Bill Hollander
@bhollander.bsky.social
Louisville Citizen. Formerly Louisville Council member, Attorney and Journalist. Tell City native.
Imagine being blind or in a wheelchair and trying to get nearly anywhere in Louisville these days. Thanks to @wdrb for pointing out a long-standing problem that doesn’t get enough attention. www.wdrb.com/news/not-fai...
'Not fair, Louisville' | Wheelchair users struggle to navigate snow-covered sidewalks
As the snow piles up across Louisville, getting around has become nearly impossible for people who depend on wheelchairs or mobility scooters.
www.wdrb.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Imagine being blind or in a wheelchair and trying to get nearly anywhere in Louisville these days. Thanks to @wdrb for pointing out a long-standing problem that doesn’t get enough attention. www.wdrb.com/news/not-fai...
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey urged his counterparts from other American cities this week to take a firm stand against the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement campaign and received raucous applause. Louisville is the only city in the country to capitulate to some Trump demands.
January 31, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey urged his counterparts from other American cities this week to take a firm stand against the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement campaign and received raucous applause. Louisville is the only city in the country to capitulate to some Trump demands.
“A man known to many in Louisville’s Russell neighborhood died after being found outside in the freezing cold Saturday morning.
Ricky Marshall, 56, didn’t have a home….friends said he was a familiar face and a kind soul who had fallen on hard times.”
Ricky Marshall, 56, didn’t have a home….friends said he was a familiar face and a kind soul who had fallen on hard times.”
Death of unhoused Louisville man highlights dangers of extreme cold as neighborhood mourns
Ricky Marshall, 56, spent most of his time around a neighborhood tire shop, where friends said he was a familiar face and a kind soul who had fallen on hard
www.wdrb.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:36 PM
“A man known to many in Louisville’s Russell neighborhood died after being found outside in the freezing cold Saturday morning.
Ricky Marshall, 56, didn’t have a home….friends said he was a familiar face and a kind soul who had fallen on hard times.”
Ricky Marshall, 56, didn’t have a home….friends said he was a familiar face and a kind soul who had fallen on hard times.”
Louisville’s first lobbying ordinance was enacted in November 2022. It called for online access to reports - as is common in cities our size - but Metro has never followed through and access to reports is difficult. Lobbying is ongoing but transparency is lacking. kentuckylantern.com/2026/01/23/t...
Two lobbyists made more than $1 million lobbying the Kentucky General Assembly last year • Kentucky Lantern
Two lobbyists made more than $1 million lobbying the Kentucky General Assembly last year
kentuckylantern.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Louisville’s first lobbying ordinance was enacted in November 2022. It called for online access to reports - as is common in cities our size - but Metro has never followed through and access to reports is difficult. Lobbying is ongoing but transparency is lacking. kentuckylantern.com/2026/01/23/t...
Child care and housing are Kentucky’s most urgent challenges kentuckylantern.com/2026/01/21/c...
Child care and housing are Kentucky's most urgent challenges • Kentucky Lantern
Two systems increasingly determine whether families across Kentucky can stay working and stable: child care and housing. As with many challenges facing our commonwealth, we face a clear choice — inve...
kentuckylantern.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Child care and housing are Kentucky’s most urgent challenges kentuckylantern.com/2026/01/21/c...
Good to be in Frankfort today joining advocates from across the state for more and better housing for Kentuckians. Thanks to the Coalition for the Homeless & the Homeless and Housing Coalition of Kentucky for organizing - and to all of the legislators for the many meetings and words of support.
January 13, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Good to be in Frankfort today joining advocates from across the state for more and better housing for Kentuckians. Thanks to the Coalition for the Homeless & the Homeless and Housing Coalition of Kentucky for organizing - and to all of the legislators for the many meetings and words of support.
Governor Andy Beshear:
To preserve the American Dream of owning a home, Kentucky needs a big, bold investment now. I'm proposing a game-changing $150 million investment in Kentucky's Affordable Housing Trust Fund.
Combined with private funding, it will create $1 billion in new housing.
#SOTC26
To preserve the American Dream of owning a home, Kentucky needs a big, bold investment now. I'm proposing a game-changing $150 million investment in Kentucky's Affordable Housing Trust Fund.
Combined with private funding, it will create $1 billion in new housing.
#SOTC26
January 7, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Governor Andy Beshear:
To preserve the American Dream of owning a home, Kentucky needs a big, bold investment now. I'm proposing a game-changing $150 million investment in Kentucky's Affordable Housing Trust Fund.
