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…
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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…
Flurry of legal challenges comes as some states make it harder for those with felonies to vote
By Matt Vasilogambros Stateline The year started out strong for advocates trying to make it easier for people with felony…
Despite pandemic pay boost, low-wage workers still can’t afford basic needs as inflation takes its toll
By Tim Henderson Stateline Employers grappling with a nationwide labor shortage gave low-wage workers the largest pay increases in most…
Pew Charitable Trusts: Egged on by high grocery prices, cities are welcoming backyard chickens
By Alex Brown Stateline/Pew Charitable Trusts For five years, a woman known as the Chicken Lady of South Jersey urged…
Pew Charitable Trusts: Kentucky among states where migrating professionals grow the black middle class
By Tim Henderson Stateline/Pew Charitable Trusts Erika Harrison, a Houston attorney who has lived in the area since she was…
Children need 14 doctor visits before age 6, preschoolers increasingly not covered by insurance
Kentucky Health News In 2018, the number of Kentucky pre-schoolers without health insurance was about half again as large as…
Libraries become key partners in helping rural residents learn about health, nutrition, lifestyles
Kentucky Health News Libraries in rural Kentucky are becoming a key partner in helping small-town residents learn about health and…
Bookmobiles alive and kicking in Kentucky which has more than any other state; 75 are on the road
By Jen Fifield Pew Research Center The van comes to a stop just as it reaches the hens. A bleating…
Pew Trusts: Free tuition spreading from cities to states; Work Ready KY targets specific interests
By Marsha Mercer Pew Charitable Trusts To churn out more workers with marketable skills, an increasing number of states are…
Are you one of them? 35 million eligible American voters are not yet registered to vote
At least 35 million eligible Americans are not registered to vote, Rebecca Beitsch reports for Stateline. Maps are available to compare…
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