McConnell’s hospitalization continues as Kentucky officials, constituents demand transparency
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern FRANKFORT — As U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell’s hospitalization nears one month, people in his home…
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Kentucky Democratic Senate candidate says voters deserve ‘honest answer’ about McConnell’s health
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern The Kentucky Democrat who is hoping to succeed Republican U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell says that…
How Kentucky’s ‘rainy day fund’ showered nearly $2 billion on towns and counties
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern The Republican-controlled Kentucky General Assembly backed a multitude of one-time spending projects this year —…
Senator Mitch McConnell will not vote in U.S. Senate this week following recent hospitalization
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern Kentucky Republican U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell will not be voting this week following a recent…
Sen. Mitch McConnell is ‘fully engaged’ on Senate, KY matters amid hospitalization, spokesperson says
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern A spokesperson for U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell said the Kentucky Republican is keeping up with…
Thomas Massie, Ed Gallrein and more candidates make final pleas to KY voters ahead of primary
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie, whose tight race against a Trump-endorsed candidate has become one of…
Kentucky Supreme Court unanimously strikes down Republican lawmakers’ 2022 charter school law
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern FRANKFORT — Kentucky Supreme Court justices all agreed that the Republican-controlled legislature’s 2022 law allowing…
In Davos, Gov. Andy Beshear calls Trump’s push on Greenland is not ‘who we are’
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear unabashedly showed how his style of governance differs from Republican President…
The 2026 Kentucky General Assembly is going to be very different for the public
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern A big change is in store for lawmakers and the public when the Kentucky General…
Beshear discusses saving the American Dream, why he doesn’t want to succeed Mitch McConnell
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern In the middle of his second and final term as Kentucky governor, Democrat Andy Beshear…
Rep. Thomas Massie says Trump ‘finally on side of justice’ as Congress demands Epstein files release
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern After Kentucky Republican U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie led the charge for months to release federal…
Power tug of war between Beshear, GOP legislature takes center stage at Kentucky Supreme Court
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern Kentucky Supreme Court justices must once again balance power between the state’s executive and legislative…
Kentucky GOP Senate candidates vie for spotlight with well-placed zingers at Fancy Farm
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern FANCY FARM, Ky. — The top three Republican candidates hoping to represent Kentucky in the…
Kentucky’s annual Fancy Farm Picnic is shaping up to be a Republican free-for-all in 2025
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern This weekend, Kentucky politicians hoping to make an impression with voters will travel to far…
Musk enters Massie-Trump fray as two Kentucky Republicans buck president on his ‘beautiful’ bill
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern The plot thickened as billionaire Elon Musk waded into the drama between President Donald Trump…
Kentucky GOP senators praise laws to go into effect Friday — hold press conference in new temporary quarters
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern Celebrating the passage of a swath of GOP policies this year, Senate Republican leaders, joined…
Beshear says Trump ups risks by confusing chain of command in LA protest response
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern In the wake of tension between the White House and and elected officials in California,…
Tewnty-six Kentucky counties are in urgent need of volunteers to review foster care cases
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern Twenty-six Kentucky counties need volunteers to join Citizen Foster Care Review Boards to aid in…
Kentucky students’ lawyer tells judge they have right to sue for better public education
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern FRANKFORT — Questions around the right of Kentucky students to sue for a better public education…
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….
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…
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