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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.
Kentucky Farm Bureau’s seat on the Kentucky State Fair Board remains vacant after Gov. Andy Beshear rejected the organization’s six nominees and Farm Bureau declined to submit another list. Asked about the vacancy during his Thursday Team Kentucky Update, Beshear said his office reviewed all six names and...
Let me start by expressing a heartfelt thank you to a group of men and women who dedicated their lives to the service of our nation, making immeasurable sacrifices in the pursuit of freedom, justice, and peace. In a world that often seems more divided by the day, one group of individuals embodies the ideals of unity, courage, and selflessness more than any other, our veterans.
Kentucky judge denies misconduct allegations stemming from his handling of an attorney who posted a social media video, asks Judicial Conduct Commission to dismiss charges
LOUISVILLE, Ky.— Shepherds of Mount Eden is continuing a mission that began with a boy’s idea to help veterans by training and delivering service dogs across the country. The Kentucky-based group said it has sent 376 dogs to veterans, averaging more than 50 a year. One of its newest dogs, Kaiser, is nearing the end of training and is set to go to Florida to Master Sgt. Byron Allen, who served 24 years and will receive help with mobility issues.
Tanner Hesterberg flipped the 95th District House seat red last week, and no Democrats will now represent Eastern Kentucky in the state legislature.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - A study by High Rise Financial ranks Kentucky ninth for the largest increase in homelessness. The study comes as the region saw record gas prices earlier this year, along with rising costs at the grocery store. Two central Kentucky shelters described what they are seeing. Clark...
The national cemetery joined forces with the Central Kentucky Veterans Committee for the ceremony, commemorating the service of more than 16 million men and women in the US military.
Kentucky ranks 7th among America's most overweight states, with the nation's second-highest rate of Type 2 diabetes, according to WalletHub.
As lawmakers prepare for the next legislative session, some are drawing on their military experience to help Kentucky veterans and their families.
This comes as two other Kentucky elections this year were also decided by chance after candidates tied.
Just over a week after Kentucky's midterm elections, House lawmakers are picking their leaders for the 2027 legislative session.
