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As Courts Reopen, An Eviction Crisis Looms
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In a surprise move late last month, the state’s high court changed its plan and began allowing eviction filings a month early.
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.
Criminal Justice
Pandemic Poses Unique Challenges For Protesters
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89.3 WFPL News Louisville · Pandemic Poses Unique Challenges for Protesters
On Thursday afternoon, not long before the rain started, a crowd gathered in Jefferson Square Park in downtown Louisville. They’ve been here every afternoon, protesting the police killing of Breonna Taylor.
As people come up to give speeches and lead chants, Rosie Henderson sits at the ready.
“I’m wiping down the mics with disinfecting wipes,” said Henderson. “We’ve been as safe as we can, so nobody can say that we just out here protesting and not trying to be safe.”
Henderson has been out at the protests every evening, and she’s appointed herself chief safety stickler. She’s making sure everyone has masks and hand sanitizer.
“If we’re going to be out here, we’ve got to be safe,” she said. “Because the coronavirus is real and it is going up every day.”
For nearly two months, downtown Louisville was a ghost town, as businesses and restaurants closed in an attempt to combat the spread of coronavirus.
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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.
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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.
Louisville COVID Response Costs Top $8 Million
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The spending data offers a glimpse into local officials’ response to the pandemic: personnel costs are ballooning, and city leaders are tapping an array of companies for supplies.
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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.
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Steep Decline in Domestic Violence Orders, Shelter Calls Worry Advocates
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If you or someone you know is in a dangerous situation, or you just want to talk, the National Domestic Violence Hotline is 1-800-799-7233. Find a local shelter and a 24/7 crisis line at KCADV.org.
Government
In Public Housing, Few Masks and ‘Petri Dish’ Common Areas
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The COVID-19 pandemic lays bare the quandary of life in public housing: staying home means dealing with a crowded, antiquated high rise, plagued with maintenance issues and infestations.
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With Limited Testing, Kentucky’s True Coronavirus Death Toll Uncertain
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Kentucky officials will not require regional reporting authorities to look back at deaths from earlier in the pandemic to find probable coronavirus cases.