Combined with private funding, it will create $1 billion in new housing.
#SOTC26
To preserve the American Dream of owning a home, Kentucky needs a big, bold investment now. I'm proposing a game-changing $150 million investment in Kentucky's Affordable Housing Trust Fund.
Combined with private funding, it will create $1 billion in new housing.
#SOTC26
Louisville Free Public Library needs $2 million annually to reduce unacceptable wait times for books and other materials. Metro is challenging the community to match a $1 million appropriation this first year.
Please contribute any amount here to reduce wait times - givebutter.com/MetroMatch.
Please contribute any amount here to reduce wait times - givebutter.com/MetroMatch.
January 5, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Louisville Free Public Library needs $2 million annually to reduce unacceptable wait times for books and other materials. Metro is challenging the community to match a $1 million appropriation this first year.
Please contribute any amount here to reduce wait times - givebutter.com/MetroMatch.
Please contribute any amount here to reduce wait times - givebutter.com/MetroMatch.
Rally to Reduce Wait Times at LFPL! Join us today at 6pm.
January 5, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Rally to Reduce Wait Times at LFPL! Join us today at 6pm.
Enjoyable First Day Hike at Lincoln State Park with 275 other people - and then a quieter walk around the lake. Happy New Year!
January 1, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Enjoyable First Day Hike at Lincoln State Park with 275 other people - and then a quieter walk around the lake. Happy New Year!
The Elves of Crescent Hill’s South Hite Avenue have done it again, making for a very festive walk. Thanks to them and Merry Christmas to all! 🎄
December 23, 2025 at 12:17 AM
The Elves of Crescent Hill’s South Hite Avenue have done it again, making for a very festive walk. Thanks to them and Merry Christmas to all! 🎄
The Gateway on Broadway development was funded in part with American Rescue Plan dollars appropriated by Metro Council in November 2021. What a remarkable transformation!
December 11, 2025 at 12:58 AM
The Gateway on Broadway development was funded in part with American Rescue Plan dollars appropriated by Metro Council in November 2021. What a remarkable transformation!
Last year, Nashville voters approved a bold plan and half-cent sales tax for improved buses, sidewalks and traffic and it’s now resulting in free bus rides for the poor, among many other things. “Choose How You Move” is a highly successful initiative of a new Mayor. www.axios.com/local/nashvi...
Nashville's free bus ride program off to strong start
A pass lasts for three years and provides free rides on WeGo buses.
www.axios.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Last year, Nashville voters approved a bold plan and half-cent sales tax for improved buses, sidewalks and traffic and it’s now resulting in free bus rides for the poor, among many other things. “Choose How You Move” is a highly successful initiative of a new Mayor. www.axios.com/local/nashvi...
Louisville ignored an enacted ordinance and was the only city in the country to capitulate to Trump administration demands, all for the stated purpose of avoiding ICE excesses. It doesn’t appear to be working. www.wdrb.com/news/i-was-s... www.wdrb.com/news/i-was-s...
'I was so scared' | Louisville 10-year-old says ICE agents took father on the way to school
Wednesday's drive to school started like any other for Julieta Carmona Garcia.
www.wdrb.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Louisville ignored an enacted ordinance and was the only city in the country to capitulate to Trump administration demands, all for the stated purpose of avoiding ICE excesses. It doesn’t appear to be working. www.wdrb.com/news/i-was-s... www.wdrb.com/news/i-was-s...
Under the proposal, Churchill Downs would pay no Louisville Metro or Urban Services District property taxes for an expanded list of properties for decades to come, continuing a program started in 2002 when the track and the company were much different. www.courier-journal.com/story/news/p...
Metro Council advances $1.2B incentive for Churchill Downs renovations
If passed, a Metro Council resolution would approve up to $1.2B in industrial revenue bonds to help Churchill Downs finance racetrack renovations.
www.courier-journal.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Under the proposal, Churchill Downs would pay no Louisville Metro or Urban Services District property taxes for an expanded list of properties for decades to come, continuing a program started in 2002 when the track and the company were much different. www.courier-journal.com/story/news/p...
The expanded and renovated Portland Library is a wonderful addition to one of Louisville’s historic neighborhoods. The project - the ribbon for which will be cut on December 2 - started with Metro Council’s allocation of American Rescue Plan funds in June of 2022.
December 2, 2025 at 1:05 AM
The expanded and renovated Portland Library is a wonderful addition to one of Louisville’s historic neighborhoods. The project - the ribbon for which will be cut on December 2 - started with Metro Council’s allocation of American Rescue Plan funds in June of 2022.
