University of Louisville gets new president in surprise move as board chair says ‘goals changed’
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern LOUISVILLE — The University of Louisville Board of Trustees has parted ways with President Kim Schatzel….
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Governor has signed some Kentucky bills into law, has more to consider
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has a few days left to act on bills from the…
KY House Speaker David Osborne questions reliability of data after school funding shortfall predicted
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern Kentucky House Speaker David Osborne questioned the reliability of Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) data…
Students sue State of Kentucky for failing to provide ‘adequate and equitable public education’
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern Citing what it calls “Kentucky’s rapidly declining standard of education,” a student group is suing…
‘Frankfort has not changed me,’ says Max Wise, the KY Senate’s new Republican floor leader
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern Sen. Max Wise said putting his name in the hat to become Kentucky Senate majority…
Gov. Andy Beshear says he’s focused on leading ‘state I love’ even as his national profile rises
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear says he’s focused on leading Kentucky for the remaining two years…
State lawmakers get recommendations on improving community college system
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern Lawmakers received a report with nearly a dozen recommendations from the Kentucky Community and Technical…
Kentucky will cut income tax again, but local tax reform would be more daunting, legislative leaders say
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern Republicans will quickly move to keep lowering Kentucky’s income tax when the legislature convenes in…
Kentuckians set early voting record ahead of Election Day, polls open at 6 a.m. Tuesday
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern More Kentuckians voted early last week than ever before — 792,476, said Republican Secretary of…
Kentucky’s process for purging voter rolls challenged in federal court; Adams fights back
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern A grassroots advocacy group has filed a lawsuit against Kentucky election officials alleging the state’s…
Primary ’24: Voters have some choices to make in legislative races; in-person absentee voting started
By McKenna Horsely Kentucky Lantern Kentuckians going to the polls for the May 21 primary have choices to make about…
Election 2023: Where Beshear and Cameron stand on issues — education, economy, environment, more
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern For months, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and his challenger, Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron, have…
McConnell tells Fancy Farm crowd ‘it won’t be his last,’ ‘we owe it to next generation to finish the job’
By McKenna Horsley The Kentucky Lantern Nine days after he stopped speaking mid-sentence in a news conference in Washington, D.C.,…
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…