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Around Kentucky
1. Metro Council preps premium pay, but some workers feel slighted
Louisville Metro Government plans to reward city workers who “showed up and served their city with great distinction,” Mayor Greg Fischer said. But as digital journalist Adam K. Raymond learned, not all those who had contact with the public during the pandemic wil be rewarded.
2. H-L: ‘Not a safe place to work’ Fayette County Detention Center short nearly 100 officers
The Fayette County Detention Center is approximately 100 officers short of the 278 needed. Our partner the Herald Leader looks at the situation and what union leaders are calling an unsafe work environment.
3. Bill would allow unemployment benefits for domestic violence victims
Lawmakers have prefiled a bipartisan bill they say will be a lifeline for victims of domestic violence and abuse. "The bill would essentially allow survivors or those experiencing domestic violence, intimate partner abuse, dating violence, stalking or sexual assault to be eligible for unemployment benefits if they have to leave their current workplace because of that abusive situation," Rep. Nima Kulkarni told Spectrum News 1.
Around the Nation
1. Dr. Fauci laments politicization of COVID-19: ‘The enemy is the virus’
2. Democrats say they’ve reached deal to lower prescription drug costs in Build Back Better bill
3. Biden announces new group of global companies to push for 'green' supply chain
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Josh Rister grew up losing family members and friends to addiction and now he’s using music to represent the opioid epidemic problem in Eastern Kentucky. “I learned that I really liked to write about things that I could feel emotionally about, like things like addiction and the disparities in communities in the Appalachian region, and I've just kind of been rolling with that ever since,” Rister said.
