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Graham Ambrose

Graham Ambrose

Graham Ambrose is an investigative reporter covering social services and youth issues. He is a Report for America Corps member.

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‘Supposed To Care’: Absentee Child Advocates Bring Calls For Oversight

By Graham Ambrose | June 1, 2021

Absentee guardian ad litems are a chronic issue, according to interviews with parents, policymakers, and guardians ad litem themselves.

Natasha King stands center and her grandchildren sit behind her
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Kentucky’s Budget Shrank. These Informal Foster Parents Were Left With Nothing

By Graham Ambrose | April 5, 2021

For many people raising abused or neglected children they’re related to, whether the state offers them financial help depends entirely on what year they happened to take the children in.

Housing

Kentucky Has Millions To Stop Evictions. Some Landlords Won’t Take It

By Graham Ambrose | March 19, 2021

Uncooperative landlords have blocked hundreds of tenants in Kentucky from eviction prevention money. The government could pay tenants directly, but won’t.

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Lawsuit: Tenants To Be Evicted Due To Zoom Changes Without Notice

By Graham Ambrose | February 2, 2021

A lawsuit says remote eviction proceedings are violating the rights of Louisville tenants after the location of virtual eviction hearings was changed without notice.

Government

How Many Ky. Children In Kinship Care? The State Still Can’t Say

By Graham Ambrose | February 1, 2021

A 2019 law requires that the state keep track of how many children are living outside the custody of their parents, but data still isn’t available.

Top Story

While Women Make Gains In Police Jobs, Ky. Agencies Are Increasingly Male

By Graham Ambrose and Eleanor Klibanoff | January 4, 2021

Women are making strides in police forces across the country. But in Kentucky, progress remains distant.

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What Could Be Next For Louisville Police In A Biden Administration

By Graham Ambrose | December 1, 2020

The Trump administration rarely got involved in local policing. But might Louisville Metro Police see federal intervention under President-elect Biden?

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Lawsuit Claims Redlining In Louisville Has Moved Online

By Graham Ambrose | November 10, 2020

Housing advocates say their investigation points to a modern-day practice of “digital redlining” reminiscent of the policies that racially segregated Louisville.

Government

In First Unitarian Standoff, Some Saw Religious Liberty Under Siege

By Graham Ambrose | October 5, 2020

No law explicitly permits churches to harbor law-breakers or to protect individuals from the state. Instead, church sanctuaries are part of a long tradition that has typically been respected by the government.

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‘They Need That Post Office’: Ky. Post Offices Have Been Disappearing For A Decade

By Graham Ambrose | September 1, 2020

Kentucky’s rural post offices are threatened. Over the last decade, more post offices have been closed in Kentucky than in any other state, according to data from the U.S. Postal Service. Closures have hit every region, from coal towns in Appalachia to villages in the open fields of the Jackson Purchase. 

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Hi, I’m Jasmine Demers, a reporter for KyCIR covering issues related to youth and social services. I’m also a corps member with Report For America, a national program that places journalists into local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues and communities.

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Hi, I’m Jasmine Demers, a reporter for KyCIR covering issues related to youth and social services. I’m also a corps member with Report For America, a national program that places journalists into local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues and communities.

My reporting brings to light the stories of some of Kentucky’s most vulnerable citizens. It has the power to change policy and create impact.

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