The amount of state funding headed to Kentucky’s largest city to support downtown renewal, education, health care and other priorities shows that the days of talking about an urban-rural divide in the Bluegrass State are “now behind us,” Louisville’s mayor said Monday. The new two-year state budget passed by the Republican-dominated legislature will pump more than $1 billion into Louisville, reflecting the city’s role as an economic catalyst that benefits the entire state, lawmakers said. Republican legislators and Louisville’s first-term Democratic mayor, Craig Greenberg, spoke of the collaboration they achieved during the 60-day legislative session that ended two weeks ago. “For far too long, folks have talked about this urban-rural divide that has divided Louisville and the rest of the state,” Greenberg said at a news conference attended by a number of lawmakers in downtown Louisville. |
Republicans file lawsuit challenging Evers's partial vetoes to literacy billRuud beats Thompson for tourBengals likely to look for an offensive tackle and runHilarious voice to text messages that'll make you wish people still used landlinesThe iconic American rivers becoming so filthy with pollution they are 'endangered'Does a photo show US troops stationed in Taiwan’s Kinmen islands? — Radio Free AsiaArkansas Supreme Court says new DNA testing can be sought in 'West Memphis 3' caseWith Anthony Richardson on board, Colts will look beyond quarterback in NFL draftRap artist GloRilla has been charged with drunken driving in GeorgiaMusicians pay tribute to Allman Brothers guitarist Dickey Betts after death at 80