Republican Auditor Allison Ball is requesting some familiar faces join the Executive Branch Ethics Commission.  Ball’s office issued a press release with her nominations Wednesday morning, along with a letter to Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear.  Ball’s nominees are:  Christine Trout Van Tatenhove, who is special counsel to Republican House Speaker David Osborne and the wife […]

A Lexington-based nuclear energy startup is proposing to build a massive nuclear power plant complex along the Ohio River in Lewis County, which, if fully realized, would be the largest nuclear power plant site in the country and the first nuclear power plant in Kentucky. In a Wednesday press release, the Nuclear Company stated it […]

Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is calling on universities within the commonwealth to rigorously review their policies against sexual assault and harassment within 90 days.  Beshear is asking university officials to consider if campus policies against sexual violence ensure students are protected and feel safe. As part of the review, universities should at a minimum […]

Every October, Kentucky politics undergoes a peculiar transformation. Campaign advertisements become nastier, accusations grow louder, and rumors that spent months buried suddenly find their way into mailboxes, television commercials, and social media feeds. Candidates who spent the summer shaking hands and kissing babies begin searching for skeletons in their opponents’ closets. Welcome to what politicos […]

Dana Hanson has seen plenty of political divisiveness on the news and social media in recent years. And up until about a year ago, the Mercer County resident who had voted for Republicans “her entire life” had viewed politics as two-sided — the left versus the right.  But over the past several months, as she […]

Spending by political action committees in Kentucky’s most competitive U.S. House race has reached more than $6.2 million with two weeks to go until Election Day.  In the 6th Congressional District, PACs boosting Republican Ralph Alvarado have a slight spending edge over those backing Democrat Zach Dembo, according to Federal Election Commission reports Monday.  The […]

In the race to succeed U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Barr and former Democratic state Rep. Charles Booker sounded off on a host of issues Monday evening in their only televised debate ahead of Election Day.  Throughout the debate, which was hosted by WKYT and carried by other Gray Media stations across […]

There is no single explanation for America’s high healthcare costs. But any serious effort to control them must start with hospitals. Between 2022 and 2024, hospital care accounted for $277 billion, or 40%, of the growth in national health spending, according to a KFF analysis. Those costs reach families through premiums and out-of-pocket expenses, businesses […]

Kentucky’s utility regulator has granted permission to investor-owned utility Kentucky Power to build a replacement cooling tower and partially demolish an aging existing tower at a coal-fired power plant the utility co-owns near Moundsville, West Virginia.  In a Friday order, the Kentucky Public Service Commission wrote the Eastern Kentucky electric utility could move forward with […]

Kentucky’s Cabinet for Health and Family Services says a vendor’s recent security breach exposed some health plan information for nearly 4,000 people.  According to a Monday notice, Gainwell Technologies experienced security breaches on March 26, April 16 and April 21 and learned about them in August.  During the breaches, “an unauthorized third party had gained […]

This story first appeared on Louisville Public Media. It’s republished here as part of the Appalachian News Exchange reporting partnership to strength Kentucky journalism. A lawsuit filed in a federal district court Thursday alleges the Department of Homeland Security has systematically collected sensitive data on Kentucky voters, despite the state’s refusal to share it. In the court […]

Churchill Downs contributed $570,000 during the last three months to Republican PACs that have been spending big on independent advertising aimed at electing State Sen. Julie Raque Adams and other Republicans to the General Assembly in November. The flood of campaign money from Churchill since July 1 is documented in disclosure reports filed last week […]

Despite what polls and political analysts say, Democrat Charles Booker says he’s ready to win the race for Kentucky’s open U.S. Senate seat next month.  In an interview with the Kentucky Lantern, Booker said the race against Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Barr “feels like the perfect storm.” He said his previous Senate runs — in 2020 […]

This column was originally published in the Northern Kentucky Tribune. LEXINGTON, Ky. – It’s been 30 years or more since Kentucky was a bellwether state in national politics, but it might be this year. Part of it, at least. That part is the section of Kentucky that the nation may know best, the Bluegrass Region […]

Saturday's chilly No Kings Rally in downtown Lexington looked similar to past demonstrations throughout President Donald Trump's second term. But organizers hope this event is more productive than previous iterations at activating people to take action.

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS — President Donald Trump returned to Northern Kentucky for the second time this year in hopes of swaying GOP voters in the commonwealth to back Republicans at the ballot box.  Despite gaining attention from the Cincinnati area media market, the Saturday rally at Northern Kentucky University focused heavily on Republican seats in Kentucky. Signs […]