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Louisville Metro
VIDEOS: (1) City (you) pay LDG $6M (2) New mental health crisis center (3) Unbelievable property tax hike
OneLouisville, formerly Louisville Chamber, launches new payment model
BizJournals reports:
One Louisville is rolling out a new membership model this week, introducing a five-tiered structure aimed at expanding engagement with businesses across the Greater Louisville region.
…The new model features five membership tiers tied to a company's stage of development, with standardized pricing and expanded benefits that include resource navigation, event access and member discounts. The membership levels are:
- Community: Free
- Community Plus: $350 annually
- Access: $750 annually
- Growth: $3,000 annually
- Leadership: $5,000 annually
The Community Plus membership provides 'access to member discounts and event pricing, and inclusion in our Member Directory.' The Access level is for 'Businesses establishing and maintaining a strong foundation in the region’s business community.'
A search on the Internet Archive shows that in 2008, for example, GLI membership was based on number of employees. Companies with 1-9 employees paid $385 for membership and on up to 200-299, paid $2,100 annually.
Learn more about the current Chamber, Public-Private Partnership.
Buddy System?
JCPS Yearwood Hires Longtime Associate as New Academic Chief
A new chief academic officer with strong ties to Jefferson County Public Schools Superintendent Brian Yearwood has been named, marking the third person to fill the position in less than one year.
Nathan Balasubramanian, who has worked with Yearwood in numerous capacities and was listed as a personal reference in Yearwood's application, will now lead JCPS' academics division, which recently merged with the schools division under Yearwood's central office reorganization.
County Clerk Yates Hires Friend as COO to oversee elections, vehicle licensing, IT and more
...Troy LeBlanc, who calls himself “lord of bourbon and vape” on Instagram, owns a chain of vape stores called Derb E Cigs and co-owns a distillery in Anderson County. His public profiles and records show no prior experience in elections or government IT...
Mom fights for son who died
PARENT ALERT ABOUT TEEN TIKTOK CRAZE
...Boone, a 34-year-old Jefferson County native, died in January 2025 by suicide as a result, his family says, of inhaling nitrous oxide, also commonly known as laughing gas. After his death, his mother, Shawnna, found 72 large nitrous oxide cans and a two-page note in his house. She included part of what Christopher said in a note she wrote to Congress. She also shared her note with The Courier Journal.
“My son suffered greatly due to his nitrous oxide use,” Shawnna Boone wrote. “It was eating away at his brain and his body. Due to his extreme fear and paranoia caused by the nitrous, he ultimately took his own life. In his suicide note he wrote, 'I don't want to die and just want the pain gone. Also, sorry about all the cans.’” Read more.
Major Investments
VIDEOS: (1) GE billion-dollar redesign (2) Ford invests $1B at truck plant
Democratic Socialist Platform: "We will not rest until we have a socialist America."
Which side are you on?
Marson for Sheriff!
It’s good to finally see the truth come to light through quality Journalism!
— Alexander William Marson For Sheriff (@Marson4Sheriff) July 9, 2026
Video clearly shows my actions in these old incidents prevented escalation to a critical incident in our community.
Community First Policing is the future for Jefferson County.#VoteMarsonForSheriff https://t.co/vIzfDYe17E pic.twitter.com/W98kgzC9X4
Louisville Metro links
- Community Crime Map
- Find opportunities to bid on city projects
- Report a pothole
- Most requested 311 concerns
- Public Notices FREE online
- Louisville Metro Police Department Crime Mapping start page
- Get a police report
- 502-574-LMPD | LMPD Anonymous Tip Line
- LMPD Cold Case Facebook Page
- Louisville Gun Violence Dashboard
- ShotSpotter Gunfire Detection
- Find your Louisville Metro Representative
- Visit or speak at a Metro Council meeting
- Current and Upcoming Meetings
- Louisville Metro Government Agenda and Meeting Portal
- Louisville Metro Meeting Agendas and Videos of Meetings
- Neighborhood Crime
- The Louisville Metro Area is bigger than you think!
