A group of Republicans on Louisville's city council are calling for a vote of no-confidence in Democratic Mayor Greg Fischer — citing the city's homicide rate and his handling of a probe into the killing of Breonna Taylor.
"Mayor Greg Fischer has opposed the release of information related to the death of Ms. Breonna Taylor and Mr.
The three-page resolution also projects that the city will exceed the"dubious record number of homicides set in 2016," which totaled 118.it was"sad and shameful" the members of council were engaging in"partisan and divisive political games." These are the kind of partisan and divisive political games that have paralyzed Washington, D.C., and it’s sad and shameful for Republican council members to bring them here to Louisville. 1/3WFPL reports that officials in the mayor's office have, so for, declined to testify in the council's investigations into the handling of those shootings.
For example, Robert Schroeder, the interim chief for the Louisville Metro Police department and the city's chief of public safety Amy HessBut after the hearing got underway, both reportedly walked out, on advice from their lawyers. Their attorneys cited a federal lawsuit filed by the ACLU in July against several Louisville officials, including Schroder and Fischer,
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