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The Safer Kentucky Act, which penalizes people experiencing homelessness for camping outside, will take effect next week. Some service providers in Louisville say it’s going to make homelessness worse.
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In a decision Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court gave wide discretion to states and localities to create policy around homelessness. It clears the way for a Kentucky ban on outdoor homelessness to go into effect in July.
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The outcome of a U.S. Supreme Court case based in Grants Pass, Oregon, could have consequences for street camping bans that effectively ban public homelessness across the country — including a similar statewide ban passed in Kentucky this year.
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Republican Sen. Rand Paul spoke about inflation, veteran support, mental health and homelessness during a visit to western Kentucky on Monday that included stops in Hopkinsville, Grand Rivers, Madisonville and Murray.
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Some Kentucky lawmakers shared a meal of fried chicken and green beans with people who could be most affected by a bill to make sleeping on a sidewalk or under a bridge illegal. The luncheon held Wednesday in the Capitol Annex gave lawmakers a glimpse into the lives of unhoused Kentuckians. It comes as lawmakers are considering a sweeping criminal justice measure that critics say would criminalize homelessness.
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State lawmakers are considering legislation that would ban street camping and end funding for certain programs that provide permanent housing.
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Louisville’s emergency shelters are full almost every night. As a hot summer approaches, unhoused residents and outreach workers are raising alarm about health risks for those living on the streets – which are only intensified by constant displacement.
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In Louisville, city workers clear homeless encampments year-round. But the practice gets particular attention ahead of the Kentucky Derby.
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A bill under consideration in the General Assembly would give more homeless youth in Kentucky access to mental health services. Under House Bill 213,…
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Cancer was what finally pushed Kristi Reyes into living in her car.The mother of four had worked all her life, starting at age 7 when she helped out at…