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There was a miracle this election day in Texas. And a blip in Kentucky. After years wondering the political woods, Texas Democrats emerged with a vengeance on Nov. 3, electing a U.S senator, state constitutional officers from the governor on down and assuming control of the state House, thus providing hope to Democrats in similar states that have operated for years under Republican control.
PADUCAH — Baptist Health Paducah was ranked the No. 8 hospital in Kentucky on Newsweek's "America's Best-in-State Hospitals 2027" list. The ranking recognizes 800 hospitals nationwide and is designed to provide patients with information to help them make informed healthcare decisions close to home. Hospitals are evaluated based on...
VERSAILLES, Ky. (Nov. 12, 2026) — The Kentucky Community and Technical College System provided workforce training to nearly 2,700 businesses and more than 21,000 students statewide during the past year, strengthening efforts to meet Kentucky’s growing demand for skilled workers. KCTCS reported 65,392 workforce-related enrollments in industries including...
Public health professors at Austin Peay State University are keeping a close eye on measles numbers both in Tennessee and Kentucky.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - There’s a growing concern about the number of measles cases in Kentucky. Yesterday, we learned about one confirmed case in Henderson County, and this is on top of the over 200 cases across Kentucky. Now it’s a waiting game to see if the numbers continue...
The League of Women Voters of Kentucky released How Can They Do That? 2026 Challenges to Transparency and Citizen Participation in Kentucky’s Legislative Process. This 2026 report updates and expands the evidence of Kentucky legislative practices that challenge what the League calls the Democracy Principle — We, the people, have a right to participate in decisions that affect us.
A history professor shared the stories of largely unknown Kentuckians who made big impacts at the Kentucky Museum in celebration of Veterans Day. “You know we can study all the big famous people we want, but it’s all the other people behind the scenes that make it work,” David Serafini, a history professor at WKU, said.
Over $721,000 in grants were recently awarded by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture to nine county fair boards across the state to support improvement projects. Among the recipients were the fair boards in Todd and Muhlenberg counties. Todd County will receive over $87,000 for the construction of a 50-foot by 96-foot building, electric and water connectivity work, dirt work, a set of bleachers and a perimeter fence. Then, Muhlenberg County will receive $95,000 for track bleachers, concrete and gravel work and the installation of a fence.
Going into next year’s legislative session, Kentucky Republicans will still hold a commanding majority in the General Assembly. But for the first time in years, voters pushed back against established incumbents and elected nine Democrats to serve in the state House and Senate. For Republicans in the House, it’s...
Affordability topped the list of voter concerns in this month’s midterms, and energy costs are among the hardest to ignore. Many of us lump gas prices and utility bills together, and both feed the sense of being squeezed by several years of inflation.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Nov. 12, 2026) — Kentucky’s General Fund revenues continued their strong growth in October, climbing 10.5% from a year earlier as a sharp increase in business tax collections helped push state receipts more than $123 million above last year’s levels. However, the state’s Road Fund continued to struggle, with collections declining for both the month and the fiscal year.
The five Republicans who make up the Kentucky Senate Majority Caucus leadership will continue serving in their current roles for the 2027-28 biennium after drawing no challengers.
Leadership positions for the Kentucky Senate and House of Representatives are being announced ahead of the 2027 Regular Session of the Kentucky General Assembly, which is scheduled to convene on January 5. The leadership teams will help guide legislative priorities, manage chamber proceedings, and oversee the legislative process during the...
Some Kentuckians nominate their out-of-state friends to be Kentucky Colonels. That’s the kind of thing that makes perfect sense back home and raises questions everywhere else. Here’s what Kentuckians do that gives them away out of state. 1. Asking for Ale-8-One Ale-8-One is a ginger-citrus soda that has...
Cara Ellis was 27 when she got health insurance — which she’d gone without most of her life — through an expansion of Medicaid that allowed more, low-income adults to enroll in the government plan.
The increasing rate of homelessness across Kentucky has slowed down compared to past years, but there are “still too many” people experiencing homelessness. That’s according to new statewide survey data provided to the Kentucky Lantern this month by the Kentucky Housing Corporation, a quasi-governmental agency that manages federal and state housing funding.
More than 70 species of ancient sharks have turned up inside a cave in central Kentucky. Sharks. Underground. Hundreds of miles from the nearest beach. Scientists began identifying them around 2019, and the count kept climbing. Some teeth are tiny. Some cartilage pieces are so delicate that experts study them...
FRANKFORT, Ky. — An additional $50 million of medical debt has been canceled for 22,000 Kentuckians through the Team Kentucky Medical Debt Relief program, Gov. Andy Beshear announced on Wednesday. Beshear established the medical relief program through an executive order in September, with the first round of relief erasing...
Republicans still hold the majority of Kentucky’s congressional seats and a commanding majority in the General Assembly, but faced pushback from voters for the first time in years.
Gov. Andy Beshear announced a multimillion-dollar investment Thursday for several local railway improvement projects. The grants were awarded through the Kentucky Short Line Infrastructure Preservation program, which helps fund upgrades like constructing new rail lines, preserving existing lines and improving drainage to modernize and maintain the state's railway network, according to a release from the governor's office.
