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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Reopening Louisville’s Youth Detention Center may take longer and cost more money than state lawmakers expected. -
Louisville Metro has released additional information about the more than 60 incidents of alleged police misconduct highlighted in the U.S. Department of Justice’s scathing report, including incident reports and identifying information.
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Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg continued the tradition of inviting business executives to the Kentucky Derby in the hopes of getting them to invest in the River City. This year, the festivities cost taxpayers roughly $180,000.
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Former Louisville Metro police officer Jonathan Mattingly has dropped his lawsuit against Kenneth Walker, the boyfriend of Breonna Taylor.
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Former Louisville Urban League CEO Kish Cumi Price is suing the West End-based nonprofit, claiming she was retaliated against for uncovering financial impropriety.
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Louisville Metro Council Member Ben Reno-Weber, who was recently appointed to temporarily fill the District 8 seat, will be the Democratic nominee in the November special election.
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Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams narrowly beat back Republican challengers on Tuesday who spread conspiracy theories about election integrity and received endorsements from high-profile election deniers.
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Kentucky is one of the few states in the nation with a race for governor this year.A crowd of Republicans lined up to challenge incumbent Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear, who easily won the nomination, but Attorney General Daniel Cameron ultimately prevailed.
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Louisville Metro will host the first of two virtual town halls Monday night as the city conducts a search for a new police chief.
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Democratic state Rep. Lamin Swann of Lexington died Sunday following a medical emergency last week, according to his family.
