Dozens of seats in the Kentucky statehouse are up for grabs this year as Republicans seek to maintain their grip on both chambers. The GOP holds a 31-7 advantage in the Senate and a 79-20 advantage with one vacancy in the House. The supermajorities are putting more and more pressure on the primaries, as Republicans […]
FRANKFORT − A bill filed in the first week of Kentucky’s 2024 General Assembly would let university employees and students sue schools if they believe they’ve been discriminated against due to their “refusal to support or endorse any divisive concept.” Those “divisive concepts,” according to the GOP-backed Senate Bill 6, include the idea that one […]
Plato street in the Shawnee neighborhood of Louisville was created by famed American architect and building contractor Samuel Plato. Plato designed many buildings in Indiana, Kentucky, New York and other states that are now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Plato is recognized as a pioneer in African-American architecture. This street, said one […]
Kentuckians will head to the polls this year to pick who they want to represent them in Frankfort. There are 192 House candidates and 36 candidates for Senate. The filing deadline for candidates who must run in a primary was Jan. 5. Primaries are May 21, and the general election is Nov. 5. Here’s a […]
The governing body of the Republican Party of Kentucky passed a resolution Saturday claiming many people charged with crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol have “been wrongfully held.” It recognizes “citizens who have been held without due process” after the attempted insurrection led by supporters of former Republican President […]
The Kentucky State Police is investigating a shooting in Wayne County that involved an officer and left one man dead. The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office requested KSP Post 11’s assistance after the shooting, which took place around 9 p.m. Friday in Monticello. A man was pronounced dead by Wayne County coroner Gordon Hicks, according to […]
Two candidates have filed to run against a Kentucky commonwealth’s attorney who has been the subject of controversy during her tenure. Kelli Kearney and Jack Keith Eardley have filed to run against Sharon Muse Johnson in the Republican primary for 14th District commonwealth’s attorney, which serves Bourbon, Scott and Woodford counties, according to the Kentucky […]
This article was originally published in Kentucky Lantern. For Barry Shrout, raising four granddaughters is a role he willingly took on — and that he acknowledges is exhausting and expensive. “The financial part of it is a big thing with me,” said Shrout, 66, a single grandfather from Maysville who has custody of the girls […]
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – NOVEMBER 07: Republican Candidate for Governor of Kentucky, Attorney General Daniel Cameron and wife, Makenze Cameron, walk off of the stage after his concession speech at the Republican election watch party at the Marriott Hotel on November 7, 2023 in Louisville, Kentucky. LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – NOVEMBER 07: Republican Candidate for Governor of […]
Kentucky’s half-dozen seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are up for grabs again in 2024, and several candidates are planning to challenge the incumbents. Here’s a look at who’s entered the races to represent the Bluegrass State, according to filings with the Kentucky Secretary of State’s Office. Incumbents are listed in bold along with […]
A Republican Kentucky lawmaker has filed a resolution claiming that many people arrested for involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol have been “wrongfully held.” Sen. Lindsey Tichenor, R-Smithfield, filed Senate Resolution 50 on Friday, which recognizes “citizens who have been held without due process” after the attempted insurrection led by […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Access to medical marijuana in Kentucky should expand to include a longer list of severe health conditions, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday in advocating a change that would make hundreds of thousands more people eligible for treatment when the program begins next year. The measure passed by the GOP-led legislature in […]