"Mayor Greenberg called me... (we're) putting this behind us and moving forward." @CMPiagentini after he was cleared of all charges in an ethics trial ⚖️@LouisvilleMayor had previously claimed "unethical actions" by Piagentini@840WHAS audio https://t.co/EOVMBNeq3K— Terry Meiners ™️ (@terrymeiners) March 19, 2024
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Financial experts: here’s how to save $300+ million on KFC Yum Center payments. Oh, and where is that other $29 million?
In a radio chat this week, I asked Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer about an expert's plan that could save $300 million paying off the KFC Yum Center ($10m per year). The mayor seemed underwhelmed. The Metro Council is considering tripling the local tax on insurance premiums. Taxpayers are incensed that the mayor and council aren't first considering budget cuts. Mayor Fischer and I also discussed the odd logic of paying criminals to curtail crime without LMPD guidance, JCPS sickouts, the Passport Health meltdown, and more. 🎙️ AUDIO Below are the financial plan details submitted by businessman Denis Frankenberger and affirmed by former attorney general Chris Gorman and other financial experts who wish to remain anonymous. A sidebar to this story is
Jessica Green reacts to the retention of Dan Johnson on Metro Council
Metro Councilwoman Jessica Green joined me on 840WHAS to vent about her colleagues voting to retain Dan Johnson. We also touched on racial disparity involving taxpayers covering Johnson's legal fees but not the fees accrued by two African American council members in previous trials. Councilwoman Green worries about security for women working near Johnson. AUDIO ?️
Brain pain may explain Dan’s drama
The whack-a-mole process between the Louisville Metro Council and its longest-serving member is off the radar for now. Last month, council colleagues told Dan Johnson to resign his seat or they'd remove him. Alleged sexual harassment is the elephant in the room. Democrats typically refuse to acknowledge elephants so maybe this one will fade away without further action. No one is talking about whether the mayor or five council members will launch court proceedings to remove the beleaguered official. Dan says they won't. Councilman Johnson returned to my radio studio on August 1st, the deadline imposed by his peers. Bottom line: he's not leaving...at least without a costly legal battle. AUDIO In the interview, Johnson says that the mayor won't act to remove
Steely Dan Johnson: I won’t quit – Metro Council: Yes you will
Beleaguered Louisville Metro Councilman Dan Johnson (D-21) has been asked to resign by his Democrat colleagues. He has until August 1st to resign or they say they will procedurally eject him from office. Johnson was on my WHAS radio show yesterday where he maintained his innocence in multiple sexual harassment allegations made by female government workers. Johnson said that he doesn't understand why this story is still reverberating one month after a councilwoman lodged a complaint against him. When I asked Johnson if he will resign his office, he replied "No...I was elected by the 21st district to serve them for four years and I will do that until my time is up." AUDIO: ------------------ Courier-Journal: Top 5 Quotes from the Dan Johnson