Hal Heiner, Greg Fischer remain in close race, Bluegrass Poll finds
9/2/2010Courier-Journal:
Two months before the Nov. 2 general election, the race for Louisville mayor remains a statistical dead heat between Republican Hal Heiner and Democrat Greg Fischer, according to the latest Courier-Journal/WH...
West Louisville Mayoral Forum
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Mayoral candidates discuss creating job, helping businesses
7/8/2010Courier-Journal:
"The second mayoral debate of the season Wednesday focused on how the next mayor will create jobs, help entrepreneurs start new businesses and attract new companies to Louisville. The debate was sponsored by the Venture Club of Louisville and attracted hundreds of club members. ...
Heiner said the city needs to form an "urban coalition" with other Kentucky cities that can then lobby Frankfort to return a bigger share of tax dollars to city centers.
"We need to move that needle," Heiner said of Louisville getting a bigger share of state spending, adding that Northern Kentucky is "hungry" for such a coalition.
Heiner jumped on a question about taxes to remind club members that he was one of the first politicians to oppose a proposed increase in the city's occupational tax for library system expansion. Heiner has supported improving the libraries since opposing the tax, and said Wednesday he didn't think Louisvillians could afford another drain on their take-home pay."
