brush is not telling you the reality. There was vandalism and rioting—no doubt. And there were hours of nonviolent demonstrations and peaceful, mindful factions throughout.
Stay safe, everybody.
Louisville Metro Hall, 12:20
Protesters are cleaning up scene, throwing away trash and organizing left over water
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Rep. Keturah Herron, D-Louisville, speaking on the quickly-approved SB 150: "I've heard individuals say that they have been oppressed (a reference to GOP Rep. Josh Calloway). How dare you. As a black queer masculine-presenting woman, how dare you use the word oppression."
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In other news...
Hurstbourne residents decline Kentucky Supreme Court challenge, officially ending legal fight against Louisville @Topgolf plan: wdrb.news/35W6glm (via @WDRBNews)
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In Louisville, Mitch McConnell says of women who have accused GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore: "I believe the women."
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Maximum Security crossed the wire first, Country House second. Still waiting. Surreal scene at @ChurchillDowns.
There’s an objection concerning the top two finishers in the @KentuckyDerby. Hold all tickets.
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Developing story: FBI arrests ex-Louisville police detective who sought Breonna Taylor warrant wdrb.com/wdrb-investigates/f… via @WDRBNews
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Katina Powell was arrested on theft and forgery charges today...in a Louisville Cardinals football shirt.
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Your usual every-vote-matters reminder that Kentucky state Rep. @JimGlennKy won his House race last year by one vote. @GovMattBevin won the GOP primary in 2015 by 83 votes.
The polls are open until 6 pm in Louisville for voting in Kentucky’s primaries for Democratic and Republican races. Go vote. Info on polling places and GOP/Dem sample ballots here ▶️ elections.jeffersoncountycle… #KYPrimary #govote
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Stivers' remarks came after two Senate Democrats earlier Friday called for an investigation: wdrb.com/news/ky-lawmakers-c… via @LASmithReports @WDRBNews
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Kentucky Derby week in a nutshell
Monday: I don’t know any horses in the race
Thursday: we are all experts on the entrapped epiglottis
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Inbox: @KYSenateGOP President Robert Stivers, Republican Floor Leader @damon_thayer and Democratic Floor Leader @MorganMcGarvey announce support for bill in 2021 General Assembly to make Juneteenth a Kentucky state holiday.
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Happening now: The Kentucky House is taking up HB 606, which would legalize sports betting in Kentucky.
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.@louisvillemayor announces that starting Tuesday people over 60 can start picking up five frozen meals from the city.
More info: 502-574-5050
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Sign honoring @loucityfc founder Wayne Estopinal, killed in a plane crash last Friday, on the @KYConvention in downtown Louisville.
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A little bit of news here....
Topgolf plans late 2022 opening at Oxmoor Center wdrb.com/in-depth/topgolf-pl… via @WDRBNews
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Kentucky State Senator Gerald Neal of Louisville is here at @ChurchillDowns for the @KentuckyDerby. He likes Tacitus in the big race.
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Among other reforms/changes in the settlement with Breonna Taylor's family, Louisville will require commanding officers to approve all search warrant affidavits and risk assessment matrices before seeking a judge's signature, @louisvillemayor Greg Fischer says.
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Big news for reporters (and newsroom managers/budgets) ⬇️⬇️
Fed judiciary says yes to free PACER searches. Here are the details so far (via @Reuters) reuters.com/legal/government…
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I refuse to consider it coincidence that a big, gorgeous, blazing full moon climbed through the sky the night John Prine died.
Nope. That’s the universe applauding.
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If this city’s next pro sports team isn’t named the Louisville Squall, it will be an opportunity missed.
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Louisville’s own @jackharlow with the “Riders up” call before Kentucky Derby 148.
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This @espn feature on @UofLFootball's Keith Kelsey visiting an Air Force vet fighting leukemia is worth your time. espn.com/video/clip?id=17672…
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Alternate universe: Louisville would be full of incredibly drunk and sunburned people right now.
