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Central Kentucky tenant advocates, homeless shelters say they’re in the middle of an eviction, housing crisis
Originally published by WEKU. Advocates for both tenants and the homeless community in Madison County say they’re in the middle of a housing and eviction crisis. Groups like the...
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Homeless advocacy leader says HB 5 will hurt the homeless and groups and governments trying to house them
Republished from WEKU. The leader of a group advocating for the homeless in Kentucky since 1987 said a bill that passed the state House Thursday would hurt the homeless...
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Democrats lament GOP anti-crime bill as the ‘suffer Ky. act’ as it passes state House
Republished from WEKU. Ahead of Thursday’s vote, Kentucky lawmakers filed more than two dozen floor amendments in nearly equal numbers from Republicans and Democrats. But only one amendment, filed...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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
Sweeping anti-crime bill passes Ky. House committee
Republished from WEKU. After two and half hours of testimony from victims’ families, attorneys and lawmakers, the House Judiciary Committee passed legislation that would likely incarcerate more people for...