Jacob Munoz
Business and Development ReporterJacob Munoz is LPM's business and development reporter. A Chicago native, he previously worked as an editorial assistant at Northwestern Magazine and as a digital and print intern with Smithsonian Magazine. Jacob also served as an editor and reporter for the online student publication North By Northwestern.
Email Jacob at jmunoz@lpm.org.
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This week, the Transit Authority of River City, Louisville’s public bus system, announced some of the widest service cuts in the organization’s history. It will slash the frequency of a majority of its routes. -
Many people in Louisville don’t have easy access to healthy and affordable food. A local nonprofit hosted an event for Black community members to share their perspectives. -
Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed a bill over the weekend that could boot Louisville’s NAACP branch from a major community organization’s board. State lawmakers can override his move when they reconvene this week. -
Louisville needs more affordable housing for low-income residents. Here are some potential solutionsA recent report found that the gap of missing affordable housing for Louisville’s lowest-income residents is widening. -
Kentucky legalized sports wagering last year, in a bid to keep residents’ tax revenue from those activities within the Commonwealth. As states embrace the surging industry, some clinicians and researchers worry there aren’t enough safeguards in place to prevent addiction. -
A Louisville agency focused on the downtown district has a new 10-year plan it says can strengthen the area. -
Louisville needs to build more affordable housing, local leaders say. A new assessment released Wednesday shows that while the city has made some progress, the need is still great for low-income residents. -
The Sherman Minton Bridge closed Friday afternoon after a project team found a problem with floor beams. The group said late Sunday that it’s progressing toward reopening the structure. -
Kentucky lawmakers voted Wednesday to pass Senate Bill 259 out of committee. The measure would allow a Louisville group overseeing the city’s West End TIF district to remove the local NAACP branch from its board over a candidate dispute. -
Louisville and state officials are now using the city’s first High Injury Network map. The guiding document uses crash data to determine which surface roads are most in need of safety changes.
