How Police Have Undermined the Promise of Body Cameras
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Committee discusses temporarily removing firearms from individuals in crisis
by Jordan Hensley, Legislative Research Commission FRANKFORT — Legislation to temporarily remove firearms from individuals experiencing a mental health crisis may be filed during the 2024 legislative session. Sen....
Beshear calls for constitutional amendment, as KY Supreme Court rules on gerrymandering
by McKenna Horsley, Kentucky Lantern Kentucky’s recently redrawn congressional and legislative districts will stand for future elections. In an opinion published Thursday morning, the Kentucky Supreme Court affirmed Franklin Circuit...
UK has $3 million grant to study impact of mothers’ opioid use on babies; Ky. 3rd in rate of babies with opioid-withdrawal syndrome
By Lindsay Travis, University of Kentucky/Kentucky Health News A team of researchers at the University of Kentucky is working to better understand the impact of opioid-use disorder on mothers and babies....
11 Kentucky nonprofits get grants to work on substance-use-disorder awareness and prevention in underserved communities
By Melissa Patrick, Kentucky Health News Eleven nonprofit organizations have been selected to receive as much as $50,000 each from the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky‘s Funding for Recovery Equity...
Lexington could soon have more homeless kids, as pandemic-era rental assistance program ends
by Paul Oliva, The Lexington Times LEXINGTON, KY — As the curtain falls on a pandemic-era federal rental assistance program, a grim forecast looms over Lexington, with advocates warning...
Council committee to hold public hearing Tuesday on Source of Income Discrimination
By Jillian Riseman, CivicLex Weekly The Social Services and Public Safety Committee is holding a special meeting Tuesday at 6pm in Council Chambers to hear public input on banning Source...
A new day in abortion politics, even in deep red Kentucky?
‘We’re still trying to evaluate everything,’ says Right to Life’s Wuchner by Deborah Yetter, Kentucky Lantern Standing before cheering supporters on election night, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat,...
Baby death rate fell 6% in Kentucky in 2022 while it increased nationally and in most states that border Kentucky, CDC reports
By Al Cross, Kentucky Health News For the first time in 20 years, the rate of infant mortality in the U.S. showed a statistically significant increase in 2022, according...
Proposed KY law criminalizing homeless camping ‘will make our work harder,’ advocates say
by Nadia Ramlagan, Public News Service A lengthy proposal aimed at reducing crime recently unveiled by Kentucky lawmakers has housing advocacy groups concerned about the impact on the homeless....