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Nearly all Kentucky public schools sign compliance form with Trump’s view on civil rights kentuckylantern.com/2025/05/01/n...

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Louisville’s air pollution regulator will contest the Trump admin’s termination of a grant for an air toxics monitoring study near Rubbertown. An EPA spox didn’t say what specific issues it had w/ grant, instead blaming Biden admin for “wasteful DEI programs.” kentuckylantern.com/2025/05/01/l...

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Three U.S. Senate Republicans break with Trump on tariffs but rebuke fails kentuckylantern.com/2025/05/01/r...

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For the third year in a row, Kentucky saw a decrease in fatal drug overdoses, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Thursday. Still, 1,410 Kentuckians died from an overdose last year. From @sarahelizabethladd.bsky.social: kentuckylantern.com/2025/05/01/k...

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The Mountain Eagle reports that Letcher County Schools ordered 25 new buses in 2024 to replace ones destroyed in the July 2022 flood, and had planned to use $3 million left in COVID-19 recovery money to pay for them. www.themountaineagle.com/articles/tru...

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Kentucky’s average public school teacher pay ranks 42nd in the nation, education group says kentuckylantern.com/briefs/kentu...

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Former Kentucky state senator Damon Thayer has endorsed GOP Congressman Andy Barr in his race for U.S. Senate. Thayer lives in Kentucky's 6th district, where he may or may not run for Barr's open seat.

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Trump called Kentuckian and CNN commentator Scott Jennings up on stage last night at the president's Michigan rally marking the first 100 days of his second term. Jennings said: "I gotta get a farm in Michigan 'cause when you own as many libs as I do, you gotta (have) a place to put them all."

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Former Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis plans to ask the United States Supreme Court to weigh in on whether she was protected by the First Amendment when refusing same-sex marriage licenses a decade ago. From @sarahelizabethladd.bsky.social: kentuckylantern.com/2025/04/29/k...

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Kentucky auditor accuses Democrats of trying to intimidate her with open records requests kentuckylantern.com/2025/04/29/k...

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A big reason why U.S. Rep Andy Barr swamped former Attorney General Daniel Cameron so far in fundraising as each seek the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate is that Barr got a windfall of contributions from traditional political action committees. kentuckylantern.com/2025/04/29/b...

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After years of legal wrangling, former Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes is free of any state ethics violation charges. kentuckylantern.com/2025/04/29/f...

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Trump administration restores some visas for Kentucky international students and graduates kentuckylantern.com/2025/04/25/t...

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A state law limiting the power of Jefferson County’s elected school board will get a second look from the Kentucky Supreme Court, thanks to its newest member. @jamielucke.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2025/04/24/w...

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After news that Louisville’s air just received a failing grade for its high rates of particle and ozone pollution, a UofL Health researcher says the news is not surprising and steps can be taken to protect people’s health. From @sarahelizabethladd.bsky.social: kentuckylantern.com/2025/04/25/a...

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Kentucky lawmakers hope to continue the conversation about AI policies kentuckylantern.com/2025/04/25/k...

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"Republican-controlled states will get an additional $5,000 a month, bringing their monthly total to $22,500."

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Earlier this year, Kentucky lawmakers considered a bill to make water fluoridation optional, but it died in the Senate. kentuckylantern.com/2025/02/26/k...

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Former UK swimmer and anti-transgender activist Riley Gaines has endorsed Rep. Andy Barr for Senate. #kysen

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KY’s race for U.S. Senate — and Trump’s nod — are on as second Republican announces. U.S. Rep. Andy Barr joins former Attorney General Daniel Cameron in Republican primary to succeed Mitch McConnell. kentuckylantern.com/2025/04/22/k...

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Another international student’s visa has been revoked in Kentucky, this time at Murray State University. Murray College Democrats call on administration to protect students' right to learn "without fear of persecution." @mckennahorsley.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/briefs/trump...

