Matthew Glowicki | Louisville Courier Journal An inspector general report has found there were “unacceptable” delays in reporting an April security breach of Kentucky’s unemployment system but that residents’ personal information doesn’t appear to have been misused. The report primarily blames the monthlong delay in reporting the breach on current legal staff who relied on a holdover procedure from…
By Chad Hedrick FRANKFORT, Ky. (WSAZ) – Six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, and countless Kentuckians are still waiting for their unemployment benefits. Many say they can’t even get in touch with a real person to update them on their case. “No one has ever, ever called me,” one woman told us. “I’ve never gotten to…
BY JOE RAGUSA KENTUCKY FRANKFORT, Ky. — Before the Kentucky Supreme Court hears a challenge to Gov. Andy Beshear’s coronavirus orders, Beshear says there will be dire consequences if the orders are overturned. What You Need To Know Beshear addresses challenge to coronavirus orders Kentucky Supreme Court to hear challenge Thursday Beshear says more people will die…
By STU JOHNSON Governor Beshear says he intends to get vaccinated when available during a daily update at the capitol to demonstrate that it’s safe. The governor said that’s not likely to happen this year. Beshear said Kentucky could see a return to some semblance of normalcy by next summer with acceptance of vaccination. “We ought…
by Lawrence Smith FRANKFORT, Ky. (WDRB) — Gov. Andy Beshear said the settlement in the Breonna Taylor wrongful death lawsuit was a positive development that could provide a roadmap for statewide police reform. “Both the city of Louisville and Breonna Taylor’s family agree that this is a positive step,” Beshear told reporters at the state…
By STU JOHNSON Keeneland officially announced Tuesday the upcoming fall meet at the historic Lexington track will be run without spectators. This announcement follows a similar one this past weekend about no fans for the early November Breeders’ Cup Championships at Keeneland. Keeneland said only a limited number of participants and essential personnel will be allowed…
Additional round of federal grant funding will support Kentucky Opioid Response Effort FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) has received a $35.4 million federal grant to support the continued work of the Kentucky Opioid Response Effort (KORE). The two-year State Opioid Response (SOR) grant, awarded by the Substance Abuse and…
by Kevin Wheatley Kevin Wheatley LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Kentucky school district leaders will soon get more detailed COVID-19 data to help them decide when to transition to remote learning, Department for Public Health Commissioner Dr. Steven Stack said Monday. Once counties reach report more than 25 daily COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents, schools there…
By STU JOHNSON The Fayette County Clerk’s Elections Department is shut down. It comes following an employee testing positive for coronavirus and the remaining six workers quarantined for two weeks. Clerk Don Blevins hopes the data cleanup work can be done by employees at home. “The worst case so far would be a slight delay in…
Andrew Wolfson and Darcy Costello Louisville Courier Journal Louisville’s metro government is expected to announce a “substantial” financial settlement Tuesday with the family of Breonna Taylor, the 26-year-old Black woman fatally shot by police in her apartment six months ago, The Courier Journal has learned. The settlement is expected to be announced at a 2 p.m.…