The Courier-Journal
The Courier-Journal, locally called "The C-J", is the main newspaper for the city of Louisville, Kentucky, United States. According to the 1999 Editor & Publisher International Yearbook, the paper is the 48th largest daily paper in the U.S. and the single largest in Kentucky.
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After lengthy private negotiations, Louisville Metro Government and the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), the union representing police officers, have signed contracts that boost officer pay and throw out discipline for officers if misconduct investigations take too long. The contracts head to Metro Council for approval, but the secretive negotiations and limited time for the public to digest and react to the contracts, have stoked criticism. “We’ve been asking for accountability with our local police department. Their contract being worked on behind closed doors is not helping with that accountability,”...