Investigations
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Newly revealed records show federal investigators looking into bus delays across Jefferson County Public Schools found striking racial inequities.
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Prompted by research from legislative analysts late last year that showed a lack of competition drives up road paving costs, Kentucky lawmakers said they’d issue a full report on the issue by January this year. They haven't done it.
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After a year of turmoil, the future of the state’s largest school district is uncertain as Republican lawmakers begin discussions about restructuring. We want to know what you think.
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KyCIR’s Jess Clark is reporting on a newly formed task force that could set the stage for breaking up the state’s largest school district. Here are details on the group’s aim, the controversy and the secrets that are giving opponents pause.
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A principal, a teachers’ union member, two parents and a ‘school choice’ advocate — these are some of the members of a new task force that could help decide the future of Jefferson County Public Schools.
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Black, Latino, low-income and immigrant students most likely to leave magnets after JCPS cuts busingData from a Jefferson County Public Schools survey shows what many feared — low-income students and students of color are most impacted by cuts to magnet transportation.
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Local officials want a judge to reverse a Kentucky Attorney General decision that found Louisville Metro Police violated the state’s open records laws.
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UofL Hospital officials had previously threatened to send the man back to Guatemala because he doesn’t have insurance and cannot pay for his treatment.
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Starting next month, more kids who are charged with violent crimes will be automatically prosecuted as adults. In Louisville, police data show most will be Black.
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Police in Louisville shot and killed two people this month. Mayor Craig Greenberg offered few additional details this week.
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A decade after its creation, the Office for Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods is still fighting for funding. Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg’s proposed spending plan would bring more cuts.
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Records obtained by LPM News show the city gave $140,000 to the PGA for security at the golf tournament. But why?