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How Your County Handles (Or Doesn’t Handle) Nepotism Hires

By James McNair James McNair | November 12, 2015
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Our newsroom put together this handy database examining the nepotism guidelines in every Kentucky county. Read our corresponding story “In Hiring, County Officials Can — and Do — Turn to Relatives.”


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Kentucky Nepotism: In Hiring, County Officials Can — and Do — Turn to Relatives

We found Kentucky has a patchwork of ethics policies, many legalizing nepotism, many with rules so infused with loopholes that public officials readily bring their relatives aboard.

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About James McNair

James McNair

James McNair is a veteran investigative reporter who specializes in business and finance issues. McNair has spent 30 years in journalism, having worked as a staff reporter for the Miami Herald and the Cincinnati Enquirer. His reporting has unearthed fraudulent schemes and dubious business practices. He has won journalism awards in five states.

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