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Louisville, Kentucky · LouisvilleDosker Manor resident Marielle Atkins outside the complex's 'A' building.(Divya Karthikeyan)Louisville Metro Housing Authority officials continue to support the demolition of the Dosker Manor complex. The buildings have over 650 units and more than 300 residents. They’ll all have to relocate to new homes.According to LMHA’s relocation plans, the A building residents will take first priority. They will start with residents who volunteer to leave.…See the Story
‘Choice is a luxury’: Dosker Manor residents prepare for relocation
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Louisville, Kentucky · Louisville“Oh Lord! Mamma Done Burnt the Biscuits” transports audiences to a live studio recording of a 90s sitcom.(Rheonna Thornton / Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts)“Oh Lord! Mamma Done Burnt the Biscuits” writer and director Nipsey Green said the concept for the play came from a very personal space.“The play itself is a satirical take on my thoughts on Black theater, and the stereotypes that they portray,” Green said.He watched a lot of TV gro…See the Story
90s-style Black sitcoms are on stage in a Louisville play
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Drones · LouisvilleLMPD IT Manager Travis Eicher, left, showing Mayor Craig Greenberg, center, and police Chief Jackie Gwinn-Villaroel, right, the type of drones the department has acquired.(Roberto Roldan / LPM )Dozens of Louisville Metro Police Department officers will undergo Federal Aviation Administration training on how and when to use the small, camera-equipped drones. For the pilot program, each of LMPD’s eight divisions will have at least one unmanned air…See the Story
All Louisville police divisions to be equipped with drones
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Primary Elections · FrankfortThe Capitol building in Frankfort, Kentucky, on Friday April 5, 2024.(Ryan Van Velzer / KPR)With just a week until Kentucky’s primary election, spending has proliferated in 10 key races where rival ideological factions of the Republican Party are vying for control of the supermajority caucus in Frankfort — with deep-pocketed political action committees leading the way.A clear division has emerged in the races between candidates who are at least…See the Story
10 races, 10 PACs, 2 party factions and millions spent: A look at Ky.’s GOP statehouse primaries
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Louisville, Kentucky · LouisvilleRep. Nima Kulkarni of Louisville asks a question about House Bill 5, an act related to crime, during a House Standing Committee on Judiciary in January 2024..(LRC Public Information)A unanimous decision of the Kentucky Court of Appeals reversed a lower court opinion Wednesday, declaring state Rep. Nima Kulkarni of Louisville ineligible as a candidate in the Democratic primary next week.Kulkarni indicated after the ruling was issued that she will…See the Story
Kentucky Appeals Court rules Louisville Rep. Kulkarni ineligible for Democratic primary
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Louisville, Kentucky · Louisville(Phalinn Ooi/Creative Commons)The study found that U.S. medical students were less likely to put in an application in states with abortion bans in place, including in Kentucky. The Commonwealth’s near-total abortion ban only allows exceptions if the mother is in imminent risk of death or permanent injury.Dr. Atul Grover is the executive director for the Association of American Medical Schools Research and Action Institute. Through his research, …See the Story
Fewer doctors-in-training are applying to Kentucky programs, according to a new study
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Louisville, Kentucky · Louisville2024 University Research Professors - Joshua Douglas(Jeremy Blackburn/Research Communications)Josh Douglas is a law professor at the University of Kentucky and the host of "Democracy Optimist," a show heard on WFPL focusing on elections and voting rights. Douglas is also the author of "The Court V. The Voters: The Troubling Story of how the Supreme Court has Undermined Voting Rights." LPM's Bill Burton talked with Douglas about how voting laws h…See the Story
UK professor explores voting rights, technology in new book and public radio show
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