Constitutional amendment to use public money for non-public schools proposed in KY House • Kentucky Lantern
Priority GOP legislation that would allow public funding to non-public schools was filed in the Kentucky House Friday.| Kentucky Lantern
Nearly 600,000 Kentuckians got help buying food through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in June 2025, according to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. But the program, better known as SNAP, faces an uncertain future after Congress passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a sweeping and controversial tax and spending package. The post Federal food assistance changes could hit Kentucky hard appeared first on Feeding Kentucky.| Feeding Kentucky
In Kentucky more than 753,000 residents, or 1 in 6, face hunger. They often don’t know where and when their next meal will be. That sobering statistic is felt daily across the commonwealth — from families forced to choose between groceries and rent to schools struggling to meet students’ basic needs. The post 1 in 5 Kentucky kids faces hunger. Congress is considering a plan that would make it worse. appeared first on Feeding Kentucky.| Feeding Kentucky
Priority GOP legislation that would allow public funding to non-public schools was filed in the Kentucky House Friday.| Kentucky Lantern
A Franklin Circuit Court judge allowed state Rep. Nima Kulkarni to seek reelection Nov. 5. But a primary challenger filed another appeal.| Kentucky Lantern
A Jefferson County judge has dismissed an eligibility challenge to Democratic State Rep. Nima Kulkarni being on the ballot in the May primary| Kentucky Lantern
Kentucky voters seemingly maintained the Republican supermajority, but Democrats managed to hold on to their caucus numbers.| Kentucky Lantern
Judge Pamela Goodwine is no stranger to firsts. Now she will be the first Black woman to serve on the Kentucky Supreme Court.| Kentucky Lantern
As no-excuse early voting began in Kentucky Thursday, some polling locations saw long lines of people eager to cast their ballots.| Kentucky Lantern
More than $16 million will be spent wooing Kentuckians to vote for or against the so-called "school choice" Amendment 2, the most ever over an amendment.| Kentucky Lantern
With days left in Kentucky’s general election, supporters and opponents of Amendment 2 are traveling the state to make their last-minute pitches to voters.| Kentucky Lantern
Voters in southeastern Kentucky will choose among 11 write-in candidates for the state Senate seat held by the late Johnnie Turner who died last week.| Kentucky Lantern
Early voting is set to begin in Kentucky this week after a surge absentee voting last week.| Kentucky Lantern
The Kentucky Supreme Court denied a challenge that sought to disqualify Louisville Rep. Nima Kulkarni from seeking election in a couple of weeks.| Kentucky Lantern
Kentucky Sen. Johnnie Turner of Harlan has died as a result of injuries received in an accident last month.| Kentucky Lantern
With Senate Republican Floor Leader Damon Thayer planning to step down from office, two candidates are seeking to replace him in the 17th Senate District. Matt Nunn, a veteran and executive at Toyota Tsusho America, is running to continue the district’s Republican control while Kiana Fields, who works in higher education, hopes to flip the […]| Kentucky Lantern
She hopes sharing about her missed miscarriage and complicated twin pregnancy appeals to those who “believe, sincerely, in the right to life.”| Kentucky Lantern
Calling Kentucky’s near-total abortion ban “cruel,” Democratic Sen. David Yates will introduce a bill to add exceptions for rape and incest.| Kentucky Lantern
Kentucky voters have given Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear another term. The incumbent defeated Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron.| Kentucky Lantern
The July 2022 flood in Eastern Kentucky killed more than 40 and displaced many others. A year later, here's how recovery is going.| Kentucky Lantern
House Whip Jason Names' bill would allow abortion in the case of rape, incest or a fetal "abnormality that is incompatible with life outside the womb of the mother.”| Kentucky Lantern
A bill aimed at preventing education funding for diversity frameworks would also remove protections for “trauma-informed” methods.| Kentucky Lantern
Fifteen days before the Kentucky legislature convenes, Gov. Andy Beshear proposed a two-year state budget and began selling it on statewide television.| Kentucky Lantern
