Government
Instability Grows As Louisville Eviction Rate Doubles National Average
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Data shows that poverty rates climb and populations wane in the neighborhoods where evictions have been the most common over the last 16 years.
Criminal Justice
3 Of Every 4 Jailed Louisville Youth Are Black. Who Can Change That?
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Though black youth are less than 27 percent of Louisville’s youth population, they represented more than 75 percent of the youth bookings in Louisville’s secure detention center last year.
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Kentucky Reformed Juvenile Justice, And Left Black Youth Behind
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When a youth is accused of a crime in Kentucky, an adult has to make a choice in nearly every step that follows.
Allow the youth to avoid a formal charge, or bring the case to a judge? Send him home or to sleep in a cell? Put another way: Offer another chance, or deny it?
Disproportionately, the Kentucky youth denied that second chance are black.
Louisville Mayor’s Derby Party Bill: $109K. The Guest List? Secret
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Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer’s invite-only Derby weekend extravaganza cost taxpayers about $109,000 this year. But the mayor’s office keeps the guest list secret.
Government
Despite Calls For Help, Bedbugs Infest Louisville Public Housing Complex
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The bedbugs invade DeAnna Malone’s apartment every night. They creep through the vents in her bathroom. They crawl through the sockets on her wall and the cracks along the floor. They climb up her bed to feast. “They bite you, it feels like you’re on fire,” she said. Malone has lived with bedbugs at Dosker Manor for years. Her neighbors at the public housing complex say the whole place is infested.
Criminal Justice
Louisville Metro Council To Vote On Immigration Enforcement Ordinance
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An ordinance barring Louisville police officers and employees from enforcing federal immigration laws cleared a first hurdle Wednesday and will soon be up for a vote by the Metro Council.
Louisville Police Don’t Enforce Immigration – But Help The Feds Do It
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Entering the country illegally is a civil offense that LMPD officers don’t enforce. But a KyCIR investigation found that LMPD helps ICE with its enforcement when asked, a practice that runs counter to statements from city leaders and in contrast to the “compassionate city” image they project.
Business
House Speaker to Propose Expanded Gambling Legislation, Casinos in Kentucky
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House Speaker Greg Stumbo has pledged to propose a constitutional amendment to allow as many as seven casinos to open in Kentucky. In announcing his proposal, Stumbo cited KyCIR’s examination of tax revenues from eight casinos just across state lines on the north bank of the Ohio River.
Business
How Kentucky Money Fuels Cross-Border Casinos, Other State Budgets
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Kentucky eschews casinos but embraces horse betting. Meanwhile, neighboring states have netted a total of $3.9 billion in taxes in the past decade from their combined eight casinos on the north bank of the Ohio River.
Business
Where Kentucky’s Gubernatorial Candidates Stand on Casino Gambling
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One candidate openly endorses casinos, while two oppose them. Two others won’t say where they stand.