Here are candidates, so far, who have filed to seek election to state General Assembly, U.S. Congress
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern With little more than a month before the election filing deadline, a few more candidates…
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Kentucky Democratic Party far outraised its Republican rival in month before Beshear’s reelection
The aggressive fundraising drive by the Kentucky Democratic Party in support of Gov. Andy Beshear’s reelection did not take its…
How are Kentucky’s kids faring? KIDS COUNT County Data Book offers education, health insights
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Fewer Kentucky kindergarteners were ready to learn in the 2022-2023 school year than in 2018,…
Who’s paying for all those ads in the Kentucky governor’s race? — what the records show
By Tom Loftus Kentucky Lantern About $65 million will be spent in Kentucky’s 2023 general election for governor by the…
Freestanding birth centers touted to Kentucky lawmakers studying certificate of need law
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Kentucky legislators once again heard arguments in favor of removing the state’s certificate of need…
Beshear far outraises Cameron in governor’s race, but that’s only part of the money story
By Tom Loftus Kentucky Lantern Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s campaign outraised Republican challenger Daniel Cameron by more than double the…
Death rates for people under 40 have skyrocketed across the United States, blame fentanyl
By Tim Henderson Kentucky Lantern A new Stateline analysis shows that U.S. residents under 40 were relatively unscathed by COVID-19…
KY lawmakers hear arguments on certificate of need law; some support repeal, hospitals oppose repeal
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Kentucky would be “well served by the improved access to health care” if it were…
Disparities persist among KY youth in the juvenile justice system; lawmakers search for solutions
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Black and multiracial youth in Kentucky are more likely to have complaints brought against them…
Kentucky’s population shifted older in past decade; Homeownership down, gaps by race widen
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Kentucky’s population is shifting older, new data shows, with the oldest counties in the western…
Louisville’s major, congressman, physician treating victims call for action on gun violence
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern Louisville’s mayor and congressman and the physician treating victims of a mass shooting pleaded Tuesday…
Teri Carter: What’s so dangerous about books? What about all the kids who die from firearms?
When Grandpa Pete died in November 2011, I was in a car full of family members as we drove from…
Democrats have big fundraising lead in gubernatorial election year; Republicans say it won’t last
By Tom Loftus Kentucky Lantern Just as Democrat Andy Beshear has built a big fundraising lead over his Republican rivals…
State lawmakers move to set mimimum age to serve after 16-year-old elected to Leslie County office
By Liam Niemeyer Kentucky Lantern A Kentucky teenager made history last fall when he became one of the youngest people…
Record $24-plus million spent on lobbying the Kentucky General Assembly in 2022
By Tom Loftus Kentucky Lantern A record amount of nearly $24.2 million was spent lobbying the Kentucky General Assembly in…
New Republican headquarters gets big donations; Democrats’ building fund donations smaller
By Tom Loftus The Kentucky Lantern Charter Communications, the St. Louis-based telecommunications company, contributed $50,000 in late 2022 to the…
KY House GOP to pass income tax cut this week; critics call it permanent cut on ‘temporary surpluses’
By Liam Niemeyer and McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern Republican House Speaker David Osborne says his GOP supermajority in the House…
Jamie Lucke: Here’s hoping teachers will take the lead in changing how we teach reading in Kentucky
I get why teachers in Kentucky are suspicious of almost anything coming out of the GOP-controlled legislature. Republicans earned that…
Group of 28 orgranizations urge General Assembly to reject additional cuts in state income tax
Kentucky Lantern A coalition of 28 Kentucky organizations is urging lawmakers to reject additional cuts in the state income tax…
Amye Bensenhaver: Lawmakers have sabotaged open records, open meetings; ’23 bears watching
Kentucky lawmakers faced a dilemma in 1975. One year earlier, they enthusiastically enacted an open meetings and an open records law…
Republicans poised to cut Kentucky income tax again based on revenue boom that could be fleeting
By Tom Loftus Kentucky Lantern Kentucky House Majority Leader Steven Rudy recently told a receptive audience at a Kentucky Chamber…