May 13 Investigations Louisville Landlord Sued Over Late Fees, Eviction Threat The tenant told KyCIR she was unable to pay her rent due to the pandemic. By Jacob Ryan May 13 Investigations Louisville Landlord Sued Over Late Fees, Eviction Threat Jacob Ryan
May 7 Investigations 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 Investigations Ky. Child Care Centers Struggle With Cost Of Pandemic’s Regulations Jared Bennett
May 7 Investigations Steep Decline in Domestic Violence Orders, Shelter Calls Worry Advocates If you or someone you know is in a dangerous situation, or you just want to talk, the National Domestic Violence Hotline is 1-800-799-7233. By Eleanor Klibanoff May 7 Investigations Steep Decline in Domestic Violence Orders, Shelter Calls Worry Advocates Eleanor Klibanoff
May 5 Investigations In Public Housing, Few Masks and ‘Petri Dish’ Common Areas The COVID-19 pandemic lays bare the quandary of life in public housing: staying home means dealing with a crowded, antiquated high rise, plagued with maintenance issues and infestations. By Jacob Ryan May 5 Investigations In Public Housing, Few Masks and ‘Petri Dish’ Common Areas Jacob Ryan
May 4 Investigations Anticipating Rise In Civil Needs, Initiative Offers Lawyers Free Training Legal aid societies statewide have launched free training for lawyers who agree to provide pro-bono work to help handle the civil court needs of Kentuckians affected by the pandemic. By Kate Howard May 4 Investigations Initiative Offers Free Legal Training To Meet Pandemic-Related Needs Kate Howard
May 4 Investigations With Limited Testing, Kentucky’s True Coronavirus Death Toll Uncertain Kentucky officials will not require regional reporting authorities to look back at deaths from earlier in the pandemic to find probable coronavirus cases. By Eleanor Klibanoff May 4 Investigations With Limited Testing, Kentucky’s True Coronavirus Death Toll Uncertain Eleanor Klibanoff
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 Investigations 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 Investigations Federal Model: Up To 4,000 Ky. Deaths If Social Distancing Were Abandoned Jared Bennett
Apr 21 Investigations Though Evictions Are Paused, Late Fees Accrue For Some Renters Amid the pandemic, landlords have lost their tried and true enforcement mechanisms as many tenants can’t pay. Late fees will increase the financial burden for renters. By Jacob Ryan Apr 21 Investigations Though Evictions Are Paused, Late Fees Accrue For Some Renters Jacob Ryan
Apr 17 Investigations 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 Investigations ky. Government Halted Debt Collections — But Not Collection Notices Jared Bennett
Apr 15 Investigations For Inmates, COVID-19 Fears Add Stress To Life Behind Bars As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, a Clark County jail inmate said every day he’s locked up seems like an unnecessary risk to his well-being. By Jacob Ryan Apr 15 Investigations COVID-19 Fears Add Stress To Life Behind Bars Jacob Ryan
Apr 14 Investigations 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 Investigations Effort To Modernize Unemployment Tech Comes Too Late For Pandemic Jared Bennett
Apr 13 Investigations If Ky. Hospitals Have To Ration Care, They’ll Be Guided By This Plan Kentucky’s crisis standards of care plan aims “to do the best for the most,” which means that in a crisis, “there are certain medical conditions or situations where maximally aggressive care will not be able to be provided to every individual.” By Eleanor Klibanoff Apr 13 Investigations If Ky. Hospitals Have To Ration Care, They’ll Be Guided By This Plan Eleanor Klibanoff
Apr 9 Investigations 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 Investigations 17 Residents Of Louisville Retirement Community Sent To Hospital Amid COVID-19 Outbreak Jared Bennett