Kentucky election officials told lawmakers they know of no instances of noncitizens having voted in a Kentucky election.| Kentucky Lantern
In June, amid a bitterly contested Republican gubernatorial primary race, a short video began circulating on social media showing Utah Gov. Spencer Cox purportedly admitting to fraudulent collection of ballot signatures. The governor, however, never said any such thing and courts have upheld his election victory. The false video was part of a growing wave […]| Kentucky Lantern
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear will be one of the speakers on opening night of the Democratic National Convention Monday in Chicago.| Kentucky Lantern
The big moment arrives for presidential nominee Kamala Harris: Democratic convention kicks off Monday in Chicago| Kentucky Lantern
A federal appellate court has upheld blocking central parts of new Title IX rules from the Biden administration and granted an expedited hearing in October.| Kentucky Lantern
A funding dispute threatens to delay long-awaited financial relief for kinship caregivers who are raising children in Kentucky.| Kentucky Lantern
Jefferson County Public Schools officials appeared before a new legislative task force that will examine governance of Kentucky’s largest school district.| Kentucky Lantern
The Kentucky Court of Appeals has rejected a 2022 state law aimed at curbing powers of the Jefferson County school board as unconstitutional .| Kentucky Lantern
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Overdose deaths in Kentucky decreased in 2023 for the second year in a row, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Thursday| Kentucky Lantern
Trump taps into culture war issues, seeks to energize base at Moms for Liberty event| Kentucky Lantern
Every day, 8-year-old Emma sits in a small garden outside her grandmother’s home in Salem, Ohio, writing letters to her mom and sometimes singing songs her mother used to sing to her. Emma’s mom, Danielle Stanley, died of an overdose last year. She was 34, and had struggled with addiction since she was a teenager, […]| Kentucky Lantern
A Kentucky Democrat wants to dismiss an ethics complaint filed against him by House minority leadership that alleges inappropriate actions.| Kentucky Lantern
Abortion bans, rising economic costs and systemic health care issues are beginning to cause funding challenges and disruptions to reproductive care| Kentucky Lantern
Trump asks New York judge to delay felony sentencing past Election Day| Kentucky Lantern
Struggle for control of Congress intensifies as presidential contest shifts| Kentucky Lantern
Gov. Andy Beshear says VP speculation put a positive national spotlight on Kentucky| Kentucky Lantern
Kentucky lawmakers plan bipartisan bill to expand free school meals with more Kentucky-grown food| Kentucky Lantern
Democrats moved quickly Tuesday to back Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as the running mate of their presidential candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris.| Kentucky Lantern
Kentucky House Democrats have suspended Rep. Daniel Grossberg from their caucus and asked for an investigation of some text messages to women.| Kentucky Lantern
On anniversary of 2022 flood, Beshear dedicates new homes on higher ground in Eastern Kentucky communities.| Kentucky Lantern
Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s parents and several longtime donors to his political committees gave to his new political action committee in February.| Kentucky Lantern
Gov. Andy Beshear says his fellow Democratic governors, who will be meeting with President Joe Biden Wednesday, want to know how he is doing.| Kentucky Lantern
The Kentucky place that J.D. Vance said “would always have my heart” is back in the spotlight as he prepares to address the Republican National Convention.| Kentucky Lantern
This year's election season could reveal whether Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's political success can be transferred to other Democratic candidates.| Kentucky Lantern
Advocates call on the Kentucky legislature to put $200 million into housing to ease shortages in the state's largest cities and rural areas.| Kentucky Lantern
Accepting the JFK Profile in Courage Award, Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams said political courage “may be needed now more than ever before.”| Kentucky Lantern
A Kentucky Senate committee forwarded a bipartisan bill Wednesday aimed at limiting use of “deep fakes” or artificial intelligence to influence elections.| Kentucky Lantern
