Tony Curtis
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Bernie Sanders: Kennedy Must Resign www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/o...
Opinion | Bernie Sanders: Kennedy Must Resign
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August 30, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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Their Water Taps Ran Dry When Meta Built Next Door www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/t...
Their Water Taps Ran Dry When Meta Built Next Door
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July 15, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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How Bad Is This Bill? The Answer in 10 Charts
Opinion | The Ugliness of the ‘Big, Beautiful’ Bill, in Charts (Gift Article)
Steven Rattner reveals the ugly reality lurking within the “big, beautiful bill.”
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July 4, 2025 at 7:41 AM
How Bad Is This Bill? The Answer in 10 Charts
Kentucky lawmakers threaten my West Louisville neighborhood with more pollution | Opinion
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Kentucky lawmakers threaten my West Louisville neighborhood with more pollution | Opinion
In 2024, the Kentucky General Assembly passed House Bill 136 (HB 136), sparking debate regarding its environmental and ethical ramifications.
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June 25, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Kentucky lawmakers threaten my West Louisville neighborhood with more pollution | Opinion
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“Any loss creates a ripple effect across the entire affordable housing landscape, and that's a problem.”
'Proactive and aggressive': How Louisville is cracking down on unsafe buildings
Demolition orders from Louisville Metro Government tripled between 2023 and 2024 as the city cracks down on frequent code violators.
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June 3, 2025 at 1:26 PM
“Any loss creates a ripple effect across the entire affordable housing landscape, and that's a problem.”
From the @kentuckylantern.com
Journalist Tom Bethell was a tireless advocate for coal miners and Appalachia • Kentucky Lantern
Tom Bethell, dead at 86, dedicated his extraordinary journalistic and analytic skills to demand justice for coal miners and Appalachia.
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April 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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There better be a coalition of voices taking action against this and not 🦗 🦗. There are 12,046 Housing Choice Vouchers (HCVs) (formerly Section 8) in use in Louisville, Jefferson Co, Ky. Across Kentucky the number of HCVs is 40,069. There is need for more, not less, to help stabilize people’s lives.
White House Eyes Overhaul of Federal Housing Aid to the Poor
The Trump administration has considered sharply curtailing vouchers as part of its budget for the 2026 fiscal year.
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April 17, 2025 at 11:14 PM
There better be a coalition of voices taking action against this and not 🦗 🦗. There are 12,046 Housing Choice Vouchers (HCVs) (formerly Section 8) in use in Louisville, Jefferson Co, Ky. Across Kentucky the number of HCVs is 40,069. There is need for more, not less, to help stabilize people’s lives.
Louisville's affordable housing shortage is dire. Here's what the city must do. | Opinion
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Louisville's affordable housing shortage is dire. Here's what the city must do. | Opinion
In Louisville, the gap between available affordable housing and the demand for more units continues to widen. Metro Council must invest in change.
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April 14, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Louisville's affordable housing shortage is dire. Here's what the city must do. | Opinion
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National Endowment of the Humanities (NEH)—gutted.
"Your grant's immediate termination is necessary to safeguard the interests of the federal government, including its fiscal priorities."
"Your grant's immediate termination is necessary to safeguard the interests of the federal government, including its fiscal priorities."
Cultural groups across U.S. told that federal humanities grants are terminated
Among the thousands of groups affected by the sudden cessation of funds are state arts councils, museums, historic sites, archives, libraries, educators and media outlets in all 50 states.
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April 4, 2025 at 1:17 AM
National Endowment of the Humanities (NEH)—gutted.
"Your grant's immediate termination is necessary to safeguard the interests of the federal government, including its fiscal priorities."
"Your grant's immediate termination is necessary to safeguard the interests of the federal government, including its fiscal priorities."
“Ky is more dependent on Medicaid than the nation as a whole. The program covers 1 in 3 Kentuckians or about 1.5 million people.”
“Among states, Ky’s small towns and rural areas have the fifth-highest percentage of non-elderly adults who are covered by Medicaid — 28.5%, according to the analysis.”
“Among states, Ky’s small towns and rural areas have the fifth-highest percentage of non-elderly adults who are covered by Medicaid — 28.5%, according to the analysis.”
The most likely Medicaid cuts would hit rural areas the hardest • Kentucky Lantern
Working-age adults in small towns and rural areas are more likely to be covered by Medicaid, a dilemma for Republicans looking to cut the health care program.
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March 17, 2025 at 1:31 PM
“Ky is more dependent on Medicaid than the nation as a whole. The program covers 1 in 3 Kentuckians or about 1.5 million people.”
