The Kentucky Supreme Court will not reconsider their decision that stopped the General Assembly from impeaching Fayette Circuit Judge Julie Goodman, according to a Thursday ruling. Last spring, the House voted to forward article of impeachment to the Senate, but the Supreme Court found the process unlawful because it violated constitutional separation of powers and […]
Gov. Andy Beshear asked Kentucky’s congressional delegation in a Thursday letter to throw their support behind a bill amending the Black Lung Benefits Act to “provide adequate benefits for miners suffering from black lung disease.” The Black Lung Benefits Act “provides monthly payments and medical benefits to coal miners totally disabled from pneumoconiosis (black lung […]
Western Kentucky Live Storytelling series will start on Thursday, October 15th. This first event is a chance to hear seasoned storytellers and first-timers tell stories before a live audience.
Attorney General Russell Coleman found the University of Kentucky to be in violation of Kentucky’s open records law in three different cases since August, showing the school’s continuing pattern of problems with the state law aimed at government transparency. The Lexington Herald-Leader found that in 2025, 18 of 24 appeals to records denied by public […]
Lawmakers raised concerns this week that a new state policy could leave retirees covered by the Kentucky Employees’ Health Plan without coverage. Gov. Andy Beshear’s office said it’s determined to keep that from happening. During Tuesday’s meeting of the Public Pension Oversight Board, co-chair Rep.Walker Thomas, R-Hopkinsville, said that people who don’t make a health […]
“We're in Kentucky to stay. Planned Parenthood is not going anywhere.”
A land conservation nonprofit in Kentucky is using grant funding to add signs near birding “hotspots” in Eastern Kentucky that people can use to document birds through an app supported by an ornithology lab at Cornell University. The Kentucky Natural Lands Trust is using part of a $10,000 grant from the Cornell Lab of Ornithonology […]
If there are one or two of you out there who still have doubts that Gov. Andy Beshear will run for president in 2028, doubt no more. This week, he officially released “Go and Do Likewise: How We Heal a Broken County,” joining the Presidential Hopeful section of your local bookstore already stocked with choices […]
Gov. Andy Beshear chairs the Democratic Governors Association this year and in that role his job is to help elect as many Democratic governors as possible in November. In working toward that goal, Beshear’s super PAC, In This Together, made a $100,000 contribution in August to Project Battleground Georgia, a political committee supporting the election […]
Nearly two years ago, I wrote in this publication that the Kentucky General Assembly’s faith in income tax rate cuts as a vehicle for generating revenue was a mirage. At the time, the state was preparing to cut the individual income-tax rate from 4% to 3.5% even as revenue was expected to decline. I argued […]
There is no single path to recovery. In Calloway County, recovery support extends beyond treatment. Local organizations are …
Art workshop for students ages 7 up with disabilities. Murray Art Guild partners with Arts for All KY and the MSU Department of Art and Design for youth art studios.
A group of economists in charge of forecasting how much revenue Kentucky will bring in the next two fiscal years predicted a more pessimistic financial outlook in the coming years, citing a number of uncertainties in the economy. During a Tuesday meeting, the Consensus Forecasting Group, made up of economists from around the state, chose […]
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. For the first time, Kentuckians will be able to direct some of their tax dollars toward private or homeschool education. Starting Jan. 1, Kentuckians can get a one-for-one tax credit on up to $1,700 […]
Kentucky will receive $17 million in federal funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Monday. The money will be used to support the 988 suicide prevention lifeline, youth mental health, addiction recovery, doula services and more. “Mental health is just as important as physical health, and devoting more […]
This commentary is about suicide. If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988 to connect with the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, available 24/7 for confidential support. Other resources include the Veterans Crisis Line for Military Veterans (call 988, press 1) and the Trevor Lifeline, the only national 24/7 lifeline for LGBTQ […]
Holly Bloodworth, senior instructor in early childhood and elementary education in the College of Education and Human Services at Murray State University, has been named vice chair of …
PAINT LICK — Kevin Brown, an attorney whose family has owned a subsistence farm in Garrard County for several generations, says cost of living is a big issue in Kentucky’s 6th Congressional District race. Brown’s farm was the site of a meet-and-greet for the Democratic candidate, Zach Dembo, in the election in mid-September. A few dozen […]
The mayor of Russell learned in June that a Barcelona company wanted to build a two-gigawatt data center on the old AK Steel site in his town. He learned it from a consultant’s email, and the consultant’s first concern was that the moratorium Russell had just passed might get in the way. That is how […]
Republican Louisville Metro Council member Anthony Piagentini interrupted a committee meeting last week because he wanted someone to stop the blaring noise he heard from the gallery. That blaring noise was the recorded sound of a data center coming from the phone from a member of the group No Data Center 502, according to group […]