Activists said possible topics for the conversation include police brutality, a marker denoting the protest movement, qualified immunity and local reparations.
Fischer signs executive order prioritizing use of electric cars for Metro Government departments Conner Farrell
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According to a release, Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer signed an executive order directing all Metro Government departments and agencies to prioritize purchasing electric and hybrid cars Thursday.
The order also states that Metro Government must focus on obtaining green equipment necessary to support it s transition to electric cars.
“Emissions from gas-powered vehicles are the second-largest source for greenhouse gas emissions in our city,” Fischer said. “Louisville Metro Government employees from LMPD and code enforcement officers driving their routes to Metro Parks employees cutting the grass operate many gas-powered vehicles.
LouVax site gives 100,000th vaccine shot ahead of transition to mobile clinics Share Updated: 5:59 PM EDT Apr 27, 2021 Share Updated: 5:59 PM EDT Apr 27, 2021
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Show Transcript DREW: THE FINAL CALL WILL BE ON THURSDAY. THOSE SAY YOUR BIGGEST CHALLENGE IS STILL AHEAD. CURRENT AND FORMER STAFF ALONG WITH DOZENS OF VOLUNTEERS CELEBRATED AS THE 100,000TH SHOT WENT INTO AN ARM INSIDE BROADBENT ARENA, BUT THEY KNOW THE CELEBRATION WILL BE SHORT LIVED. WE HAVE GOT A LONG WAY TO GO. WE HAVE GOT TO GET THAT THROUGH. SOME PEOPLE ARE TAKING A VICTORY LAP. DREW: IN TOTAL, JEFFERSON COUNTY HAS SEEN 300,000 PEOPLE COMPLETE BOTH VACCINATIONS. BUT AS SUPPLY INCREASES, DEMAND IS DECREASING. WITH LESS PEOPLE HEADING TO SITES, THEY ARE TAKING THE VACCINE TO THE COMMUNITY. THE MORE WE DEPLOY IN THE COMMUNITY, THE MORE WE SEE PEOPLE TAKE THE VACCINE, BECAUSE IT HAS SLOWED DOWN AND WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. DREW: PART OF THAT EFFORT WILL INCLUDE ADD
Justice Department to probe Louisville PD after Breonna Taylor’s death
Breonna Taylor (Image source: Instagram – @breonnataylor)
Breonna Taylor’s death was not in vain.
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced on Monday, April 26, that the Justice Department will investigate the practices of the Louisville Police Department. The investigation comes a little over a year after Taylor was fatally shot on March 13, 2020, when officers Jonathan Mattingly, Brett Hankison, and Myles Cosgrove burst through her door with a no-knock narcotics warrant wearing plain clothes. She and her boyfriend, Kenneth L. Walker, were sleep when police arrived and knocked down the door. All charges against Walker were dropped in March and no-knock warrants have been banned in Louisville as well.