U.S. Attorney Duncan Announces Results in Fight Against the Opioid Crisis Two Years After Launch of Operation S.O.S.

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LEXINGTON, KYIn July 2018, the Department of Justice announced the launch of Operation Synthetic Opioid Surge (S.O.S), a program aimed at reducing the supply of synthetic opioids in 10 high impact areas, including the Eastern District of Kentucky, and identifying wholesale distribution networks and international and domestic suppliers.

Kentucky Community Mental Health Centers Testify on Pension Path Forward for Quasis

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FRANKFORT, KY –On Tuesday, September 22, 2020, Steve Shannon, Executive Director of the Kentucky Association of Regional Programs (KARP), an organization representing 11 of the Commonwealth’s Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs), testified in front of the Public Pension Oversight Board on a compromise path forward on public pensions for CMHCs and other quasi-governmental organizations.

Cross honoring Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old African American woman killed by police during a raid at her apartment in Louisville, Ky. on March 13, 2020.

McConnell Statement on Breonna Taylor & Overnight Violence in Louisville

‘Kentucky’s Attorney General, Daniel Cameron, conducted exactly the kind of thorough, impartial investigation that justice demands… I hope and expect that our Governor and Mayor will take every necessary step to secure the justice, peace, law, and order that every Kentuckian deserves.’

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding protests in Louisville:

Kentucky Smart on Crime Adds Three New Member Organizations / Coalition ramping up advocacy for justice system reforms

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LOUISVILLE, KY - Kentucky Smart on Crime, a broad-based coalition that advocates for common-sense justice reforms that enhance public safety, strengthen communities, and promote cost-effective sentencing alternatives, announced on Thursday, September 17, 2020the addition of three new partner organizations, NAACP of Kentucky, Kentucky Criminal Justice Forum, and United Way of Kentucky. 

Injury Traffic Crash involving an ATV on North U.S. 421 Tuesday evening in Clay County, Ky.

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MANCHESTER, KY (September, 23, 2020) -The Clay County Sheriff's Office is reporting that: On Tuesday, September 22, 2020 the Clay County Sheriff's Office along with KSP worked a wreck on North U.S. 421 involving a truck and an ATV.

One person airlifted following a Vehicle vs. ATV collision on US 421 in Clay County, Ky.

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MANCHESTER, KY - The City of Manchester Fire Department is reporting that: At 7:51 PM on Tuesday, September 22, 2020 the City of Manchester Fire Department was dispatched by Clay County E-911 to US 421 North for a Vehicle vs. ATV collision.

 

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