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LPM's Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting (KyCIR) is on a mission to protect society’s most vulnerable citizens, expose wrongdoing in the public and private sectors, increase transparency in government and hold leaders accountable.
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A new superintendent, a questionable billboard and a podcast uncovering 18 years of child sex abuse allegations by two former Louisville educators. -
The U.S. Dept. of Education was supposed to monitor JCPS until 2026 for overdisciplining Black students. Once Trump took office, they stopped answering the district’s emails. -
Attorneys for Ronnie and Donnie Stoner say reporting by the Kentucky Center for Investigative reporting suggests prosecutors don’t have all the evidence.
