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Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

KY: Gun Violence Prevention

Nearly 700 Kentuckians died by gun violence in 2019, an average of nearly two people every day. Suicides made up 65% of gun deaths, according to the Kentucky Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence.(Adobe Stock)<br />
KY crisis aversion bill would help decrease gun violence, advocates say

New legislation under consideration by Kentucky lawmakers would allow police to confiscate guns from people whose family members are concerned about t…

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Firearm fatalities have now surpassed car accidents as the number one killer of U.S. children, according to a study published in the journal Pediatrics. (Adobe Stock)
Report ranks guns top killer of American children, teens

Gun deaths among children nationwide have increased by 87% over the past decade, while injuries and deaths from car accidents have decreased by …

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Lt. Col. Paul L. Humphrey of the Louisville Metro Police Department speaks at a news conference after the April 10 shooting at Old National Bank. (Louisville Police Dept.)<br />
Louisville Shooting Shifts Focus to Crisis Aversion, Rights Retention Bills

After a man killed four employees and wounded at least nine others in a shooting he livestreamed on social media in downtown Louisville, gun-violence …

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Sen. Lindsey Tichenor, R-Smithfield, speaks on House Bill 153, a measure to prohibit state and local law enforcement and other public officials from enforcing federal firearms bans or regulations enacted after Jan. 1, 2021. (Legislative Research Commission)
KY Bill Nullifying Federal Gun Laws Heads to Governor’s Desk

A bill to make it more difficult for local police to enforce federal gun laws and in some cases criminally penalize them, now heads to Kentucky Gov…

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Every year, nearly 1,300 children die from guns and many more are seriously injured, according to data from Nationwide Children's Hospital. (Adobe Stock)
Jefferson County Schools to Distribute Secure Gun-Storage Info to Parents

The American Academy of Pediatrics says around one-third of American children live in homes with firearms, and of these households, 43% contain at …

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According to data from the Gun Violence Archive, there have been 246 mass shooting this year. (Adobe Stock)<br />
Law Enforcement Groups Voice Support for Gun Safety Measures

National law enforcement groups are joining the chorus of Kentuckians calling on the U.S. Senate to pass meaningful gun-safety measures. A bipartisan …

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Supporters built a memorial in downtown Louisville, Ky. for Breonna Taylor, who was fatally shot by police during a no-knock raid in March 2020. (Wikimedia Commons).
KY Lawmakers Push for Statewide Ban on No-Knock Search Warrants

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- After the killing of Breonna Taylor by Louisville police, some states have moved to ban no-knock search warrants, and Kentucky …

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Protesters have gathered in Louisville for more than 125 days to call for police accountability over the killing of Breonna Taylor. (Adobe Stock)
KY Clergy Urge Transparency in Breonna Taylor Case

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Faith leaders providing sanctuary for protesters under Louisville's citywide curfew, which lifted on Monday, say they're being …

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Day and night, protesters have gathered in downtown Louisville over the death of Breonna Taylor. (Nadia Ramlagan)
Demands for Police Accountability Continues as Louisville Pays Taylor's Family

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Six months after Louisville police officers shot and killed 26-year-old Breonna Taylor in her home, city officials announced this …

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Nearly 64% of all suicide deaths in Kentucky involve firearms, according to the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. (Adobe Stock)
KY Gun-Violence Incidence "Twice as High" as New York City

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky tops New York City when it comes to gun fatalities, according to Mark Bryant, a Harlan County native and Lexington …

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In the wake of recent deadly shootings, including one in Marshall County, several March for Our Lives rallies will be held in Kentucky this weekend. (Lorie Shaull/Flickr)
Gun Violence: Kentucky Students say "We've Had Enough"

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Forest Clevenger, an 11th grade student at duPont Manual High School, says in the wake of all the mass shootings, including …

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Churches Add Voice to Prayers for Social Justice, Unity

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Every Tuesday, while Kentucky lawmakers are in session, a call for unity and social justice is being sounded at the state …

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