Council Republican Anthony Piagentini claims the Louisville Metro Ethics Commission violated state law by releasing records that he says should have been kept confidential.

Reporters asked Gov. Andy Beshear about a recent investigation into the eastern Kentucky flooding cleanup process at press conferences Wednesday and Thursday of this week. Both times the governor said he had not read the entire piece, but that the state would “do our best” to address the concerns raised by survivors.

In records filed with the city ethics commission, Republican Anthony Piagentini said the allegations that he used his position to get a $240,000 a year consulting job are “sensational” and impossible to prove.

A walkthrough for how KyCIR analyzed tens of thousands of pieces of data for its investigation on debris after the 2022 eastern Kentucky floods.

An audit of the Louisville Metro jail blames the 13 recent deaths in the facility on faulty design. It also calls for the city to build a new jail. Anti-incarceration advocates are frustrated the audit didn’t address issues beyond the conditions and operations of the jail.

Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg’s staff indicated last week he wouldn’t ask council members to approve the spending. Greenberg cited “confusion.”

The city’s ethics commission will determine if Anthony Piagentini’s role in a $40 million COVID-19 relief grant broke law.

Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg wants to use nearly all of the money allocated for Department of Justice-inspired reforms on building renovations and a new officer wellness center. Some Metro Council members are pushing back.

Police used excessive force against teenagers, verbally berated youth during traffic stops and subjected them to unreasonable and invasive searches, according to the report.

Jonathan S. Ricketts is an attorney and former chair of the city’s ethics commission and has led several high-profile investigations for the Metro Council in recent years.