Justin Hicks
Data ReporterJustin Hicks is a data reporter serving the Kentucky Public Radio network as well as LPM's daily newsroom and Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting.
He's especially passionate about using data to uncover issues that disproportionally affect rural and Appalachian communities.
Email Justin at jhicks@lpm.org.
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Fried, baked, on bread – Louisville-area churches are finding many ways to feed the masses for Lent.
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FEMA is rolling out new benefits and processes for disaster victims in March. Many hope it will simplify a complex system that’s prevented some in eastern Kentucky from getting all the help they may be eligible to receive.
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Kentucky’s Department for Local Government received plenty of criticism on its plan to spend hundreds of millions of dollars in federal flood recovery, but the agency submitted the plan to the feds with few changes.
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Candidates are set for Kentucky’s 2024 elections, but many races have little or no competition.
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The Lewis Ridge Pumped Storage Project is undergoing a long federal permitting process to store electricity from the grid in the form of water.
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Each December, local birding groups flock together to collect field data that tells us about trends in bird populations. Last year, birders even spotted several species for the first time in Kentucky.
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Airport officials have sent mixed messages at public meetings on whether people should expect less noise from airport flight path changes. One advocate warns the new flight paths shift the noise burden onto fewer people, but don’t necessarily create quieter skies.
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Kentucky first-term congressman Rep. Morgan McGarvey is working with a group of Washington Democrats to make benefits for black lung victims more accessible, but the legislation lacks bipartisan support.
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New election statistics show registered Republicans turned out to vote in Kentucky’s election last month at a slightly higher rate than Democrats — a clear indication that Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear secured a path to victory by convincing GOP voters to break ranks.
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Eastern Kentucky leaders say it appears the state’s seven high ground sites would use most of the money set aside for flood relief, leaving little behind for other hard-hit areas.