Aug 15 Investigations In Hearing, Kentucky Labor Cabinet Defends Privacy Of Accused Harassers A Franklin Circuit Court judge said he is concerned about “a lax culture” of tolerating sexual harassment across state government -- and anonymity for the accused might make the problem worse. By Kate Howard Aug 15 Investigations In Hearing, Kentucky Labor Cabinet Defends Privacy Of Accused Harassers Kate Howard
Jun 27 Investigations Kentucky’s Female Corrections Officers Say Sexual Harassment Is Part Of The Job Between 2013 and 2017 at least 120 reports of sexual harassment were filed by employees of the Kentucky Department of Corrections and Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice. By Eleanor Klibanoff Jun 27 Investigations Kentucky Correctional Officers Say Sexual Harassment is Severe and Pervasive Eleanor Klibanoff
Jun 21 Recut Recut: ‘If Your Mother Wouldn’t Approve Of It, Don’t Do It’ When you're hired by the state of Kentucky, you may have to take anti-harassment training — or you may not. It actually depends on which agency you work for. By Jonese Franklin Jun 21 Recut Recut: 'If Your Mother Wouldn't Approve Of It, Don't Do It' Jonese Franklin
Jun 21 Politics ‘It’s Not Just About Sex Anymore’: Is Kentucky’s Anti-Harassment Training Effective? The Personnel Cabinet hosts training on a monthly basis, both in-person and online, but it’s up to the individual agency to determine when — or even if — its employees take it. By Ashlie Stevens Jun 21 Politics Is Kentucky's Anti-Harassment Training Effective? Ashlie Stevens
Apr 26 News About WFPL Second Kentucky Agency Sues KyCIR To Shield Employees Accused Of Harassment The Kentucky Labor Cabinet has filed suit against the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting to prevent releasing details about employees accused of sexual harassment. By Erica Peterson Apr 26 News About WFPL Labor Cabinet Sues KyCIR To Shield Some Sexual Harassment Records Erica Peterson
Apr 10 Politics Former Speaker Hoover Settles Ethics Complaint, Will Be Fined $1,000 Hoover admitted that he violated state ethics rules by exchanging sexually charged text messages with a legislative staffer who used to work for him. By Ryland Barton Apr 10 Politics Hoover Settles Ethics Complaint, Will Be Fined $1,000 Ryland Barton
Apr 6 Kentucky Politics Distilled Kentucky Politics Distilled: Last-Minute Tax Reform Kentucky lawmakers passed a two-year state budget and a surprise overhaul of the state’s tax code this week. By Ryland Barton Apr 6 Kentucky Politics Distilled Kentucky Politics Distilled: Last-Minute Tax Reform Ryland Barton
Apr 3 Politics Kentucky Ethics Panel Dismisses Harassment Complaint Against 3 Lawmakers The panel said there wasn’t enough evidence to show that the men broke ethics rules by secretly signing a sexual harassment settlement with a former staffer. By Ryland Barton Apr 3 Politics Ky. Ethics Panel Dismisses Harassment Complaint Against 3 Lawmakers Ryland Barton
Mar 26 Investigations AG: Release Names Of Employees Exonerated of Sexual Harassment The ruling followed an appeal of the Kentucky Labor Cabinet’s response to a records request filed by the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting. By Kate Howard Mar 26 Investigations AG: Release Names Of Exonerated Sexual Harassers, Too Kate Howard
Mar 6 Investigations In Louisville Government, Officials Rarely Call Behavior ‘Sexual Harassment’ Employees lodged 33 complaints of sexual harassment or assault at Louisville and Jefferson County public agencies since 2012. By Amina Elahi Mar 6 Investigations Louisville Metro Officials Rarely Call Behavior 'Sexual Harassment' Amina Elahi
Mar 5 Politics Hearing Set For Kentucky Lawmakers Accused Of Harassment The Legislative Ethics Commission hearing, scheduled for April 3, is the result of an ethics complaint filed by a Democratic lawmaker against four GOP representatives. By Adam Beam, Associated Press Mar 5 Politics Hearing Set For Kentucky Lawmakers Accused Of Harassment Adam Beam, Associated Press
Mar 5 Investigations Are Sexual Harassment Records Public? One Law, Many Interpretations Every public agency has to follow the same state laws about sharing records with the public. But every public agency does not interpret these laws the same way when it comes to sharing complaints of sexual harassment. By Kate Howard Mar 5 Investigations Are Sexual Harassment Records Public? One Law, Many Interpretations Kate Howard
Mar 5 Investigations ‘Lack Of Good Behavior’? Kentucky Government’s Inconsistent Response To Sexual Harassment When a state employee alleges sexual harassment, the depth of investigations, severity of punishment, and even what agencies call the behavior depends on where the employee works. By Eleanor Klibanoff Mar 5 Investigations In Kentucky, Government Response To Sexual Harassment Varies Wildly Eleanor Klibanoff
Feb 23 Arts and Culture For Local Theaters, ‘Intimacy Directors’ Could Help Foster Safer Workspaces "An intimacy director is a choreographer for the intimate moments in play or series or film, but is also an advocate for the actors in the room,” Alicia Rodis says. By Ashlie Stevens Feb 23 Arts and Culture In Theater, 'Intimacy Directors' Could Help Foster Safer Workspaces Ashlie Stevens
Jan 9 Politics Hoover Lashes Out At State Lawmakers Seeking His Expulsion On Tuesday, Hoover proposed his own rule that would make lawmakers liable for expenses if they request another lawmaker to be expelled but fail. By Ryland Barton Jan 9 Politics Hoover Lashes Out At State Lawmakers Seeking His Expulsion Ryland Barton