Thankful for churches that have seen a need and are acting to meet it. There’s a link to contribute or volunteer in the story. www.lpm.org/news/2025-11...
Louisville churches expanding overnight winter shelter to serve growing population
Louisville's Room in the Inn program will provide shelter to more people experiencing homelessness this winter.
www.lpm.org
November 28, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Thankful for churches that have seen a need and are acting to meet it. There’s a link to contribute or volunteer in the story. www.lpm.org/news/2025-11...
In Louisville, the changes could cause more than half the 1,900 people in what’s called permanent supportive housing to lose housing and services, including counseling, mental health and addiction treatment, financial education and other help. kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/24/m...
Many Kentuckians at risk of returning to homelessness because of federal funding switch • Kentucky Lantern
Abrupt shift in federal funds to help the homeless could put many disabled Kentuckians back on the streets, say advocates.
kentuckylantern.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:32 PM
In Louisville, the changes could cause more than half the 1,900 people in what’s called permanent supportive housing to lose housing and services, including counseling, mental health and addiction treatment, financial education and other help. kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/24/m...
Here we go again. More Frankfort overreach and more attacks on local control. The proposal would preempt an enacted Louisville ordinance. It should be vigorously opposed by Louisville officials. kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/20/3...
Republican introduces proposal to require Kentucky police agencies to have ICE agreements • Kentucky Lantern
A Kentucky Republican wants to require all Kentucky police agencies to enter agreements for federal immigration enforcement.
kentuckylantern.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Here we go again. More Frankfort overreach and more attacks on local control. The proposal would preempt an enacted Louisville ordinance. It should be vigorously opposed by Louisville officials. kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/20/3...
Ginkgo trees often lose most of their leaves in one day, and this appears to be the day for the historic tree at the Peterson Dumesnil House!
November 11, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Ginkgo trees often lose most of their leaves in one day, and this appears to be the day for the historic tree at the Peterson Dumesnil House!
Good to see @repmcgarvey.bsky.social speaking out on Capitol Hill today, recounting bare shelves and lines for food here and this: “To Donald Trump, come to Louisville, Kentucky, look those people in the eye and tell them you’ve made the choice to take away their food”.
November 4, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Good to see @repmcgarvey.bsky.social speaking out on Capitol Hill today, recounting bare shelves and lines for food here and this: “To Donald Trump, come to Louisville, Kentucky, look those people in the eye and tell them you’ve made the choice to take away their food”.
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We understand how stressful this moment feels for many in our community. If the upcoming suspension of SNAP benefits or the government shutdown has affected your household, support is available.
Call 211 for help connecting to available resources. It's available 24/7 in many different languages.
Call 211 for help connecting to available resources. It's available 24/7 in many different languages.
October 29, 2025 at 7:32 PM
We understand how stressful this moment feels for many in our community. If the upcoming suspension of SNAP benefits or the government shutdown has affected your household, support is available.
Call 211 for help connecting to available resources. It's available 24/7 in many different languages.
Call 211 for help connecting to available resources. It's available 24/7 in many different languages.
Wonderful to see support building for Louisville’s Home for Good campaign to reduce street homelessness through permanent supportive housing, including a great event hosted by Mayor Craig Greenberg today. Learn more - and contribute - here: metrounitedway.org/home-for-good/
October 30, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Wonderful to see support building for Louisville’s Home for Good campaign to reduce street homelessness through permanent supportive housing, including a great event hosted by Mayor Craig Greenberg today. Learn more - and contribute - here: metrounitedway.org/home-for-good/
Coalition for the Homeless staff and board members were at the Salvation Army today, handing out backpacks full of supplies to Louisvillians and connecting them to other resources. Thanks to Councilman Ken Herndon for stopping by and to all partners for participating.
October 29, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Coalition for the Homeless staff and board members were at the Salvation Army today, handing out backpacks full of supplies to Louisvillians and connecting them to other resources. Thanks to Councilman Ken Herndon for stopping by and to all partners for participating.
Great to see The Chancery ribbon cutting today. It will provide 34 more units of permanent supportive housing in Louisville, which is the proven best way to address chronic homelessness. The project started with a Metro Council appropriation of American Rescue Plan funds in November 2021.
October 29, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Great to see The Chancery ribbon cutting today. It will provide 34 more units of permanent supportive housing in Louisville, which is the proven best way to address chronic homelessness. The project started with a Metro Council appropriation of American Rescue Plan funds in November 2021.