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear on Tuesday morning pledged his support to the Harris-Walz ticket and said he was honored to have been considered.| Kentucky Lantern
Democrats are hoping to force lawmakers to take a stand on loosening Kentucky’s near total ban on abortion before going home Monday.| Kentucky Lantern
Democrat Andy Beshear used the issue of abortion to put Republicans on the defensive and deepen the contrast with his challenger Daniel Cameron.| Kentucky Lantern
The day after his reelection, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear called on Kentucky's GOP legislature to enact teacher raises and abortion ban exceptions.| Kentucky Lantern
After appearing in a Beshear campaign ad, Hadley Duvall speaks about her experience with sexual abuse amid debates on abortion rights.| Kentucky Lantern
Republican candidate for governor Daniel Cameron says for the first time that he would sign exceptions in Kentucky's abortion ban for rape and incest.| Kentucky Lantern
FRANKFORT — Gov. Andy Beshear says homes being built to replace those lost to devastating floods in Eastern Kentucky cannot go back into flood plains. “Right now, we’re in active negotiations to acquire land on higher ground where we are going to rebuild towns that coal companies may have built a hundred years ago,” the […]| Kentucky Lantern
Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear offered his full endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris in a national TV interview Monday morning.| Kentucky Lantern
A Kentucky woman who talked about abortion in a campaign ad for Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear is up on airwaves supporting President Joe Biden on the issue.| Kentucky Lantern
Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear reaffirmed support for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives during a Black History Celebration at Kentucky's Capitol.| Kentucky Lantern
Kentucky Democrats line up behind Kamala Harris for president as political talk revolves around Gov. Andy Beshear's shot at vice presidential nod.| Kentucky Lantern
Kentucky's House Education Committee overhauled and expanded Senate-approved restrictions on diversity programs without hearing from the bill’s sponsor.| Kentucky Lantern
Kentucky Senate Republicans passed a bill aimed at curbing diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in public universities and colleges Tuesday.| Kentucky Lantern
Employees and students could sue public universities and colleges in Kentucky for subjecting them to "divisive concepts" as defined in a new bill.| Kentucky Lantern
Kentucky lawmakers who tried to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs in colleges were told they are needed in higher education.| Kentucky Lantern
The U.S. House rejected fining Attorney General Merrick Garland for withholding audio tapes of an interview with President Joe Biden.| Kentucky Lantern
A federal judge blocks the Biden administration's Title IX rules, protecting LGBTQ+ students from discrimination. The injunction applies to six states.| Kentucky Lantern
A Taylor Swift ticket giveaway aimed at encouraging more people to donate blood worked, Kentucky Blood Center donor numbers show.| Kentucky Lantern
The U.S. Supreme Court just threw our health, safety and environmental protections under the bus by ending Chevron deference. Here's how.| Kentucky Lantern
Five people — four victims and the suspect — have died following a shooting at a 21st birthday party in Florence, Kentucky.| Kentucky Lantern
President Joe Biden flew to Wisconsin Friday and told a cheering crowd of hundreds of supporters packed, “I’m the nominee of the Democratic Party.”| Kentucky Lantern
Appeals court blocks Title IX rule protecting LGBTQ kids, reversing Alabama federal judge| Kentucky Lantern
Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear said that as long as President Joe Biden remains as a candidate in the presidential election, Beshear will continue to support him.| Kentucky Lantern
Kentucky's attorney general leads a new lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education over new rules aimed at protecting LGBTQ+ students.| Kentucky Lantern
The U.S. Department of Education announced a final rule that will update Title IX regulations governing how schools respond to sexual misconduct.| Kentucky Lantern
Presidential campaign moves to the border, as Biden urges Trump to back immigration deal| Kentucky Lantern
Tens of thousands of Kentuckians would lose food benefits, also jeopardizing school lunches for hungry kids and overwhelming food banks under House Bill 367.| Kentucky Lantern
