The Louisville Metro Ethics Commission is asking a Jefferson County judge to temporarily stop a new state law from taking effect that would dissolve the current commission and change how its members and attorney are selected.
The Louisville Economic Development Alliance, the brainchild of Mayor Craig Greenberg's administration, incorporated in early July and has approved bylaws and chosen its initial officers.
The Louisville Economic Development Alliance, or LEDA, is at the center of a complaint filed by a former Metro employee, who claims top officials are violating city ethics and personnel rules.
On Tuesday morning, Anthony Piagentini thanked the council for the vote Monday night that allowed him to keep his seat.
After more than 12 hours of trial this week, just five witnesses have finished their testimony.
It's the first removal trial of a member in more than a decade.
Councilman Anthony Piagentini, R-19, is accused of committing ethics violations when he co-sponsored an ordinance directing a $40 million federal grant that was awarded to his future employer.
Councilman Anthony Piagentini, R-19, is accused of committing ethics violations when he co-sponsored an ordinance directing a $40 million federal grant that was awarded to his future employer.
The Metro Council ordinance was meant to boost transparency. But citizens wanting to know who is trying to influence their government – and, more importantly, in which ways -- have been left largely in the dark.
Piagentini's lawyers argue in a new lawsuit that the ethics commission's findings are 'tainted by bias and must be reversed.'