Stateline: Federal education cuts and Trump DEI demands leave states, teachers in limbo
By Robbie Sequeira Stateline Early this month, the U.S. Department of Education issued an ultimatum to K-12 public schools and…
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Stateline: Immigration buoyed population in large counties, agricultural Midwest
By Tim Henderson Stateline Immigration was the biggest factor in population growth for many booming Sun Belt counties as well…
Sunday Read: Stateline reports declining vaccination rates — which might get worse as states relax rules
By Shalina Catlani Stateline More states are loosening vaccine mandates, scaling back vaccine promotion efforts and taking other steps likely…
Stateline: Trump’s sweeping ‘retreat’ from protecting voting alarms state, local election officials
By Matt Vasilogambros Stateline The Trump administration has begun dismantling the nation’s defenses against foreign interference in voting, a sweeping…
Self-driving cars aren’t here yet, but some states, including Kentucky, are getting the rules ready
By Elaine S. Povich Stateline Early one morning last year, as state Rep. Josh Bray left his small town of…
Sunday Read: ‘School choice’ on the ballot in 3 states, including KY, faces pushback in others
By Elaine S. Povich Stateline Supporters of school choice in Kentucky are hoping voters will do what the state courts…
Sunday Read: Crime is down, FBI says; politicians still choose only statistics to fit their narratives
By Amanda Hernández Stateline Violent crime and property crime in the United States dropped in 2023, continuing a downward trend…
Stateline: Backed by former UK star Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, kids who stutter may receive free therapy
By Elaine S. Povich Stateline Former NBA and University of Kentucky basketball player Michael Kidd-Gilchrist has stuttered all his life….
Stateline: Despite narrative reinforced by some politicians, violent crime rates are decreasing
By Amanda Hernández Stateline Violent crime in the United States dropped significantly in the first quarter of 2024 compared with…
Stateline: As drag shows go ‘mainstream,’ red states like Kentucky look to restrict performances
By Amanda Hernández Stateline Drag performances used to be found mostly in the confines of nightlife venues such as clubs…
Stateline: Fluoride in public water has slashed tooth decay, but some states, like KY, may end mandates
By Robbie Sequeira Stateline Kentucky state Rep. Mark Hart has been drinking fluoridated water his entire life. In 1954, five…
Stateline: Desperate for affordable housing, some cities sweeten tax breaks for developers
By Robbie Sequeira Stateline Last month, city council members in Fort Worth, Texas, decided developers that received massive tax breaks…
Southern states had most of nation’s population growth; national population grew by 1.6million
By Tim Henderson Stateline News Southern states continued to get the lion’s share of new residents this year as Texas,…
How many inmates return to prison? Inconsistent state reporting leads to misinterpretation of statistics
By Amanda Hernández Stateline Several states this year have reported lower rates of recidivism, showing that fewer convicted criminals are…
Kentucky among states striving to get life-saving opioid overdose drug to more people
By Anna Claire Vollers Stateline Posing as shoppers, a team of researchers from the University of Mississippi called nearly 600…
New open carry alcohol laws boost downtowns, spur growth by drawing people into the hearts of cities
By Kevin Hardy Stateline Holly Smith Mount wanted to be first. Smith Mount, chair of the city council in Huntington,…
Blue and red states, including Kentucky, slash taxes despite warnings of hard times ahead
By Kevin Hardy Stateline With a $750 million budget surplus on hand, there was little doubt whether North Dakota lawmakers…
With new semester on college campuses, hazing season begins, but state safeguards remain uneven
By Amanda Hernández Stateline Max Gruver spent the early morning hours of Sept. 14, 2017, heavily intoxicated and passed out…
Shaken by post-pandemic disruptions, some states, including KY, take a harder line on school discipline
By Elaine S. Povich Stateline Parents in Boone County were outraged this past January when a ninth grader who had…
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…
Some states, including Kentucky, are going beyond USDA labeling requirements for lab-grown meat
By Madyson Fitzgerald Stateline Select U.S. restaurants have begun serving laboratory-grown chicken, spurring long wait times for reservations by diners…
Stateline: Couch, car or curb: Defining which young person is ‘homeless’ affects aid state by state
By Robbie Sequeira Stateline The spectrum of youth homelessness is vast. It includes young children sleeping with their mothers in…
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