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      Kentucky Treasurer Allison Ball

      Kentucky's GOP Treasurer Falsely Claims Big Banks Are Boycotting Fossil Fuels

      The Republican threatened to divest from financial institutions including JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup—widely accused of failing to meet even modest climate goals—under a state law banning "energy company boycotts."

      Brett Wilkins
      Jan 03, 2023

      Kentucky's Republican treasurer on Tuesday threatened to divest from 11 financial institutions—including major fossil fuel investors—that she falsely claimed were "engaged in energy company boycotts" in violation of commonwealth law.

      "When companies boycott fossil fuels, they intentionally choke off the lifeblood of capital to Kentucky's signature industries," Treasurer Allison Ball said in a statement. "Traditional energy sources fuel our Kentucky economy, provide much-needed jobs, and warm our homes. Kentucky must not allow our signature industries to be irreparably damaged based upon the ideological whims of a select few."

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      'It's About Damn Time': 4 Louisville Cops Charged in Killing of Breonna Taylor

      'It's About Damn Time': 4 Louisville Cops Charged in Killing of Breonna Taylor

      "Breonna Taylor should be alive today, and the people who killed her must be held accountable," asserted one civil rights campaigner.

      Brett Wilkins
      Aug 04, 2022

      Following two years of racial justice activism, the U.S. government on Thursday charged four current and former Louisville, Kentucky officers for alleged federal crimes related to the March 2020 killing of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old unarmed Black woman who was shot dead in her own home during a botched police raid.

      "Justice delayed is justice denied. But it's never too late to do the right thing."

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      Kentucky 'Now a Forced-Birth State' After Judge Reinstates Abortion Bans

      "We must codify the right to abortion in Congress," said Rep. Pramila Jayapal. "Pregnant people deserve to make their own healthcare decisions."

      Jessica Corbett
      Aug 02, 2022

      Reproductive freedom advocates across Kentucky and beyond vowed to keep fighting after a judge on Monday night allowed the GOP state attorney general to enforce a trigger law and six-week abortion ban.

      "It is irresponsible and dangerous to prevent people from accessing the care they need."

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