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Public records show most Kentucky cities and counties fell short of state rules that they regularly report on their payouts from the national opioid settlements. tinyurl.com/kyopioidsettle…

About 12,000 people will spend Thanksgiving incarcerated in Kentucky’s prisons. @kentuckyCIR reporter Jared Bennet talked with current and former prisoners about the holidays behind bars. lpm.org/investigate/20…

In 2022, the Jefferson County Board of Education agreed to double the size of the school district's existing police force. The $2 million plan would give the district a 30-officer police force. Today, it's much bigger. tinyurl.com/jcpspolice

A tough legal precedent had kept his clients from their day in court, so Greg Belzley decided there was only one thing to do — try to change the law. This story was published in partnership with The Marshall Project. tinyurl.com/kentuckylawyer

A recently formed group of business leaders that wants to reshape the city’s economic landscape are paying up to $100K for each seat at the table. tinyurl.com/economicallian…

After JCPS cut her son’s bus, Taryn Bell tried to keep him at the school he’d attended since kindergarten. In the end, the state’s new truancy law and the threat of jail forced her hand. tinyurl.com/truancyJCPS

We analyzed a federal dataset to find the industrial facilities that directly released the most greenhouse gases – mainly carbon dioxide – in nine states. The list includes power plants, oil refineries, chemical manufacturers and steel mills. tinyurl.com/Kentuckygreenh…

David Sanders not only wants a judge to overturn his death penalty conviction, but to declare a law unconstitutional, a decision that could open the door for defendants across the country. lpm.org/investigate/20… `

Some Republicans want to scale back school meal programs. In 2025, they may have the power to do it. tinyurl.com/kyschoolmeals

KyCIR wants to talk to anyone who is having trouble getting their landlord to provide adequate heating this winter. Click the link below to reach us. lpm.org/investigate/20…

A quarter of Kentucky's law enforcement agencies failed to submit reports detailing what they took last fiscal year through a process known as asset forfeiture, a powerful and controversial practice that police praise and civil liberty advocates denounce. tinyurl.com/cashseizures

Kentucky lawmakers will consider bill to pay for wrongfully convictions lpm.org/investigate/20…

Remember the prison Rep. Hal Rogers and the Bureau of Prisons have planned for eastern Kentucky? Activists just bought 63 acres right on the proposed prison site, with plans to reclaim the former coal mine using native species lpm.org/investigate/20…

Miscarriages are common. But a medication for it is practically inaccessible in Kentucky because it’s also used for abortion. tinyurl.com/miscarriageacc…

Rep. Hal Rogers has wanted another prison in eastern Kentucky for years. Local and national activists say the new land owners have better plans for Letcher County. tinyurl.com/letcherprison

Kentucky lawmakers will, for the third legislative session in a row, consider creating a fund to compensate people who were wrongfully convicted and incarcerated. tinyurl.com/wrongfulconvic…

Should disaster strike Kentucky this year, DRC Emergency Services will have the important and potentially lucrative job of cleaning up the wreckage — despite a trail of lawsuits that follow them. tinyurl.com/disastercontra…

Students at several JCPS magnet schools will get their bus back in March, after a board vote. lpm.org/investigate/20…

President Trump wants to deport millions of immigrants and some Kentucky sheriffs are signing up to help. Read the latest from KyCIR's Morgan Watkins by clicking the link in the bio.

A controversial tennis and pickleball project is sparking a wave of backlash. Developers say the private Bellarmine University isn't involved. But records obtained by KyCIR paint a different picture. Click the link to read Morgan Watkins' latest report. lpm.org/investigate/20…