Jan 31 Local News Lawmakers Return To Frankfort Lawmakers met for four days in early January, mostly to elect officers, but the Senate also approved a host of bills backed by that chamber’s Republican majority. In coming days, the Democratically-controlled House will take up the Senate bills, which address issues like immigration enforcement, charter schools, tax reform, Medicaid fraud and government transparency. By Tony McVeigh Jan 31 Local News Lawmakers Return To Frankfort Tony McVeigh
Jan 6 Local News Immigration Bill Clears Senate Committee Senator John Schickel says federal authorities aren’t getting the job done when it comes to removing illegal aliens from Kentucky. So, he’s sponsoring legislation that would allow state and local police, upon reasonable suspicion, to check a person’s immigration status. By Tony McVeigh Jan 6 Local News Immigration Bill Clears Senate Committee Tony McVeigh
Jul 29 Local News Louisville Groups Protest AZ Immigration Crackdown Opponents of Arizona’s controversial new immigration law gathered in downtown Louisville Thursday to protest the legislation. By Rick Howlett Jul 29 Local News Louisville Groups Protest AZ Immigration Crackdown Rick Howlett
Jun 11 Local News Naturalization Ceremony Held At Speed Museum One-hundred forty-three foreign-born Kentuckians became naturalized U.S. citizens Friday in Louisville. By Gabe Bullard Jun 11 Local News Naturalization Ceremony Held At Speed Museum Gabe Bullard
Apr 30 Local News Coalition To Protest Arizona Law Outside Of Derby Drivers and pedestrians heading to the Kentucky Derby may see demonstrators protesting the new immigration law in Arizona. By Gabe Bullard Apr 30 Local News Coalition To Protest Arizona Law Outside Of Derby Gabe Bullard
Mar 31 Local News High Court Issues Deportation Ruling In Kentucky Case In a decision that could affect tens of thousands of people, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that immigrants living in this country must be told by their lawyers whether pleading guilty to a crime could lead to deportation. The case involves a Honduran national who was arrested in Kentucky. Details in this report from […] By Rick Howlett Mar 31 Local News High Court Issues Deportation Ruling In Kentucky Case Rick Howlett
Nov 4 Arts and Culture Project Launches Day of the Dead Exhibits This week the University of Louisville is celebrating the Day of the Dead, the Hispanic holiday that combines indigenous and Catholic traditions. WFPL’s Elizabeth Kramer has more. The university has partnered with cultural groups throughout the metropolitan area to create altars, as many Hispanics do on Nov. 1 to remember deceased loved ones. The altars […] By Elizabeth Kramer Nov 4 Arts and Culture Project Launches Day of the Dead Exhibits Elizabeth Kramer
Oct 14 Local News Religious Coalition On Immigration Created From Kentucky Public Radio’s Tony McVeigh A diverse coalition of religious organizations in Kentucky is calling for a calm, dignified approach to the ongoing discussion of state and national immigration issues. They call themselves the Kentucky Faith Communities Immigration Coalition. They’re from all over the state and represent many faiths, including Catholic, Jewish, Methodist, Episcopalian, […] By Rick Howlett Oct 14 Local News Religious Coalition On Immigration Created Rick Howlett
Sep 1 Local News Indiana Legislators Will Look At Immigration The Indiana General Assembly’s interim study committee on immigration issues begins meeting this month. By Gabe Bullard Sep 1 Local News Indiana Legislators Will Look At Immigration Gabe Bullard
Aug 29 Local News Nearly 600 Naturalized In Louisville The second largest naturalization ceremony in Kentucky history was part of Louisville’s annual Worldfest celebration Friday. By Gabe Bullard Aug 29 Local News Nearly 600 Naturalized In Louisville Gabe Bullard