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Josh Wood

@jwoodjourno

Watchdog/news reporter @courierjournal // Former Middle East correspondent // Kentucky Colonel // Get in touch: [email protected]

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The Dept of Justice on Friday removed 6 attorneys who were pursuing enforcement of Louisville's consent decree, court records show. It comes amid staff shakeup at DOJ Civil Rights Division & Trump ordering a review of consent decrees. My latest: courier-journal.com/story/news/202…

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Yesterday, we learned an LMPD officer was fired for sending a photo of his genitals to a female officer he was training. LMPD said that was a violation of its "conduct unbecoming" policy, but did not constitute sexual harassment. courier-journal.com/story/news/cri…

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After facing public uproar, Mayor Craig Greenberg Craig Greenberg announces a controversial pickleball and tennis center will not be built in Joe Creason Park. More from Keely Doll: courier-journal.com/story/news/loc…

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Meanwhile, KyCIR reports how Metro Gov has not complied with records requests seeking emails about the proposed pickleball project. Open records experts said Metro handled the requests improperly & the outlet is appealing to the attorney general. lpm.org/investigate/20…

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"If you want to stay employed, you do what you're told." For months, my colleagues Olivia Evans & Connor Giffin looked into complaints of safety concerns at the $5.8bn BlueOval SK Battery Park. Workers feared termination if they spoke up. courier-journal.com/story/money/co…

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Behind the scenes of my recent Courier Journal investigation of Christian County's criminal justice system: courier-journal.com/story/news/loc…

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The U.S. Department of Justice consent decree for Louisville was 248 pages. Louisville's new "Community Commitment?": 214 pages. What was in those 34 pages? Josh Wood and I analyzed them to find out: courier-journal.com/story/news/loc…

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Absent from Louisville's new in-house police reform plan: A line from the now-collapsed federal agreement about how LMPD "will ensure" citizens "receive equal protection of the law" regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation and other things. courier-journal.com/story/news/loc…

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I watch a lot of police body cam & I've seen attempts to blur screens during uses of force in footage requested through open records. But when I requested body cam footage from Hopkinsville, KY's department I saw something new. From "In a Small Town": courier-journal.com/story/news/inv…

I watch a lot of police body cam & I've seen attempts to blur screens during uses of force in footage requested through open records. 

But when I requested body cam footage from Hopkinsville, KY's department I saw something new.

From "In a Small Town":

courier-journal.com/story/news/inv…
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An ethics complaint against Mayor Craig Greenberg Craig Greenberg and economic development officials was dismissed earlier this week. Lucas Aulbach has more: courier-journal.com/story/news/loc…

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Trump's image of dead 'white farmers' came from Reuters footage in Congo, not South Africa reuters.com/world/africa/t…

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Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg's administration will now take competitive bids on hotels for Derby guests. The policy change follows KyCIR reporting the admin bypassed Metro Council approval in selecting hotel chain Greenberg was once CEO of. lpm.org/investigate/20…