May 23 Community ‘Prison Wives’ Rally At Kentucky Capitol, Urging Release Of Inmates From Green River A group of women with ties to Kentucky’s Green River Correctional Complex is urging Gov. Andy Beshear to release more inmates amid the pandemic. A dozen women calling themselves “Prison Wives of Green River Correctional Complex” gathered outside the governor’s mansion and the Kentucky Capitol on Saturday afternoon, carrying homemade signs and wearing T-shirts with […] By Jared Bennett May 23 Community 'Prison Wives' Rally At Kentucky Capitol Jared Bennett
May 20 Investigations Kentucky’s Reopening Brings Health Fears, Hope For Economy Regardless of what ultimately influenced the start of the phased reopening, the decision took place amid a confluence of economic worry, social distancing exhaustion and political pressure. By Eleanor Klibanoff , Jacob Ryan and Jared Bennett May 20 Investigations Kentucky’s Reopening Brings Health Fears, Hope For Economy Eleanor Klibanoff, Jacob Ryan and Jared Bennett
May 7 Economy Ky. Child Care Centers Struggle With Cost Of Pandemic’s Regulations "Limited duration centers" are operating under a new, expensive reality, because the child care facilities are required to have double the staff they had before the pandemic struck. By Jared Bennett May 7 Economy Ky. Child Care Centers Struggle With Cost Of Pandemic’s Regulations Jared Bennett
May 3 Health Beshear: Protests Don’t Reflect Majority Of Kentuckians “It’s OK to disagree," Beshear said. "But if you are a leader that people listen to, be responsible in how you do it.” By Jared Bennett May 3 Health Beshear: Protests Don't Reflect Majority Of Kentuckians Jared Bennett
Apr 28 Investigations As Ky. Payday Lenders See Business Dropping, Industry Seeks Forgivable Loans If granted, the lawmakers’ request would allow payday lenders offering annual interest rates as high as 469% to tap into forgivable loans with a 1% interest rate. By Jared Bennett Apr 28 Investigations As Ky. Payday Loans Drop, Industry Seeks Forgiveable Loans Jared Bennett
Apr 23 Health Federal Models Showed Up To 4,000 Ky. Deaths If Social Distancing Were Abandoned The models show the danger of re-opening Kentucky too early as protesters push for governors to lift restrictions. By Jared Bennett Apr 23 Health Federal Model: Up To 4,000 Ky. Deaths If Social Distancing Were Abandoned Jared Bennett
Apr 17 Health The State Has Halted Debt Collections — But Not Collection Notices A spokesperson for the Department of Revenue said collections have stopped. But the agency couldn't stop the automatic letters. By Jared Bennett Apr 17 Health ky. Government Halted Debt Collections — But Not Collection Notices Jared Bennett
Apr 14 Health Effort To Modernize State’s Unemployment Technology Comes Too Late For Pandemic The back-end technology for Kentucky's unemployment system is decades old, an added hurdle for both the state government and newly unemployed. By Jared Bennett Apr 14 Health Effort To Modernize Unemployment Tech Comes Too Late For Pandemic Jared Bennett
Apr 9 Health 17 Residents Of Louisville Retirement Community Sent To Hospital Amid COVID-19 Outbreak Five residents of the skilled nursing floor have died of the disease, according to a press release announcing the transfer. By Jared Bennett Apr 9 Health 17 Residents Of Louisville Retirement Community Sent To Hospital Amid COVID-19 Outbreak Jared Bennett
Apr 8 Health UPDATE: 18 Residents, 5 Staff At Louisville Nursing Home Have Coronavirus Twelve residents of the Treyton Oak Towers senior living facility in Old Louisville have tested positive for coronavirus. By Jared Bennett Apr 8 Health 12 Residents At Louisville Nursing Home Have Coronavirus Jared Bennett
Apr 6 Health Cost Of State’s New Testing Contract: $2.5 Million A Month The contract notes that Kentucky will pay Gravity Diagnostics for 50,000 tests “regardless if test volume is actually received or not.” By Jared Bennett Apr 6 Health Cost Of State’s New Testing Contract: $2.5 Million A Month Jared Bennett
Apr 5 Health New Partnership May Double Kentucky’s Coronavirus Testing Capacity The arrangement could result in up to 2,000 tests a day and provide results the next day, according to Gov. Beshear. By Jared Bennett Apr 5 Health New Partnership May Double Kentucky's Coronavirus Testing Capacity Jared Bennett
Apr 3 Health Rural Health Clinics Struggle To Treat Patients, Pay Bills During Coronavirus Many of the services rural health clinics provide have been put on hold. That helps with social distancing, but it also means fewer patients coming through the door and paying for health care. By Jared Bennett Apr 3 Health Rural Health Clinics Struggle To Treat Patients, Pay Bills During Coronavirus Jared Bennett
Mar 31 Health ‘That’s Better Than Not Seeing You At All.’ A Family Stays Connected Through Nursing Home Window "Actually being able to look in the window and know that I'm just a few feet away from her, even though there's glass in between us, is better.” By Jared Bennett Mar 31 Health A Family Stays Connected Through Nursing Home Window Jared Bennett
Mar 29 Economy Stuck At Home, Book Lovers See Silver Lining In Home Deliveries There’s no avoiding the fact that these are scary times. It’s natural to want to divert our attention, if only for a moment, towards fictional worlds. Sometimes, those worlds may be even scarier than our own. Or they may offer comfort, a place to go when the news looks bad. I know I do. In […] By Jared Bennett Mar 29 Economy Stuck At Home, Book Lovers See Silver Lining In Home Deliveries Jared Bennett
