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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.

Louisville Metro Council members are taking input from residents on the next city budget, which will take effect July 1.

After weeks of discussion, Louisville Metro Council members voted Thursday to approve a $1.1 billion city budget, which includes restoring a portion of funding for two environmental agencies.

Louisville’s Ethics Commission is expected to get funding for its first full-time employee this year, but that’s still less than what its leaders requested the past two years.

Government-led transportation projects, ranging from widening roads to adding bike lanes, are in the works across Jefferson County. City officials are looking to support them with a new Department of Transportation.

In west Louisville, where fresh food is hard to come by and there’s a lack of grocery stores, some Black and brown farmers benefit from free or low-cost support from the Jefferson County Soil and Water Conservation district and its cooperative extension program.

Louisville’s transportation projects could soon be better organized. Mayor Craig Greenberg’s administration wants funding to create a new Department of Transportation.

Mayor Craig Greenberg has proposed a $242 million budget for the Louisville Metro Police Department, an 8% increase over this year’s approved budget.

A major public agency has a new leader for the first time in more than a decade.

Gov. Beshear vetoed 22 parts of the budget bill, rejecting technical errors and parts to provide raises for statewide elected officials.