- Jefferson Co. Property Valuation website
- Recycling Locations in Louisville
- Metro-owned properties for sale or lease
- OneLouisville
- Louisville Judges Watch
- Find Public Art
- Visitor Map
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Kentucky
In the crosshairs
Commonwealth Policy Center interview (click on image) with State Auditor Allison Ball: "Despite accepting federal funds, some states have refused to institute basic fraud controls such as providing enrollment information to the federal government that would allow it to verify eligibility. So what is the role of state government when it comes to rooting out fraud and waste in government spending?"
State Auditor Allison Ball warns: President Trump has promised penalties
Big Adventure Coming
A nearly $800 million attraction is coming to northern Kentucky, and it will be the largest in the state... The attraction will feature a theme park, water park, hotel, and retail space. It is expected to create thousands of jobs and bring millions of visitors to the area each year.
Christian Education Access
The Family Foundation recently launched the Kentucky Christian Education Network (KY CEN) with a mission to double the number of Kentucky families that have access to a Christian education as we serve and advocate for Christian schools across the Commonwealth.
Dr. Lee Watts reports KY links to Fauci
Massie moves to impeach Pete Hegseth
Philip Morris has new tobacco hit
The global company, now with an office in Owensboro, is beefing up its lineup of Zyn nicotine pouches along with the number it offers in a single can.
The tobacco-leaf-free product is the most popular brand in a growing market for oral nicotine pouches, and PM has seized on the category as a revenue driver in recent years. In July, the company opened a $1.2 billion manufacturing campus in Colorado to meet demand for the product.
Related topic: Smokeless tobacco plant, see above.
NEW HANDOUT
Team Kentucky Medical Debt Relief Program
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB+WAVE) — Gov. Andy Beshear signed an executive order Tuesday that will provide relief for 130,000 Kentuckians saddled with medical debt.
Beshear established the Team Kentucky Medical Debt Relief Program, which will allocate $2.5 million to the national nonprofit Undue Medical Debt. The organization purchases debt from participating hospitals and collection agencies at a steep discount, yielding an estimated $100 in debt relief for every $1 invested by the state.
VOTER REGISTRATION JUMPS IN JUNE
Biggest Registration Month Since August 2024 reported by SOS Michael Adams
Frankfort, Ky. (July 10, 2026) – Secretary of State Michael Adams announced that in June, 11,440 new voters registered in Kentucky, the biggest monthly jump since August 2024. “Amidst the summer doldrums, voter registration is hot,” Adams said.
In June, net registration rose by 6,770, with 4,670 voters removed: 3,576 who were deceased, 542 who moved out of state, 374 felony convicts, 71 duplicate registrations, 65 adjudged mentally incompetent, 21 identified as non-citizens, and 21 who voluntarily de-registered.
Republican registration constitutes 48 percent of the electorate, with 1,620,173 voters. Republican registration grew by 5,516 voters, a .34 percent increase. Democratic registration accounts for 41 percent of the electorate, with 1,370,786 voters. Democratic registration fell by 446, a .03 percent decrease. There are 381,359 voters registered under other political affiliations (mostly independent), making up 11 percent of the electorate. “Other” registration rose by 1,700, a .44 percent increase.
Why?
Why can students file a complaint against the for-profit school industry but not the public school system?
Results of the 2026 Primary Elections
All results are STILL UNOFFICIAL. But why?
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USA & World
RNC MidTerm Convention
Rising Star Rep. Brandon Gill
Hidden in Plain Sight:
Confronting the Muslim Brotherhood Network in America
Witness Testimony
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Supreme Court Blog
Amazing Track Record!
We are approaching the fifth and last biennial election in the Trump era, and the president has asked voters to make it a referendum on him. Let's take a look at his record.
— Conrad Black (@ConradMBlack) September 7, 2026
The tiresome and predictable criticism of a pro-Trump bias will come, as it always does when anyone tries… pic.twitter.com/PxvFKfx5zM
Some of the Abortion Bills in Congress Now
Fastzone Features- The Way We Were
Reagan for Goldwater
