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ICE is upping oversight of immigrants who have pending immigrations cases. Here's the story of one KY woman trying to navigate the new, ever-changing rules. kentucky.com/news/politics-…
KY immigrants face GPS monitoring, increased reporting requirements. Here's one Central Kentucky woman's story: kentucky.com/news/politics-…
July 1: Paramount agrees to pay $16 million to settle Trump's personal lawsuit against CBS. July 22: Trump and Paramount dismiss the case, formalizing the settlement. July 24: Trump-appointed FCC approves $8 billion Paramount merger. nytimes.com/2025/07/24/bus…
Hard hit Chicago Tribune newsroom sees roughly 10% additional layoffs per guild As staffers note, owner Alden Global Capital seeking to buy Dallas Morning News after Hearst had made seemingly winning bid for it.
Today, @chicagotribune laid off five guild staff members in a roughly 10% cut to our newsroom. These layoffs underscore a sad but unsurprising failure of leadership by Alden Global Capital, our hedge fund owner, and local management.
Today marks 16 years since the last minimum wage increase. Because of inflation and inaction, America's (and Kentucky's) wage floor is now less than half its previous peak, and below the poverty line for the first time.
scoop: Gannett is offering buyouts to its staff, per email just now from CEO Mike Reed. "...We need to adjust our organization to efficiently meet the needs of our business today...as we continue to use A.I. and leverage automation to realize efficiencies."
NEW: The Trump administration's attempts to dismantle large parts of the federal workforce are starting to show up in the data. In June, Maryland lost more federal jobs than any state in the country — the most in nearly three decades. thebaltimorebanner.com/economy/ripple…
Breaking News: The Trump administration announced that the U.S. will take a relaxed approach to regulating the A.I. industry, and said that a federal framework should remove mentions of DEI and climate change. nyti.ms/45gQ2lA
Congress approved a tax and spending bill July 4 that cut SNAP and Medicaid benefits. That means up to 100 employees of Kentucky's SNAP program could face lay offs as of Sept. 30. kentucky.com/news/state/ken…
The head of FEMA's search and rescue unit has resigned, and said the Trump administration was causing "chaos" at the agency and hindered the Texas response. nyti.ms/4lKhYEv
Cuts to SNAP benefits means cuts to KY's workforce. Up to 100 UK extension service employees could face lay offs as soon as Sept. 30. kentucky.com/news/state/ken…
NEW: Judge sentences ex-LMPD officer Brett Hankison to 33 months in prison in Breonna Taylor case wdrb.com/in-depth/judge…
GOP megabill’s final score: $3.4T in red ink and 10 million kicked off health insurance, CBO says ow.ly/ufyG106gsSx
A Washington Post analysis found President Trump and his appointees allegedly defied court orders in a third of over 160 lawsuits with substantive rulings, which experts say pose an unprecedented threat to the U.S. legal system. wapo.st/4eVv8vy
Multiple people detained outside courthouse where ex-LMPD officer Brett Hankison is being sentenced in Breonna Taylor case: whas11.com/article/news/c…
Scoop: A WSJ reporter was slated to be part of the travel pool this weekend when Trump travels to Scotland. After the paper's Epstein story last week, the WH booted them from the pool. w/ @iriesentner politico.com/news/2025/07/2…
The scene outside the federal courthouse in downtown Louisville during sentencing for former police officer Brett Hankison. Protesters are blocking Broadway.
