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After consumers complained to WSMV4 Investigates of getting billed for parking in lots they never entered or receiving fines for just driving through garages, parking giant Metropolis Technologies has agreed to pay the state of Tennessee $6.5 million dollars, as well as $2.5 million in parking credits to drivers. Follow the link in bio for more. #FinleyFindsOut

🚍 Great conversation, Louisville! TARC just wrapped up a productive community meeting with the McDowell Center, and we heard thoughtful feedback and good ideas from riders. Thank you to everyone who showed up and shared their perspective 💬 📣 One meeting left — don’t miss it! 🗓 Thursday, January 29 ⏰ 5:00–7:00 p.m. 📍 Union Station Public transit brings Louisville together, and at TARC we’re committed to keeping it accessible, equitable, and reliable for every rider. TARC has not adjusted fares since 2012. In that time, the cost of providing service — from labor and maintenance to healthcare and pensions — has continued to rise. As we review fares for the first time in 14 years, our focus is on strengthening service and ensuring long-term sustainability for all riders, including TARC3’s door-to-door, on-demand service. 🚍 Your voice matters. Help shape the future of transit in Louisville. Join us, be heard, and help keep TARC moving forward — together.

Louisville, Kentucky stories this week ⬇️⁠ ⁠ Survey: Vast majority of Louisville residents oppose building new data centers⁠ > City officials in Louisville asked residents what kind of regulations should be placed on new data centers. Most said they want to keep them out of Jefferson County.⁠ ⁠ ‘We’ve lost our way’ Kentucky Republican senators debate immigration⁠ > On the Senate floor Friday, several Kentucky lawmakers held an impromptu discussion of the federal immigration crackdown, with one GOP senator saying we need to “tone it down.”⁠ ⁠ Louisville police can keep license plate cameras locations secret, AG says⁠ > Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman says Louisville Metro Police Department doesn’t have to reveal where it installed Flock Safety license plate reader cameras.⁠ ⁠ Researchers explore how place shapes connection for older adults in Louisville⁠ > A research effort in Louisville aspires to understand how neighborhood conditions shape belonging for older Louisvillians.⁠ ⁠ Kentucky superintendents ask lawmakers to fully fund transportation in public schools⁠ > As legislators work their way through a bare bones budget, school superintendents are asking for full funding for transportation and construction.⁠ ⁠ Harassing an officer in Kentucky? Back up 25 feet under new GOP legislation⁠ > A bill that would make it a crime to interfere with or harass first responders, creating a 25-foot buffer zone, passed a Senate committee Thursday.⁠ ⁠ Louisville Metro Council declines to revive ICE mask ban measure after killings in Minneapolis⁠ > Louisville Metro Council voted to block revisiting a proposed ban on federal agents wearing masks during operations. The ordinance sponsor says he’ll try again in a couple weeks.⁠ ⁠ GOP bill seeks guardrails for new data centers to ‘pay their own way’ in Kentucky⁠ > A GOP bill seeks to make new data centers cover their own utility costs in Kentucky, preventing existing electricity customers from subsidizing them.⁠

🅿️ 1,100 responses and counting! Have you shared your experiences in our new parking study? We encourage anyone who lives in, works in, or visits Clemson to participate and share honest, constructive feedback. "A parking study is basically a reality check for a city’s goals. In Clemson, where we are trying to balance a walkable downtown with the reality of vehicle traffic, the study moves the conversation from assumptions to assets," said Parking Services Manager Rebekah Wilbanks. Fill out the survey by Sunday, March 22. ➡️ https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ClemsonxWC

Louisville police sharply increased traffic stops in 2025, a strategy officials link to falling crime, but critics say risks deepening disparities. 🔗 Tap the link in the bio to read the full investigation.

#icymi A LaPorte County leader hosted an informational meeting Saturday morning to put data center rumors to rest. See link in bio for more.

@charlescountygovernment has admitted several times to having conversations with data centers companies. In podcasts, that little ass bullet point in a presentation, and an obscure and vague Facebook posts. But County Commissioners have been acting obtuse about any conversations that have been had with data centers companies. Either staying silent or by simply saying THEY have not had any conversations. CHARLES COUNTY DESERVES AND DEMANDS FULL TRANSPARENCY. #charlescounty#waldorf#savetheplanet

Here's a recap of the Louisville Metro Council's most recent meeting.

Louisville news you might have missed ⬇️⁠ ⁠ Kentucky Supreme Court unanimously strikes down charter school funding law⁠ > The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled unanimously that a 2022 law creating a public funding mechanism for charter schools violated the state constitution.⁠ ⁠ Kentucky awarded $483M of single-bid asphalt contracts in 2025, report finds ⁠ > A free market think tank found Kentucky awarded $483 million of single-bid asphalt road contracts in 2025, calling for more scrutiny of the bidding process.⁠ ⁠ Kentucky Senate advances bill to restrict more forms of voter ID⁠ > Despite voters rarely using these forms of identification in Kentucky elections, the state Senate advanced a bill to prohibit social security and food stamp cards from counting as a valid secondary ID.⁠ ⁠ Louisville Metro sues to keep surveillance records secret⁠ > City officials want to keep secret public records that would reveal where surveillance cameras are located around town.⁠ ⁠ Parents call for transparency after U of L announces Early Learning Campus closure⁠ > The University of Louisville’s Early Learning Campus is expected to close at the end of June, and parents say they want to know how this happened and how to stop it.⁠ ⁠ Family demands answers after Louisville woman killed during alley cleanup⁠ > The death of 35-year-old Tyrah Adams last week has left the family with more questions than answers.⁠ ⁠ Kentucky doctors could refuse care based on their ‘conscience’ under bill passing Senate⁠ > Legislation allowing health care workers to deny care because of their moral, ethical or religious principles passed the Senate on Friday.⁠ ⁠ McConnell, Paul hail Supreme Court’s ruling striking down Trump tariffs⁠ > Republican Sens. Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul of Kentucky praised the U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down President Donald Trump’s emergency tariffs.

I-65 overpasses closing in Louisville for a $150M rebuild. Two months? Really? #Louisville #Kentucky #I65 #Traffic #Construction #Infrastructure

A planned hyperscale data center on Camp Ground Road in Louisville will move forward. The city's Planning Commission voted in favor of approving design changes Thursday, after nearly two dozen residents voiced opposition to the plans. Learn more at the link in our bio.

Here's your warning South Carolina is no longer giving warning tickets for cell phone use starting SATURDAY 2/28!! #athomeinthecarolinas #deebrummettrealtor #sneakerrealtor #charlottenc #coldwellbanker