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.
Government
Landbank Authority To Face Council Committee After KyCIR Report
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The Landbank Authority director will appear before the council’s Community Affairs and Housing Committee on Wednesday, three weeks after a report from the Kentucky Center for Investigating Reporting found nearly a third of the properties sold by the land bank since 2010 were vacant and in violation of the city’s property maintenance code.
Amplify: Nicole Duvall, A Vacant House’s Neighbor
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“I grew up in the projects. This is the first house I’ve ever lived in my whole life. When you’re riding down Burnett Avenue, I want you to see the flowers and the solar lights.”
Government
‘Good Neighbor?’ Nearly A Third of Former Land Bank Houses Are Vacant
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The land bank has sold 316 dilapidated properties for as low as $1 in a program designed to boost struggling neighborhoods. But at least 92 of them are vacant.
Former KCTCS Lawyer Turned ‘Special Assistant’ Running For Judge
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The Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting first reported on J. Campbell “Cam” Cantrill III in 2016, when he took a one-year special assignment that paid more than $137,000. The role of “special assistant to the president” of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System was part of a settlement Cantrill signed after a months-long investigation into his workplace conduct.