Jan 17 Kentucky Politics Lots Of Police And Media, But Few Demonstrators At Kentucky Capitol State capitals nationwide boosted security Sunday after the FBI warned of armed protests planned in all 50 states. By Eleanor Klibanoff and Jared Bennett Jan 17 Kentucky Politics Police And Media But No Demonstrators At Ky. Capitol Eleanor Klibanoff and Jared Bennett
Jan 8 Economy Ky. Still Can’t Waive Unemployment Overpayment Debt Ky. made thousands of improper payments at the start of the pandemic, including many to people who believed they were eligible for unemployment benefits. By Jared Bennett Jan 8 Economy Ky. Still Can’t Waive Unemployment Overpayment Debt Jared Bennett
Dec 23 Investigations When COVID-19 Slammed Rural Ky. Counties, It Found More Vulnerable Patients People in rural areas are typically sicker, older and have less access to regular healthcare than other communities. By Jared Bennett Dec 23 Investigations When COVID-19 Slammed Rural Ky. Counties, It Found More Vulnerable Patients Jared Bennett
Dec 22 Economy Auditor: We Don’t Know How Much Kentucky Owes In Unemployment Benefits KyCIR has documented the unemployment office’s hurried steps to make payments quickly as the pandemic shut down businesses in the spring. By Jared Bennett Dec 22 Economy Auditor: Ky.'s Debt To Unemployment Claimants Is Unknown Jared Bennett
Dec 11 Health Kentucky’s Contact Tracing Director On Program’s Challenges, Successes As some Republican legislators are unsatisfied with the program’s results and call for it to be defunded, the program's director says it's still saving lives. By Jared Bennett Dec 11 Health Q&A With Kentucky's Contact Tracing Director Jared Bennett
Nov 30 Investigations How Kentucky Missed Out On A $90 Million Unemployment Upgrade The federal government set aside $7 billion in 2009 to modernize the nation’s unemployment systems. Kentucky left its portion on the table. By Jared Bennett Nov 30 Investigations How Kentucky Missed Out On A $90 Million Unemployment Upgrade Jared Bennett
Nov 14 Health Kentucky Reports 3,303 Coronavirus Cases, Yet Another Daily Record Saturday brings yet another new daily high number of coronavirus cases in Kentucky with 3,303 new infections. By Jared Bennett Nov 14 Health Kentucky Reports 3,303 Coronavirus Cases, Yet Another Daily Record Jared Bennett
Nov 12 Investigations Substitute Teachers Given Unemployment Now Face Overpayment Debt Education professionals can’t claim unemployment during summer break. The state doesn’t appear to have made clear when it offered benefits to subs. By Jared Bennett Nov 12 Investigations Substitute Teachers Given Unemployment Now Face State Debt Jared Bennett
Nov 5 Election 2020 Mailed Ballots in Kentuckiana Faced Delays, USPS Data Show The USPS released the data in response to a lawsuit. Ballots received in Kentucky will be counted till Friday. By Jared Bennett Nov 5 Election 2020 Mailed Ballots in Kentuckiana Faced Delays, USPS Data Show Jared Bennett
Oct 30 Investigations Should Ky.’s Record-High COVID-19 Cases Bring Restrictions? It’s Complicated The shrinking economic safety net and politics of the moment complicate an otherwise straightforward public health decision. By Jared Bennett Oct 30 Investigations Politics, Economy Complicate COVID-19 Restrictions Jared Bennett
Oct 27 Investigations Legislators To File Bill Preventing Unemployment ‘Overpayment Debt’ Kentucky Senate Republicans intend to file a bill that would prevent the unemployment office from “clawing back” money mistakenly paid to people who self-quarantined. By Jared Bennett Oct 27 Investigations Legislators To File Bill Preventing Unemployment 'Overpayment Debt' Jared Bennett
Oct 19 Health Gov. Beshear: Save Unemployment Money In Case Of Overpayment Debt Gov. Andy Beshear acknowledged that Kentucky mistakenly overpaid people who requested unemployment benefits — and advised recipients to save that money. By Jared Bennett Oct 19 Health Beshear: Save Unemployment Money In Case Of Overpayment Jared Bennett
Oct 16 Investigations Beshear Says Federal Changes Responsible For Unemployment Confusion It’s unclear if state officials ever communicated the change to out-of-work Kentuckians after the state received new guidance in April. By Jared Bennett Oct 16 Investigations Beshear Says Federal Changes Responsible For Unemployment Confusion Jared Bennett
Oct 14 Investigations Gov. Beshear Offered ‘Self-Quarantine’ Unemployment. Now State Is Backtracking — And Billing A state official said self-quarantining isn't a legitimate reason to claim unemployment - and that the governor never told a private citizen to leave their job. By Jared Bennett Oct 14 Investigations Ky. Backtracking On Unemployment Insurance For 'Self-Quarantine' Jared Bennett
Oct 10 Metro Louisville First-Time Protesters Join Louisville’s Racial Justice Movement Hundreds of people attended Saturday's march from Tyler Park to Jefferson Square. About half the crowd said it was their first time ever attending a protest. By Jared Bennett Oct 10 Metro Louisville First-Time Protesters Join Louisville's Racial Justice Movement Jared Bennett
