SUMMARY: Kentucky’s unemployment rate rose to 5.2% in December 2024, a slight increase from November, despite more residents finding jobs. The labor force expanded by over 5,000 individuals, with 1,973 jobs added, totaling 1,976,436 employed. However, the number of unemployed grew by 3,065 to 108,623. Kentucky’s workforce participation rate rose to 58.2%, though it remains lower than neighboring states. Over the past year, jobs, excluding self-employed and agricultural workers, increased by 28,700 or 1.4%. Notably, construction jobs rose by 4.8%, and the educational and health services sector added 16,500 jobs year-over-year, despite some recent losses.

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SUMMARY: President Trump’s new Justice Department leadership has imposed a freeze on civil rights litigation and is reconsidering police reform agreements made by the Biden administration, as revealed in two obtained memos. Attorneys in the Civil Rights Division were instructed not to file new complaints or briefs until further notice. The memos indicate a potential abandonment of recent consent decrees in Louisville and Minneapolis, which were established to address civil rights violations following high-profile incidents involving police. The changes signal a shift in priorities under Trump, continuing a trend from his first administration toward restricting the use of consent decrees.

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SUMMARY: Meteorologist Matt Milosevich forecasts a cold start to Friday, with temperatures in the 20s in town and teens outside the metro. Wind chills drop to single digits in some areas, making it feel like 11 degrees in the metro. Morning cloud cover will clear to mostly sunny skies, and temperatures will rise to around 30 by afternoon. Tonight, lows will remain steady at around 23 degrees. Saturday will be partly sunny and breezy, with temperatures climbing to near 47, melting some snow and ice. The following days will also see temperatures in the 40s and potentially nearing 50 by Wednesday.

WLKY Meteorologist Matt Milosevich has the latest on a cold finish to the week, ahead of milder weather for the weekend.

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