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Me when I first proposed a Topgolf story about a year ago because it was compelling, versus me today.
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This is vile and despicable.
I speak for my colleagues at @WDRBNews when I say to this racist: stop getting your news from us.
We’ve got your back, Grace.
A 2021 high school graduate from KY sent me this message today. Glad to see she paid attention in history class.
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Topgolf news is a sign that things are getting back to normal....
New: Topgolf files building permits for Oxmoor Center project wdrb.com/in-depth/topgolf-fi… via @WDRBNews
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Overheard at the Louisville Arena Authority meeting during discussion of upcoming concerts at @kfc_yumcenter:
“Who is Weezer and the Pixies?” board member asks.
“It’s two different bands,” another board member responds.
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“I predicted Louisville football would win 6 games this year” is the new “I was at Woodstock”
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Louisvillians who brag about knowing the best cut throughs…today is your time to shine.
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Are you awkward?
Do you enjoy approaching strangers in parking lots, outside Waffle Houses, on street corners to ask them about things they don’t know about?
If so, journalism might be the career for you.
(w/@JessBardReports)
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New: The Kentucky legislature's HB 518, which stripped @GovAndyBeshear of certain appointing powers to the state fair board, violated the state constitution, a judge ruled Wednesday.
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Mail-in ballots will be counted if they’re postmarked by tomorrow. In-person voting also continues tomorrow.
In Kentucky’s largest county, 109,197 ballots already have been returned/cast, or 79 percent of the total turnout from the 2016 primary — with a day to go.
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Observation:
A lot of the coverage of this virus’ economic impact seems to focus on signature industries/large companies, but this is a very stressful time for small business owners who have a lot of money/time/energy invested in normalcy.
Let’s not lose sight of that.
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Alternative headline: Idiot tourist lucky to still have his face
BACK OFF: This mother bear gave quite a scare to a man who got too close to her cubs at Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee.
Signs posted in the area warn visitors to stay 50 yards away from the animals. 2wsb.tv/2lwuwpL
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Journalism, 1919: Let's go undercover in a meatpacking plant
Journalism, 2019: Let's press the refresh button frantically while eating pizza
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.@LMPD Chief Schroeder says 2 officers were shot. One is alert and stable. The other is in surgery and stable. One person in custody.
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New: Per press release, @ChurchillDowns parimutuel clerks (the folks who take the bets) say they’ll honor the picket line if the track’s valets (who saddle horses) strike on Kentucky Derby day tomorrow over a contract dispute.
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NEW: Metro Council approves Topgolf zoning request, 20-3. The final step in the Louisville Metro government process.
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Just noticed: STOP THE WAR ON PUBLIC SCHOOLS is painted in orange letters on an overpass over Interstate 64 East in eastern Jefferson County just west of the Shelby County line.
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Kentucky State Police training materials, obtained through a public records request, include documents quoting Hitler, Louisville student journalists at @manualredeye report.
Manual Student journalists obtained a PowerPoint used in Kentucky State police training. These slides quote historical figures such as Hitler and Robert E. Lee and encourage police to be “ruthless killer[s].” Click here to learn more: manualredeye.com/90096/news/…
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"I cannot emphasize this enough: This has been a very peaceful protest," @LASmithReports reports from near Bardstown and Cherokee roads in the Highlands area. Lawrence following a group he believes is mostly local. Says someone offered hand sanitizer.
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It’s been an exhausting week. #loumedia has worked long hours to keep our families, friends and neighbors informed. Read, watch, listen and subscribe to your local news outlets @WDRBNews @courierjournal @WFPLNews @KentuckyCIR @BFLouisville @WLKY @WHAS11 @wave3news @leoweekly
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For history nerds, the 'Midwestern' states' partnership announced today is basically the old Northwest Territory, plus Kentucky.
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I've been through brutal, tough days in the news business and seen respected and talented friends and coworkers lose their jobs. Thinking of those at @iHeartRadio who were fired today after giving decades of their time and energy to make Louisville and Kentucky better places.
