A collective of organizers based in Louisville, KY who are dedicated to fighting police power.
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The490Project retweeted
"Even after the repeal of NY law 50-a, many police departments built provisions into their labor contracts to handle officer misconduct cases with 'counseling memos' put into officers’ files & later expunged." @LevinsonAriana @The490Project timesunion.com/news/article/…
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📢 Join us to pack City Hall (601 W Jefferson St) on April 25th at 5:30pm to demand transparency and accountability in the negotiation of the Louisville Metro Police Department’s contract! @the490project
The490Project retweeted
So, @LouisvilleMayor can scrounge up a 22% pay rise for cops over 4 years no problem and yet is telling TARC workers & riders "welp sucks for you" when he has the ability to put permanent operational funding in his budget for transit?
Make it make sense.
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Louisville Metro Gov and the union representing police officers signed a contract that boosts officer pay & throws out discipline if investigations take too long.
The public has until tomorrow to register to comment on it.
From @RachelSmithNews and me:
courier-journal.com/story/ne…
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If the community wants input on the police employment contract, the only meeting is Monday and you have to sign up by tomorrow. – at Louisville, KY
It’s going to be a quick turnaround time for members of the public who want to be heard on the proposed contacts. They’ll have to go through the 62-page CBA and be ready to participate in public comment Monday night. Sign up’s are here: louisvilleky.wufoo.com/forms…
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NEW: It looks like contract negotiations between Mayor Craig Greenberg’s administration and the police union are complete. The proposed collective bargaining agreements are being introduced at tonight’s Metro Council meeting. Last 2 items on the list here: louisvilleky.primegov.com/Po…
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Some additional details: The public will have just over 24 hours to sign up to comment on the contract. Registration closes tomorrow at 4pm. According to the issue sheets for the contracts, they were just added to Metro Council’s agenda today.
It’s going to be a quick turnaround time for members of the public who want to be heard on the proposed contacts. They’ll have to go through the 62-page CBA and be ready to participate in public comment Monday night. Sign up’s are here: louisvilleky.wufoo.com/forms…
The490Project retweeted
Louisville's police chief reduced punishment for an officer who drove other officers who threw drinks at civilians in 'Slushygate'
In March, the Department of Justice criticized how LMPD chiefs "frequently" reduced punishments after meeting with officers. courier-journal.com/story/ne…
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Yesterday I had to send in an open records request to a large, out-of-state police department. I got what I asked for in less than 8 hours.
In Louisville I consider myself lucky if I get just an acknowledgement of the request within the five business days allowed by law.
The490Project retweeted
Delta, Waffle House, and Chick-Fil-A are big donors to the Atlanta Police Foundation, the force behind Cop City. How do they afford these lavish donations? (Surprise: the answer is wage theft.) inthesetimes.com/article/cop…
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Louisville Metro Government is on the open records hot seat, yet again, as it failed to meet its extended deadline for production of records in one appeal and failed to respond to two records requests in a second appeal. ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/202…
ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/202…
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“Open records & meetings laws in Kentucky are the great levelers. They empower the public to hold elected & appointed officials accountable.They enable the public to ‘remain informed so they may retain control over the instruments that they have created.’” thetimestribune.com/opinion/…
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That second story was made possible by documents that @The490Project obtained as part of a recent open records lawsuit settlement with the city. And documents from that same cache inspired the first story and led me to people I spoke to.
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The second is a look at what kinds of complaints civilians file, zooming in on "informal complaints." Informal complaints are more numerous because they don't require a sworn affidavit. But they also don't require LMPD to investigate anything.
courier-journal.com/story/ne…
The490Project retweeted
Today I have two stories out today in the @courierjournal dealing with Louisville Metro Police Department misconduct complaints.
The first is a deep look into the complicated, intimidating process civilians filing complaints face. courier-journal.com/story/ne…
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We need speakers to attend the in-person budget meeting on the third floor of City Hall, 601 W. Jefferson Street, on Tuesday, May 30, at 6pm. Speakers may sign up in-person beginning at 5:30pm on May 30. Please come tell Metro Council to fund our libraries!
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Mayor Greenberg’s proposed budget for the Louisville Free Public Library is not adequate to meet the needs of our city. As we have previously said, low pay, chronic understaffing, and unsafe working conditions are issues that require actual material investments in LFPL.
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The docs provided by LMPD offer no hint of wrongdoing, or even questionable conduct, by police or their dogs. A lawyer we spoke with said it seems the officers omitted details to justify the use of force. "The truth isn’t the LMPD records," she said. lpm.org/news/2023-05-16/feds…
