New restrictions on vape sales win approval in the final hours with tobacco industry backing
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern A bill to curb underage vaping, which opponents say will hurt small businesses and encourage a…
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Opinion – Tom Fitzgerald: The rise of the “Frankfort Knows Best’ legislature
It is said that a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of a small mind. That is nowhere more apparent than with…
Opinion – James Klotter: Legislature plods on, falling victim to competing interests, narrow partisanship
During the current legislative session, the budget that finally emerges will be the result of some compromise and a good…
Criminal immunity for KY medical providers who make mistakes wins unanimous legislative support
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern A bill giving Kentucky’s health care providers criminal immunity for medical mistakes — which one…
Reproductive health report shows medication abortion rates grew 10% over the last few years
By Elisha Brown Kentucky Lantern Researchers found that 63% of all abortions provided in the U.S. last year were medication…
KY House sends two bills (by NKY reps) to Senate for consideration: ‘Momnibus,’ easing teacher shortage
Staff report Two bills spearheaded by NKY representatives have been approved by the Kentucky House and are headed to the…
Legislation ’24: Two bills signed by Governor; one exempts small farms from hunting, fishing licenses
So far, as the legislature is in the second half of its session, only two bills have been signed into…
Opinion – Vanessa Gallman: What’s driving attacks on books, diversity, history? Fear of losing control
Diversity. Equity. Inclusion. It’s hard to accept that such lofty principles, known as DEI, are part of some sinister plot…
Kentucky’s youngest citizens are increasingly falling victim to accidental drug overdoses
By Deborah Yetter Kentucky Lantern Kentucky’s youngest children continue to be at risk of drug overdoses from accidental ingestion —…
Two out-of-state billionaires bankrolled super PACs that spent $10m trying to defeat Beshear
By Tom Loftus Kentucky Lantern Two billionaire mega-donors bankrolled a quartet of super PACs that spent nearly $10 million over…
Louisville public health offices warn of uptick in measles cases; vaccines are available
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Officials with the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness (LMPHW) are warning that…
As Cameron left, his office agreed to pay nearly $100k settlement to settle open records lawsuit
By Deborah Yetter The Kentucky Lantern Former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s office agreed to pay $99,750 to settle a…
Opinion – Vanessa Gallman: Left behind, outdated KY policy devalues citizens, diminishes competitiveness
Kentucky is too often slow to embrace beneficial economic and social change. Yet the news that 22 other states and…
‘Momnibus’ legislation aimed at improving Kentucky maternal health introduced in House by Moser
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern FRANKFORT — The “Momnibus” legislation introduced Wednesday in the Kentucky legislature grew out of an…
Advocates renew crusade to gain more assistance from lawmakers for Kentucky’s ‘kinship care’ families
By Deborah Yetter Kentucky Lantern For Barry Shrout, raising four granddaughters is a role he willingly took on — and…
Two candidates to challenge Thomas Massie for U.S. Rep. — NKyians Eric Deters and Michael McGinnis
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern After a slew of candidates dropped off their paperwork, the door to the secretary of…
Budget, charter schools, abortion: What to look for as Kentucky legislature convenes Tuesday
By McKenna Horsely Kentucky Lantern Lawmakers will gather in Frankfort Jan. 2 to begin work on a state budget in…
In historic case, Kentucky woman sues to challenge state’s near total abortion bans
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern A Kentucky woman who is pregnant but does not want to be is suing Attorney…
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…
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…