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Every time the neighbor kids’ basketball lands in my yard I shoot it back over the fence at the goal…maybe 30 feet away… with some play by play in my head. I was 0 for my last probably 40 attempts. Until tonight. I finally made one, but no one saw it. I still celebrated.
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.@GovAndyBeshear says “shelter-in-place” is not the way Kentucky will respond. “Healthy at home” is the description he uses instead.
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at the liquor store:
Customer: “You all been busy today?”
Clerk: “it’s been like Christmas.”
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"We are not conceding this race by any stretch," @GovMattBevin says to cheers.
Says there have been "irregularities."
Buckle up, Kentucky.
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.@LASmithReports is probably the most veteran reporter covering these protests tonight, and he’s doing it professionally and dispassionately. And he’s cranking out the miles. Proud to call him a colleague.
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Serious, legitimate questions for members of the General Assembly, asked on behalf of the many, many Americans practicing social distancing and uprooting their daily lives:
1. Why are you not practicing social distancing?
2. Why are you having a gathering of 10+ people?
In a room off the House floor, House budget committee just held an impromptu meeting to change the state pension system.
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Some big downtown development news here:
State approves incentives for plan to make Louisville Gardens a film soundstage wdrb.com/in-depth/state-appr… via @WDRBNews
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.@KidRock shows up at the @ChurchillDowns red carpet for the @KentuckyDerby holding a bag of @WhiteCastle sliders.
Photo: @Cameraman_Frank #KyDerby @WDRBNews
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Rezoning request for @Topgolf approved unanimously, sent to Metro Council.
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Under Rick Pitino's contract, he can only be fired by UofL board of directors or a board subcommittee after 10 days notice.
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An elderly man using a walker was crossing River Road at 4th Street. This @LMPD officer stopped traffic to ensure he made it safely. A kind gesture.
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Having someone you’ve never met tell you at a community meeting that they appreciate an open records/meetings fight you and your news organization have waged (successfully, btw) is really why we do what we do. #transparency #opengov @WDRBNews
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Disruptive scene here downtown. A group of @LMPD officers approached the crowd asking for hugs. The officers briefly kneeled with some protesters.
“That shit is fake!” one woman yells. “It’s for the news!”
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Stretch drive photo of DQ’d first-place Kentucky Derby finisher Maximum Security by @Cameraman_Frank via @WDRBNews. #KentuckyDerby
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In reporting a couple of regional stories lately, I can say very few local governments are following the Kentucky open records law, which since 2021 has required them to post info online about how citizens can seek public records—including the contact info for records custodians.
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Another week/year in the books. Please support your hard-working local journalists covering COVID-19 and all the rest. Read, watch, listen and subscribe. @WDRBNews @courierjournal @WFPLNews @KentuckyCIR @BFLouisville @840WHAS @newsandtribune @leoweekly @wave3news @WHAS11 @WLKY
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Update: Four bank executives killed in Louisville mass shooting. They have been identified as Tommy Elliott, 63; Joshua Barrick, 40; Jim Tutt, 64; and Juliana Farmer, 57. wdrb.com/in-depth/bank-execu… via @WDRBNews
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Intellectual property alert: if Louisville ever has a referendum on leaving Kentucky, I am coining #Fleur-de-Leavit.
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NEW STORY: University of Louisville appears linked to federal college basketball corruption probe bit.ly/2hx0VXs via @WDRBNews
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.@GLIchamber Pres/CEO Kent Oyler says in statement, responding to lawsuit:"We can no longer let a small group of people hold meaningful, quality development hostage. We look forward to seeing @topgolf pass the full Metro Council this month, with construction to begin soon.”
NEW STORY: Hurstbourne residents sue @Topgolf, Louisville Metro government over @OxmoorCenter plans wdrb.com/story/39507053/resi… via @WDRBNews
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Speaking just now on CNN, Kentucky @GovAndyBeshear said he hopes President Trump will retract the "when the looting starts, the shooting starts" tweet on the official White House account.
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