Dispatches from Kentucky

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New Federal Counter-Drone Rule Gives Local Police and Jail Agencies a Path to Disable Drones
A DOJ and DHS rule could affect Kentucky jails, state prisons, police agencies, airport authorities, public-event security, and local budgets.
ICE Arrest Surge Puts Kentucky County Jails in the Middle
A national ICE arrest surge matters here because Kentucky already has people detained for ICE in county jails, local agencies signing 287(g) agreements…
How Fear Teaches a Public Office to Back Up
Part 4 of How Authoritarianism Works Now: how fear, pre-compliance, and the cost of speaking up change public institutions from the inside.
What the Supreme Court School Sports Ruling Means for Kentucky Schools
Kentucky already requires KHSAA schools and covered colleges to limit girls’ and women’s teams based on biological sex, and the ruling gives that state…
Supreme Court Geofence Warrant Ruling: What It Means for Kentucky Police and Courts
The Court did not ban geofence warrants, but it made clear that police access to phone location history constitutes a Fourth Amendment search.
HUD’s Equal Access Rollback Could Change Shelter Rules in Kentucky
A proposed federal rule would rewrite access standards for HUD-funded housing and shelters, including Kentucky’s Continuums of Care, Kentucky Housing…
CDC Funding Directive Puts Kentucky Harm Reduction Programs on Notice
A reported CDC grant directive could force Kentucky public-health programs to review overdose-prevention, immunization, HIV, hepatitis, and tobacco work…
Dispatches from Kentucky
Dispatches from Kentucky
Dispatches from Kentucky is a clear, grounded analysis of how national political power plays and democratic erosion show up in everyday life across Kentucky.
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