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VOCAL-KY Responds to President Trump’s Executive Order to Expand the Ticketing and Arresting of People Unable to Afford Housing

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CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ky.org  VOCAL-KY RESPONDS TO PRESIDENT TRUMP’S EXECUTIVE ORDER TO EXPAND THE TICKETING AND ARRESTING OF PEOPLE UNABLE TO AFFORD HOUSING LOUISVILLE, K.Y. — Yesterday, the Trump administration issued the “Ending Vagrancy and Restoring Order” executive order that could deny funding to cities unless they ticket and arrest homeless people, and open the […]

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VOCAL-KY CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE IMPROVEMENTS TO OPIOID SETTLEMENT REPORTING PROCESSES

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CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ky.org  VOCAL-KY CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE IMPROVEMENTS TO OPIOID SETTLEMENT REPORTING PROCESSES VOCAL-KY Has Called for Opioid Settlement Funding to Go Toward Harm Reduction and that People Impacted by the War on Drugs Have a Seat at the Decision-Making Table VOCAL-KY Join a National Coalition Releasing a Report on How Opioid Settlement Dollars

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VOCAL-KY Condemns Mayor Greenberg’s Enforcement of Mask Ban in Louisville

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CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ky.org VOCAL-KY CONDEMNS MAYOR GREENBERG’S ENFORCEMENT OF MASK BAN IN LOUISVILLE Enforcement of Mask Ban Serves as Another Excuse to Ticket and Arrest People, Particularly Black and Brown Lousivillians, Without Addressing Root Causes of Violence LOUISVILLE, K.Y. — In response to last week’s renewed push by Mayor Greenberg to criminalize wearing masks, VOCAL-KY released the

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VOCAL-KY Calls for Immediate Investment Into Housing and Mental Health Services in Response to Department of Justice Report Finding Unnecessary Institutionalization and Incarceration

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CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ky.org VOCAL-KY CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE INVESTMENT INTO HOUSING AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN RESPONSE TO DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE REPORT FINDING UNNECESSARY INSTITUTIONALIZATION AND INCARCERATION   DOJ Calls for the Same Housing, Care, and Investments that Community Organizations Demanded for Years, Like in VOCAL-KY’s Roadmap for Louisville Metro Government LOUISVILLE, K.Y. — Last week, the Department

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VOCAL-KY Releases Updated Roadmap to End Overdose in Louisville Ahead of International Overdose Awareness Day

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CONTACT: Mariah McGough, Mariah@vocal-ky.org VOCAL-KY RELEASES UPDATED ROADMAP TO END OVERDOSE IN LOUISVILLE AHEAD OF INTERNATIONAL OVERDOSE AWARENESS DAY Updated Louisville Roadmap Available Here VOCAL-KY, alongside VOCAL-US, Joined a National Coalition in Releasing a Recommendations for Spending Opioid Settlement Funds LOUISVILLE, K.Y. — Today, VOCAL-KY released an updated Roadmap for Louisville Metro Government to End Overdose and Reverse the Harms of the

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VOCAL-KY Responds to Supreme Court Decision to Criminalize Homelessness & Poverty

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CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org, 203 470 9979 VOCAL-KY Responds to Supreme Court Decision to Criminalize Homelessness & Poverty The Answer to Ending Homelessness is Housing — Not Fines, Tickets and Incarceration LOUISVILLE, K.Y. — Today, the Supreme Court decided that the US Constitution does not protect the poor and homeless against cruel and unusual punishment, even

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VOCAL-KY Criticizes Kentucky Senate for Passing H.B. 5, a Bill That Will Criminalize Poverty

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CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ky.org VOCAL-KY CRITICIZES KENTUCKY SENATE FOR PASSING H.B. 5, A BILL THAT WILL CRIMINALIZE POVERTY Recent Reporting Shows H.B. 5 was Pulled Straight From the Failed Playbook Used in Atlanta LOUISVILLE, K.Y. — Today, in response to the Kentucky Senate passing H.B. 5, the so-called “Safer Kentucky” Act, VOCAL-KY released the following statements: “There is no

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VOCAL-KY Blasts “Safer Kentucky” Act, Vows to Fight Against Dangerous Legislation in Frankfort

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CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ky.org  VOCAL-KY BLASTS “SAFER KENTUCKY” ACT, VOWS TO FIGHT AGAINST DANGEROUS LEGISLATION IN FRANKFORT See VOCAL-KY Leader Joe Halbert Share Concerns About the Legislation Here LOUISVILLE, K.Y. — This week, lawmakers filed the “Safer Kentucky” Act, which would increase the number of people criminalized and housed in our overcrowded jails, without addressing

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VOCAL-KY Applauds Installment of Opioid Settlement Funding for Harm Reduction in Louisville

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CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ky.org  VOCAL-KY APPLAUDS INSTALLMENT OF OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUNDING FOR HARM REDUCTION IN LOUISVILLE Louisville is One of 120 Counties in Kentucky That’s Deeply Impacted by the Worsening Opioid Crisis LOUISVILLE, K.Y. — On Thursday, Mayor Greenberg announced the first installment of $57 million in opioid settlement funds for harm reduction organizations in Louisville. In response, VOCAL-KY

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VOCAL-KY Responds to Gov. Beshear Prematurely Claiming Decrease in 2022 Overdose Data

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CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ky.org VOCAL-KY RESPONDS TO GOV. BESHEAR PREMATURELY CLAIMING DECREASE IN 2022 OVERDOSE DATA Governor Beshear Touts Lower Numbers of Overdoses for 2022 Before Kentucky Drug Overdose Report is Finalized Advocates Will Gather on Tuesday for Fentanyl, Family, and Community Forum in Louisville’s West End to Discuss Overdose Prevention LOUISVILLE — In response to data released Governor Beshear’s

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