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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Louisville Metro Council members narrowly approved a resolution endorsing some recommended police reforms. -
The West End Opportunity Partnership board, which manages some taxes paid by west Louisville residents, was split on a proposal to purchase the Nia Center in a vote Thursday night. -
Louisville Metro Council is expected to vote Thursday night on whether to endorse police reform recommendations from the U.S. Department of Justice. -
Goodwill Industries of Kentucky is asking the West End Opportunity Partnership to pay for purchasing the Nia Center property. -
Bill Bell will take the reins of Louisville’s first Department of Transportation later this month. -
Community groups want city officials to make a big investment in affordable housing. The mayor’s proposed budget for next year falls short. -
Louisville Metro wants people and organizations interested in policing reform to apply for a seat on the new Community Safety Commission. -
Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said the city is awaiting more details after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security included it in a list of nearly 600 “sanctuary jurisdictions.” -
The head of Louisville’s Office of Violence Prevention warned Metro Council that the end of federal COVID-19 pandemic relief will impact some of its most effective programs. -
A federal judge says he’ll decide “as soon as possible” if Louisville’s police reform agreement with the Biden administration should be quashed.
