Rachel Smith
Public Safety Reporter at The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)
Public Safety Reporter for The Courier Journal | bylines in Cincinnati Enquirer, Bloomington Herald-Times. She/Her. Reach me at [email protected].
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1 month ago |
chinookobserver.com | Dave Mastin |Rachel Smith |Neil Strege
Shortly after being elected, Gov. Bob Ferguson convened a diverse transition team to advise him on priorities like health care, education, infrastructure investment, and more. Among the many subcommittees formed, the Budget and Government Efficiency group sought to tackle some of the state’s most pressing fiscal challenges, including how to approach an estimated $12 billion projected budget shortfall over the next four years.
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Nov 10, 2024 |
courier-journal.com | Rachel Smith
As he stared at a frozen, sputtering screen on the early morning of Election Day, Jefferson County poll worker Ryan Easton felt a sense of dread unfurl in the pit of his stomach. About 10 minutes before the polls officially opened, he and other volunteers had already began to suspect something was awry with their equipment.
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Nov 9, 2024 |
animalfreescienceadvocacy.org.au | Rachel Smith
The news of 43 rhesus macaque monkeys escaping the Alpha Genesis laboratory breeding centre in South Carolina on the 6th November has made global headlines. Whilst the coverage has largely avoided detail on the individual primates and the research procedures primates such as these are subjected to; the vast majority of commentators have sided with the primates, hoping they avoid re-capture and expressing opposition to their use in research. This opposition is not surprising.
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Nov 6, 2024 |
courier-journal.com | Rachel Smith
Three years ago, 16-year-old Tyree Smith's life was cut short when he was fatally shot in the Russell neighborhood while waiting in the early morning rain for a bus to Eastern High School. Today, his mother has dedicated herself to ensuring other Louisville youths aren't caught up in the cycle of gun violence plaguing the Derby City.
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Nov 6, 2024 |
usatoday.com | Rachel Smith
Despite apparent friction between two outspoken leaders of the U.S. Republican party, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell offered few but celebratory words for President-elect Donald Trump on his victory over Vice President Kamala Harris. "It's certainly a happy day for the GOP," McConnell said at a press conference Wednesday, remarking on the ground Republican lawmakers gained through a handful of key races.
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Many Monroe County residents have noted their workplace does not have the diversity and inclusion they'd been promised during recruitment. I spoke with a local diversity, equity and inclusion educator on why and how businesses should invest in employee belonging. Read more below!
One employee says left her job at Solution Tree to work at Soma Coffeehouse, taking a paycut. "My mental health is not worth a big paycheck." https://t.co/HE2oVP1xJh
