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Kentucky's 2024 Teacher of the Year reinstated by JCPS, says he was reassigned for breaking up fight

Kumar Rashad was named the Kentucky Department of Education's 2024 Teacher of the Year in September. But a month later, he was reassigned from his job as a math teacher

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Kentucky lawmaker again proposes bill aimed at eliminating sales tax on menstrual products

The bill asks for $2 million from the state.

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2 councilmembers asking community to help stop liquor sales at west Louisville Family Dollar stores

Councilpersons Donna Purvis, D-5, and Tammy Hawkins, D-1, want to prevent Family Dollar from applying for licenses to allow the stores to sell beer and liquor in west Louisville.

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Louisville councilman facing removal over ethics violations loses leadership position

The Council's majority and minority caucuses held their first meetings of 2024 Thursday evening where they voted on leadership positions.

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Louisville Metro Council elections: Who's in, who's out and what's uncontested

Here are the districts are on the ballot, the races that will likely be decided in May and the incumbents who are not running in 2024.

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Louisville's jail is less deadly but Greenberg must continue to improve LMDC conditions

Communities don’t trust police. Policies steeped in racism and classism continue to punish marginalized communities and fill Louisville's jail.

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Tracy Davenport, JCPS bus debacle featured in top WDRB Investigates stories of 2023

The WDRB Investigates team tackled a wide range of topics in Louisville and southern Indiana in 2023, everything from holding those in power accountable and working to protect citizens from

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'Tremendous amount of turnover' | A number of Kentucky lawmakers are not seeking reelection

The political shakeup continues in Frankfort, as more longtime Kentucky lawmakers announce retirements.

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Louisville's new lobbying law requires specific details from those currying influence. That rarely happens. | In-depth

The Metro Council ordinance was meant to boost transparency. But citizens wanting to know who is trying to influence their government – and, more importantly, in which ways -- have

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Metro Council OKs plan to send up to $114M in Louisville taxes back to One Park developer

One key item on Thursday's Louisville Metro Council agenda — whether to approve a $114 million TIF deal for the planned towering One Park complex.

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