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's police chief gave false testimony in a recent civil trial over a 2021 police chase, which has raised questions about who can hold the city's top law enforcement officer accountable. -
Mayor Craig Greenberg announced Wednesday that Elizabeth Strojan will be the next executive director of the Louisville Metro Housing Authority. Strojan is currently an executive at the New York City Housing Development Corporation, the nation’s largest affordable housing agency.
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Five Louisville Metro Council members voted Tuesday night to move forward with removal proceedings against Anthony Piagentini, the Republican caucus chair.
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People who lobby legislators in the Kentucky General Assembly need to register with the state’s Legislative Ethics Commission by Dec. 31.
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The Louisville Metro Police Department released body camera footage of an incident on Nov. 13 in which an officer shot a man attempting to flee on foot.
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A federal judge declared a mistrial Thursday in the case against former Louisville Metro Police Department detective Brett Hankison, after a jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict.
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The federal trial of former Louisville detective Brett Hankison is drawing to a close. Prosecutors and defense attorneys on Monday attempted to frame the evidence they presented to jurors over the past two weeks, just before the judge sent the 12-member jury out to deliberate.
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Prosecutors rested their case against former Louisville police detective Brett Hankison Wednesday afternoon, handing things over to his defense team. The 17-year veteran of the Louisville Metro Police Department is facing two federal civil rights charges for his role in the deadly 2020 raid on Breonna Taylor’s apartment.
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There were no surprises in Louisville’s local legislative elections Tuesday night, as Metro Council Democrats won districts the party has held since the 2003 merger created the body.
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Kenneth Walker, the boyfriend of Breonna Taylor, testified in open court Monday for the first time since the botched raid on Taylor’s apartment in 2020. Walker described their fear and confusion as police busted down the front door and killed the 26-year-old emergency room technician.
