Criminal Justice
LMPD Officers Given Commendations, Back On Patrol Before Shooting Investigation Is Complete
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The officers have not been cleared of wrongdoing in the Shelby Gazaway case, but they’re back on patrol.
Breonna Taylor
LMPD Report Claims 8 Years Without Police Shootings, Omits Breonna Taylor’s Name
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Despite weeks of daily calls from protesters to “say their name,” neither Breonna Taylor nor David McAtee is listed by name in the database of police shootings that’s also riddled with inaccuracies.
Criminal Justice
Some Green River Inmates Still Waiting for Coronavirus Retesting
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The state committed to retesting all the inmates at the Green River Correctional Complex by last Friday. Almost a week after that deadline, retesting has not been completed.
Patients Sue UK HealthCare, State Over Debt Collection Practices
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Five patients are suing the University of Kentucky health care system and the Kentucky Department of Revenue over medical debt collection practices. The plaintiffs, represented by the Kentucky Equal Justice Center and the National Center for Law and Economic Justice, allege UK HealthCare and the DOR violate patients rights to due process by collecting debts without giving patients adequate notice or opportunity to contest the debts. The class action lawsuit is seeking declaratory and injunctive relief, meaning the plaintiffs and their lawyers are asking the DOR and UK HealthCare to stop collecting debts until patients are given adequate notice and the chance to challenge debts. UK HealthCare is the only hospital system in the state that can utilize the DOR for collection. This means, unlike other health care providers who would have to take debtors to court, UK HealthCare can avail itself of the state’s powerful collection tools including wage garnishments, withholding tax returns and liens on property, all without a court order.
coronavirus
Few Green River Inmates Released Before Coronavirus Infected 40%
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The governor has so far commuted 1,154 sentences. That’s more than many other states, but it’s still a small portion of the 24,000 individuals serving state sentences in Kentucky — and only 16 came from Green River Correctional Complex, where 40% of inmates have caught coronavirus.
coronavirus
Kentucky’s Reopening Brings Health Fears, Hope For Economy
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The decision to start a phased reopening took place amid a confluence of economic worry, social distancing exhaustion and political pressure.
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Ky. Child Care Centers Struggle With Cost Of Pandemic’s Regulations
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“Limited duration centers” are operating under a new, expensive reality, because the child care facilities are required to have double the staff they had before the pandemic struck.
payday loans
As Ky. Payday Lenders See Business Dropping, Industry Seeks Forgivable Loans
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If granted, the lawmakers’ request would allow payday lenders offering annual interest rates as high as 469% to tap into forgivable loans with a 1% interest rate.
coronavirus
Federal Models Showed Up To 4,000 Ky. Deaths If Social Distancing Were Abandoned
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These models show the danger of re-opening the state too early as protesters in Kentucky and elsewhere across the country have begun pushing for governors to lift restrictions.
The State Has Halted Debt Collections — But Not Collection Notices
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A spokesperson for the Department of Revenue said collections have stopped. But the agency couldn’t stop the automatic letters.