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In urban Kentucky, more than two in five Black children live in poverty
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More than 20% of Kentucky children are growing up in poverty, but Black and Latinx children are worse off in the state’s most urban counties.
Jefferson County
Youth suicides, self-harm on the rise in Louisville
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More Louisville youths died by suicide this year than any year since 2014. And people of color are over-represented among these deaths.
Government
For Years, Jefferson County Clerk Sent On-The-Clock Workers To Run Private Elections
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Union halls, churches and other groups have paid the Jefferson County Clerk’s Office for decades to use their voting machines and employees for their private elections. The state auditor’s office has questioned the program’s legality.
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.
Politics
Jefferson County Judge’s Campaign Contributions Raise Questions
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Since 2008, Jefferson County Judge Katie King has loaned or given her campaigns more than $550,000, according to KREF’s online database.