Public Safety & Urban Design: A Louisville Urban Design Studio researcher used 10 years of Kentucky State Police crash data (2013-23) to flag the city’s most collision-prone intersections, pointing to design choices like multi-lane “mini highways” and one-way street layouts as key risk drivers. Transportation Policy: A bill to make daylight saving time permanent is headed to the Senate, which could mean later winter sunrises and sunsets for Kentucky. Education Innovation: Covington Independent Public Schools is again seeking Kentucky School of Innovation Act exemptions—this time for all district schools—after a prior waiver denial for Holmes Middle School. Airport Tech & Jobs: CVG and Germany’s GATE Alliance launched a transatlantic partnership to speed up airport innovation through tech testing and pilot projects. Food Industry Safety: The FDA recalled ready-made meals sold at Kroger and Publix (Ukrop’s Homestyle Foods) over possible aluminum fragments, while USDA/FSIS issued an egg-allergen recall for certain Costco frozen burritos. Public Health: CDC expanded the Cyclospora outbreak linked to Taylor Farms lettuce to 15 states, and salmonella linked to imported jalapeños continues to spread, with Qdoba and Chipotle removing jalapenos. Housing Pressure: Kentucky still isn’t building enough homes to close its supply gap, the state housing director says. Public Safety Grants: Owensboro is pursuing nearly $924k in homeland security funding for police radio replacements and firefighter structural collapse training. Data Centers: Louisville lawmakers advanced a data center moratorium after earlier debate, as communities weigh power demand and local control.