Surveillance City: Lexington’s AI Experiment Puts Privacy in the Spotlight
For my master’s capstone, I wrote a paper on the license plate readers in Lexington. My paper focused on their locations in marginalized neighborhoods as well as privacy concerns...
State Reps. Sarah Stalker and Adrielle Camuel file bill to repeal SB 150, protect trans community
Photo: Left to right: Rep. Adrielle Camuel (D-Lexington); Rep. Sarah Stalker (D-Louisville) (Official photos) via press release FRANKFORT – Citing the considerable harm that the trans community has endured since...
Rep. Adrielle Camuel (D-Lexington) made exactly one campaign promise, and she has broken it.
In a State House campaign most memorable for its moral squishiness, lack of substance, and reliance on her supposed ties to Democratic power players, Camuel made only a single...
Sponsor of ‘Safer Kentucky Act’ proposes amendments on fentanyl, homelessness
FRANKFORT, KY–Rep. Jared Bauman (R-Louisville), the main sponsor of the “Safer Kentucky Act” (HB 5), introduced a new floor amendment to the bill Wednesday. This includes a revision of...
Lexington council committee passes ‘source of income’ ordinance
Originally published by WEKU. The Lexington City Council’s Social Services and Public Safety Committee Tuesday approved an ordinance backers say would prevent housing discrimination based on source of income....
Social Services and Public Safety Committee – Jan 23, 2024 Agenda
The agenda for Social Services and Public Safety Committee dated Tuesday, 23 January 2024 has been published. Access it here:https://lfucg.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=4&event_id=4142
Kentucky GOP’s New Bill Decriminalizes Use of Deadly Force Against the Unhoused
“I’m just ashamed that this bill even came into fruition,” a Lexington council member said. By Zane McNeill , TRUTHOUT Republican lawmakers in Kentucky introduced a bill last Tuesday that would criminalize homeless encampments...
Lexington Opioid Abatement Commission January Meeting
Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton’s Opioid Abatement Commission met on January 12, 2024 in Council Chambers. Video of the meeting and the agenda is available below. Opioid Abatement Commission Regular...
Senate committee passes bill on local Section 8 housing rules
Legislative Research Commission FRANKFORT, Ky. (Jan. 17, 2024) — The Senate State and Local Government Committee voted 8-1 Wednesday to advance a measure that would prohibit local governments from requiring...
New Report Offers Analysis of the Cicero Institute’s 2023 Kentucky Homelessness Poll
via press release Lexington, KY – Paul Oliva Consulting LLC, a firm specializing in data analysis and economic research, today announced the release of a comprehensive report that critically...