Crime Victim

Scores of Tennessee nonprofit agencies are now contending with a flurry of directives from state and federal officials about who they can and cannot serve as the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration reshapes crime victim funding.

A House Republican leader on Thursday criticized the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) for a three-year lapse in automatic notifications to Kentucky crime victims about their court cases.

Kentucky led the nation 27 years ago when it created a crime victim notification system called VINE. Now, that potentially life-saving service is no longer working.

Kentuckians will again consider a ballot initiative to amend the state constitution in an effort known as “Marsy’s Law,” in what advocates say will…