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Racial Justice & Equity Events in Lexington

June 3, 2021

Get the perspective of the community’s black faith leaders at two June 8 events related to the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council’s consideration of an ordinance banning no-knock police warrants. A Press Briefing at­ 10 a.m. at the Main Street Baptist Church (582 W. Main Street, Lexington) and a Council Watch Party at 3 p.m. at the Shiloh Baptist Church (237 E. Fifth Street, Lexington).

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Tentative settlement reached in LG&E and Kentucky Utilities rate hike case

Bill increases will be reduced

April 22, 2021

Future energy bills won’t be quite as steep for LG&E and Kentucky Utilities customers thanks to the intervention of several public interest groups. A negotiated settlement with the two monopoly utilities that reduces the revenue increases they sought by one third, increases investment in bill assistance to low-income residents, and eliminates proposed increases to the flat monthly service charge that would have affected all residential gas and electric customers. 

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Lexington Breonna’s Law Town Hall

March 1, 2021

It is time for Lexington to step up and join other cities in support of a Breonna's Law to ban no-knock police warrants. A distinguished panel organized by Lex-Stand for Breonna's Law Coalition will discuss what such a local ordinance should do how how it can be implemented.

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