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Press release: Challenge to state’s vape law dismissed by federal court

Press Releases - 05/15/20250

FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 14, 2025) – Attorney General Russell Coleman announced a major victory today in upholding a Kentucky law to protect Kentuckians’ health...

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Press release: CFSB CEO testifies before Congress on impact of regulatory overreach on community banks

Press Releases - 05/06/20250

BENTON, KY – Community Financial Services Bank (CFSB) Chairman and CEO, J. Michael Radcliffe testified April 29, 2025 before the U.S. House of Representatives...

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Press release: State officials say Kentucky can protect its own water resources

Press Releases - 04/30/20250

FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 29, 2025) – Attorney General Russell Coleman, Agriculture Commissioner Jonathan Shell and Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources Commissioner Rich Storm...

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Press release: New training facility named in honor of CCSO Deputy Jody Cash opens today

Press Releases - 04/28/20250

RICHMOND, Ky. – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear was joined by members of the Cash family, the Kentucky law enforcement community and the Department of...

Health & Healthcare

Bill that KY hospitals said they need fell victim to dizzying last-minute changes in House

Guest Contributor - 03/19/20250

By Deborah Yetter/Kentucky Lantern | March 19, 2025 A bill Kentucky hospitals say was essential to preserving funds for charity care appears dead after lawmakers...

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House votes 69-26 to roll back Kentucky’s regulation of water pollution

Guest Contributor - 03/13/20250

Environmental secretary warns no other state has taken such a step: ‘This is not where Kentucky needs to be the exception.’

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Board of Regents selects Patterson to be next MSU president

Jessica Paine - 03/10/20250

MURRAY – In a special called meeting, the Murray State University (MSU) Board of Regents selected Dr. Ron Patterson to be the university’s 15th...

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Press release: State Board of Elections to purge voter rolls

Press Releases - 03/02/20250

FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky State Board of Elections announced today that pursuant to both state and federal law, 225,311 ineligible registrations have been...

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GOP lawmaker moves to overhaul bill protecting drug discounts critical to some KY hospitals

Guest Contributor - 02/16/20250

By Deborah Yetter/Kentucky Lantern | Feb. 12, 2025 A Northern Kentucky lawmaker has proposed a new version of a bill meant to protect a program...

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Kentucky bill to protect kids from ‘sextortion’ gets bipartisan green light in Senate

Guest Contributor - 02/15/20250

By Sarah Ladd/Kentucky Lantern | Feb. 12, 2025 FRANKFORT — In a full bipartisan sweep, the Kentucky Senate unanimously passed a bill aimed at protecting...

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