Kentucky election officials have created a new regulation to match Kentucky voter registration against out-of-state records following a lawsuit from Kentuckians For The Commonwealth.  KFTC withdrew the case in federal court Monday after the emergency regulation was issued. The group filed the lawsuit in 2024 against Republican Secretary of State Michael Adams and the State […]

A Kentucky group representing miners with black lung is urging U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers to support a bill significantly boosting the federal disability benefits these miners receive.  In a Tuesday letter, the Black Lung Association of Southeastern Kentucky to Rogers urged him to sign on as a co-sponsor of the Support Our Miners Act, a bill […]

A federal appeals court is sending a University of Kentucky law professor’s case to restore his teaching duties back to a lower court. 

Stay with the child.  It sounds simple, but it may be the most important principle Kentucky can bring to serving vulnerable children and families. At the August 19, 2026,  Interim Joint Committee (IJC) on Families and Children meeting, Senator Danny Carroll, R-Paducah, shared that he has filed a bill request to establish a working group […]

A Kentucky mom is closely watching a court case against Meta that could determine if the social media company knowingly designed addictive products that are harmful to children. 

Kentucky’s utility regulator has approved an electricity service contract for a hyperscale data center wanting to set up shop at a former Hancock County aluminum smelter that shuttered years ago, a key step forward before the power-intensive data center can begin operating. In a Friday afternoon order, the Kentucky Public Service Commission wrote the electricity […]

FRANKFORT, Ky. – A national labor union that supports building data centers has been pouring contributions into Gov. Andy Beshear’s super PAC this summer. Last month, a political committee of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) gave $26,000 to the Beshear PAC called In This Together. This came on the heels of $130,000 in […]

When I led major research universities, I saw a simple truth up close: in the physical sciences, engineering, and computing, we could not have staffed our laboratories or taught our core courses without international graduate students. That is not sentiment; it is arithmetic. And a rule the Department of Homeland Security finalized in July now threatens that […]

State road projects across Kentucky have dropped dramatically this summer, usually one of the busiest times for road crews. The Kentucky Lantern analyzed monthly documents called Eligible Bidders Lists from this summer and the previous two summers published by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet that show the various road projects the cabinet is seeking bids for […]

Kentucky is one of 18 states that still tax period products, according to Period Law.

Lizard Man, Elmo, Abraham Lincoln and more are on the ballot for a heated race to decide which Kentucky student’s “I Voted” sticker will be available during November’s election.  Kentuckians can vote for their favorite design at the Secretary of State’s Office’s booth during the Kentucky State Fair this week. Polls opened Thursday with the […]

An investor-owned developer looking to build a hyperscale data center at an idled Hancock County aluminum smelter says it’s committing to the governor’s requirements to pay its share of taxes, follow environmental laws and “build a meaningful relationship” with the community.  That’s according to an “energy plan” that TeraWulf filed before the state utility regulator […]

In the 1990’s, Kentucky set the pace for the nation in improving education outcomes. We led with a national following not unlike the heyday of University of Kentucky Wildcat fever; we were the ones to watch! We climbed from the bottom of the national rankings to the middle. Now, led by Kentucky’s educators who helped […]

This story first appeared in ProPublica. At some point, my reporting colleagues and I began referring to them as the “100% schools.” We were following the money that flows from states’ public coffers into private schools through vouchers when we noticed a subset of educational facilities where tax dollars cover all or a big part […]

When a Kentucky woman called an emergency department earlier this year, she wasn’t asking whether treatment was available. Through tears, she was asking whether anyone would judge her for needing it. She had been referred to the hospital for help managing opioid withdrawal but was afraid to walk through the doors. A peer support specialist […]

Jefferson County Clerk David Yates said his office will take legal action to get judicial guidance on how to handle the reassignment of dozens of voters on the Jefferson-Oldham County line.  Yates, a Democrat, plans to file a Petition for a Declaration of Rights, a Wednesday morning press release said. With that action, the Franklin […]