“Among states, Ky’s small towns and rural areas have the fifth-highest percentage of non-elderly adults who are covered by Medicaid — 28.5%, according to the analysis.”
“Among states, Ky’s small towns and rural areas have the fifth-highest percentage of non-elderly adults who are covered by Medicaid — 28.5%, according to the analysis.”
I know Tim. He is a critical employee of the Louisville HUD office and the larger affordable housing community here in Louisville. HUD’s work is imperative to supporting and solving the housing crisis we face, but if things play out as proposed, the housing and homelessness crisis will only deepen.
'When did we become the enemy?': Louisville federal workers worry about uncertain future
Hundreds of thouands of federal workers nationwide have been laid off or taken buy-outs amid Trump's crusade to shrink the federal workforce.
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March 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I know Tim. He is a critical employee of the Louisville HUD office and the larger affordable housing community here in Louisville. HUD’s work is imperative to supporting and solving the housing crisis we face, but if things play out as proposed, the housing and homelessness crisis will only deepen.
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Tim Nicolazzi dedicated his life to service — a few weeks ago, he was fired.
No notice, no severance, no compassion.
I'm cosponsoring the Protect Veteran Jobs Act to reinstate vets — like Tim — who have been illegally fired by Elon Musk and DOGE.
No notice, no severance, no compassion.
I'm cosponsoring the Protect Veteran Jobs Act to reinstate vets — like Tim — who have been illegally fired by Elon Musk and DOGE.
March 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Tim Nicolazzi dedicated his life to service — a few weeks ago, he was fired.
No notice, no severance, no compassion.
I'm cosponsoring the Protect Veteran Jobs Act to reinstate vets — like Tim — who have been illegally fired by Elon Musk and DOGE.
No notice, no severance, no compassion.
I'm cosponsoring the Protect Veteran Jobs Act to reinstate vets — like Tim — who have been illegally fired by Elon Musk and DOGE.
“If you vote in favor of the proposed lead ordinance, you are choosing to use children as our community’s frontline lead detectors. That is unacceptable. And, I know for myself, that I would not want that associated with my name.”
Tony Curtis Addresses Louisville Metro Council on HB 173 and Rental Registry
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March 2, 2025 at 6:25 PM
“If you vote in favor of the proposed lead ordinance, you are choosing to use children as our community’s frontline lead detectors. That is unacceptable. And, I know for myself, that I would not want that associated with my name.”
Tony Curtis, the housing coalition's executive director, wrote in a letter to lawmakers that the bill "is aimed at preventing diverse types of housing" and builds on "exclusionary zoning practices." He argues HB 18 works against the goals of the state's housing task force
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Kentucky bill pushes for continued freeze on land use changes in Louisville
Backers say the legislation also boosts accountability for housing decisions and preserves single family neighborhoods
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February 28, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Tony Curtis, the housing coalition's executive director, wrote in a letter to lawmakers that the bill "is aimed at preventing diverse types of housing" and builds on "exclusionary zoning practices." He argues HB 18 works against the goals of the state's housing task force
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Tony Curtis, the executive director of the nonprofit advocacy group Metropolitan Housing Coalition, argued that a vote to support the amendments was “a vote to support unsafe, unhealthy and unfair housing.”
Louisville weakens lead hazard housing protections at urging of state Republicans
The Louisville Metro Council approved changes to the city’s lead hazard housing and rental registry ordinances Thursday night after state Republicans threatened to completely gut the local laws.
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February 28, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Tony Curtis, the executive director of the nonprofit advocacy group Metropolitan Housing Coalition, argued that a vote to support the amendments was “a vote to support unsafe, unhealthy and unfair housing.”
“But some men are friends with the whole world in their hearts, and there are others that hate themselves and spread their hatred around like butter on hot bread.” (144)
'East of Eden' by John Steinbeck
(Penguin Books, 1992)
'East of Eden' by John Steinbeck
(Penguin Books, 1992)
February 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
“But some men are friends with the whole world in their hearts, and there are others that hate themselves and spread their hatred around like butter on hot bread.” (144)
'East of Eden' by John Steinbeck
(Penguin Books, 1992)
'East of Eden' by John Steinbeck
(Penguin Books, 1992)
“There is a great tension in the world, tension toward a breaking point, and men are unhappy and confused.” (131-2)
'East of Eden' by John Steinbeck
(Penguin Books, 1992)
'East of Eden' by John Steinbeck
(Penguin Books, 1992)
February 19, 2025 at 6:01 PM
“There is a great tension in the world, tension toward a breaking point, and men are unhappy and confused.” (131-2)
'East of Eden' by John Steinbeck
(Penguin Books, 1992)
'East of Eden' by John Steinbeck
(Penguin Books, 1992)
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