Kentucky failed to properly investigate nearly every workplace fatality for a two-year period. That’s left Kentucky’s workers at risk, and the state’s worker safety agency in peril.
Government
How A Kentucky State Employee Kept His Job After Sexual Harassment Allegation, Felony
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Newly released documents shed light on the process by which the Labor Cabinet investigated, and then closed, the sexual harassment allegation.
Louisville Police Close More Than Half Of Rape Cases Without Arresting Anyone
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The Louisville Metro Police Department closed hundreds of rape investigations in three years. Officers identified the suspects, knew where to find them and had probable cause to arrest them. But in a majority of these closed cases, LMPD officers made no arrests. The officers determined that arrests were just not possible in 51 percent of all 2014-16 rape cases. The agency marked the cases “cleared by exception,” a status intended for exceptional situations, and closed the case.
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Seized: Few Kentucky Police Agencies Report What They Take Through Asset Forfeiture
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In Kentucky, 11 percent of police agencies report how much suspected drug money they seize every year. How much nearly 300 other agencies take is unclear.
Fatal Flaws
State Leaders Speak Out On ‘Fatal Flaws’ Investigation
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Gov. Matt Bevin ignored a series of questions from a reporter about worker safety and spoke instead about a tech company’s new location.
Fatal Flaws
Fatal Flaws: In Kentucky, Deregulation And Worker Safety Collide
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Business owner and political candidate Matt Bevin expressed disdain for OSHA regulations. Then, he became governor of Kentucky.
Fatal Flaws
Fatal Flaws: ‘The Good, The Bad And The Ugly’ Of State Worker Safety Plans
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Twenty-eight states and territories regulate workplaces themselves, rather than defer to the feds. Some of these programs are effective; others, like Kentucky’s, fall short.
Fatal Flaws
Fatal Flaws: A Teenager Dies On The Job. His Family’s Work Begins
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A prosecutor thought Grant Oakley’s workplace death might be grounds for a homicide charge. He turned to the state investigation for proof.
ProPublica: File-Sharing Software on State Election Servers Could Expose Them to Intruders
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A ProPublica analysis found election computer servers in Wisconsin and Kentucky could be susceptible to hacking. Wisconsin shut down its service in response to their inquiries.
Government
Louisville Metro Council Committee Scrutinizes Landbank Authority
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Some Louisville Metro Council members are calling for changes to how the city’s Landbank Authority sells vacant and abandoned property.
Government
Ky. Department Of Corrections Settles Sexual Harassment Suit For $1.5 Million
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Four women claimed they were sexually harassed while working as prison guards at Little Sandy Correctional Complex in Sandy Hook, Kentucky.