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Justice Pamela Goodwine, first Black woman elected to Kentucky Supreme Court, takes oath of office. ‘Nearly 250 years into the history of this great country, we are still recognizing firsts,’ says Gov. Andy Beshear. @sarahelizabethladd.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2025/04/18/f...

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Kentuckians in Frankfort and Franklin County expressed frustration about President Trump not signing a FEMA disaster declaration after historic floods. “What do we have to do for Trump to sign it?" one resident said. "It’s not our fault we’ve been displaced." www.state-journal.com/news/displac...

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JUST IN: Kentucky Auditor Allison Ball just announced an investigation into the Office of Medical Cannabis and how it administered the application lottery process for awarding medical cannabis business licenses. I wrote about this issue extensively late last year:

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George Clooney name drops Gov. Andy Beshear for 2028 in CNN interview. “I’m a Kentucky guy. Yeah, I like him.” However, Clooney says Gov. Wes Moore is “levitating” above the field. youtu.be/W_Q_2H1NUmc?...

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KY education department certifies its compliance with Trump dictates on civil rights kentuckylantern.com/2025/04/17/k...

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This military mom in KY is suing Trump’s Pentagon to defend her kids’ ‘right to learn.’ @sarahelizabethladd.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2025/04/16/t...

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Kentucky students are part of a federal lawsuit challenging U.S. Department of Defense policies that led to schools at Fort Campbell and other military bases removing books about slavery and civil rights. kentuckylantern.com/2025/04/15/b...

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Reflecting on her mountain roots, Debra Lambert takes public oath as Kentucky’s chief justice kentuckylantern.com/2025/04/15/r...

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"The assumption that fossil fuels are a contributor to climate change is subject to debate," says Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers at a news conference at which he praised President Trump's pro-coal executive orders. @mckennahorsley.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2025/04/15/k...

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Former KY first lady Glenna Bevin ordered to have no contact with adopted son. Judge Angela Johnson gives the Bevins seven days to provide all information in their possession about Jonah’s adoption and his biological family. @dyetter.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2025/04/14/j...

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Secretary of State Michael Adams is once again opening submissions for the "I Voted" Sticker contest. Here is last year's winning sticker from student Lillian Bonczkiewicz of Carlisle County.

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Wildcat Moving trucks are parked outside the Kentucky Capitol. Presumably to help with moving furniture to the temporary structure while the Capitol is renovated.

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Kentucky public universities are reviewing how to implement anti-DEI law kentuckylantern.com/2025/04/15/k...

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The postponed Kentucky Supreme Court investitures have been rescheduled for this week in the State Capitol courtroom. Chief Justice Debra Lambert's ceremony is tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. Justice Pamela Goodwine's ceremony is Friday at 1:30 p.m. Livestreams will be available at ket.org/supremecourt.

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“I am against codifying standards of care to providers,” (the bill's sponsor) Worrell said. “This decision should be between a provider and patient and not punishable by a misdemeanor and investigated as current code calls for.”

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"Hawkins said his decision to file a challenge was not one he arrived at independently. He received a phone call from Morgan – the former SGA advisor – who he said urged him to try and overturn the election on the advice of Kentucky State Representative J.T. Payne."

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KY used to have the cheapest electricity in the U.S. thanks to coal. Not anymore. As Trump doubles down on coal, KY’s reliance on coal and aging coal-fired power plants is raising utility bills — and potentially costing economic growth. kentuckylantern.com/2025/04/10/h... @kentuckylantern.com

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The death toll from floods that hit Kentucky over the last week has risen to six, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday. At least 70 of Kentucky’s 120 counties have declared states of emergency following the deadly storms. @sarahelizabethladd.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/briefs/six-k...

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‘The good, the bad, the ugly’: Legislative leaders from Louisville critique 2025 session @dyetter.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2025/04/09/t...

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Carma Bell Marshall, a Black trans woman from Louisville who was confronted by GOP Rep. Bill Wesley at Capitol 2 weeks ago, spoke to @morganwatkins.lpm.org abount that & how new anti-trans laws could lead to harm/violence. Welsey said he could understand such violence... www.lpm.org/news/2025-04...

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