metro government http://wfpl.org en Monday News Special: Mayor Greg Fischer http://wfpl.org/post/monday-news-special-mayor-greg-fischer <p>Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer will join us Monday at 1pm to discuss jobs, crime and the latest controversies in the Metro Council. We&#39;ll get his take on the status of the former Kentucky Kingdom site, and the latest ruling involving the firefighters settlement.&nbsp;</p><p>Join us with your thoughts, Monday from 1-2pm, at 502-814-TALK (8255), news@wfpl.org, or leave us a comment on our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/wfpllouisville">Facebook</a> or <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/wfplnews">Twitter</a>.&nbsp;</p> Fri, 06 Jul 2012 16:59:49 +0000 Laura Ellis 930 at http://wfpl.org Monday News Special: Mayor Greg Fischer Louisville Puts Economic Data Online http://wfpl.org/post/louisville-puts-economic-data-online <p>Metro Government has launched a website that features charts of local economic data.</p><p>The <a href="http://ksdc.louisville.edu/joomla2/index.php/presentations/dashboard#">site features</a> information from the Kentucky State Data Center, and some of it is painful.&nbsp;For instance, looking through the site, you can see that population growth has slowed, wages have dropped and employment remained flat for most of the time after the recession (but it is on the upswing now).&nbsp;</p> Mon, 18 Jun 2012 18:13:33 +0000 Gabe Bullard 687 at http://wfpl.org Louisville Puts Economic Data Online