I eat paper. It’s good for my bones.

BREAK: I have obtained Biden's NSM-20 report to Congress; reading now.

Everything goes. I am working very hard at not thinking about how everything goes.

State a local officials want to give $6 M to a school that has graduated 6 students in the last 6 years. 🤔

Independent art college in Louisville to get millions in government funding lpm.org/news/2024-05-1… from Breya Jones.

The UAW has its sights set on a big target: @toyota's flagship U.S. plant in Kentucky. This week, the plant manager conceded there's likely interest among some workers, but he said the plant doesn't need a union. Story: wdrb.com/news/business/…

I have a new piece for The New Yorker about WV politics, the legacy of coal, the Battle of Blair Mountain, Gov, Jim Justice, and Zach Shrewsbury, a Marine Corps veteran running for U.S. Senate. Deep thanks to the many West Virginians who shared their insights. newyorker.com/news/the-polit…

'If I was Dr. Pollio, I would be apoplectic with several of you whom Dr. Pollio has himself hired, promoted, or kept on through the years,” Kolb wrote.

Community outraged at Jefferson County Board of Education member’s letter to principals lpm.org/news/2024-05-0…

So four of Kentucky's Supreme Court justices didn't file financial disclosures last year, and most only filed this year after Joe Sonka 😐 started asking questions.

DID I MENTION state law potentially allows them to be thrown out of office for not doing so. lpm.org/news/2024-05-0…

Radical abolitionist John Brown was born on this day in 1800.

“I acknowledge no master in human form.”

Our voter guide for the primary is out!

Kentucky Public Radio reporters across the state teamed up to profile nearly 180 candidates.

Just type in your address to see your candidates. Select the ones you want to vote for and the take it to the polls. lpm.org/news/2024-05-0…

This Correctional Officers Week is a good time to look at the staffing crisis across the US.

Prisons & jails are complaining that they can't hire & retain enough staff – why?

The simplest, most obvious answer is there are way too many people locked up.🧵
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NEW: Residents of LMHA properties have been unknowingly living in buildings with lead paint for decades, despite federal disclosure requirements.

Now, LMHA is pushing residents to retroactively sign them — and has even threatened eviction if they refuse.
courier-journal.com/story/news/pol…

Here's what we know: LMPD has spent more than $205,000 since 2020 on a powerful, yet controversial, cell phone data extraction tool called Graykey.

What we don't know: How LMPD uses the tool, who they target and what kind of information they extract. lpm.org/investigate/20…

Kentucky/Indiana spent billions on new Louisville bridges, decided to pay for them by incentivizing people to use the old Louisville bridges instead, and the response from elected leaders is a collective shrug. New via Marcus Green wdrb.com/in-depth/truck…

“to sit alone in the lamplight with a book spread out before you, and hold intimate converse with men of unseen generations - such is a pleasure beyond compare.'
— yoshida kenkō, medieval buddhist monk (1283-1350)

Of the 11 outlets that won journalism Pulitzers, none were owned by hedge funds, 0 owned by private equity, 2 in publicly traded companies, 4 were nonprofit, 5 were family owned #futureoflocalnews

I want to live and feel all the shades, tones, and variations of mental and physical experience possible in my life. And I am horribly limited.

Samuel D Dogshitsky
Father Of Groom
New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1938

Asked and answered. businessofbusiness.com/articles/dunki…

My first for The New Republic:

Factories move to the South for cheap labor and lax regulations, and EV manufacturers are no different. But UAW’s Volkswagen victory shows workers in the South want better from renewable industries.

newrepublic.com/article/180958…