The Badlands Hold Me as I Grieve www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/o...

A group of activists is seeking to amend the Ohio Constitution to ban property taxes. via @ohiocapitaljournal.com

Reckon he’ll go “woke” now that he’s part of higher ed?

Please read about this great American life. A courageous patriot & an inspiration. “In his memoir, Lafayette wrote that the ever-present threat of death during those early years of organizing taught him that the value of life ‘lies not in longevity, but in what people do to give it significance.’”

The University of Kentucky has named one of its graduates, U.S. District Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove, as the next dean of the university’s J. David Rosenberg College of Law. @mckennahorsley.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/briefs/bush-...

NKU projects $1.9M deficit in 2027 amid enrollment declines, proposed state funding cuts @haleyparnell.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/03/05/n...

An omnibus elections bill that among other changes would allow Republican U.S. Sen. Rand Paul to run for reelection and president at the same time cleared the House in an unusually narrow vote Thursday. @mckennahorsley.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/03/05/s...

Kentucky’s top Republican lawmakers — Senate President Robert Stivers and House Speaker David Osborne — have filed bills for two constitutional amendments that Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear isn’t a fan of. @mckennahorsley.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/03/05/b...

Republicans Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Warren Davidson of Ohio broke ranks with Republicans to vote in favor of limiting Trump’s hand in Iran. kentuckylantern.com/2026/03/05/k...

A reporter who faced death threats in her home country could now be sent back by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Estefany Rodríguez, who was in the car with her husband — a U.S. citizen — has been following all the legal steps to citizenship. nashvillebanner.com/2026/03/05/j...

U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Kentucky, on Brand X

Sharia law … Will this ever wear out?

Now that they're trying to pretend their war is not a war, they've gone back to calling it the Defense Department.

Daryl Hannah: How Can ‘Love Story’ Get Away With This? www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/o...

Fewer than half of registered voters in Kentucky voted in the 2024 presidential election. Republican lawmakers are trying to make sure even fewer people vote in the future.

On March 9, 1976, an explosion in the Scotia mines killed 15 people. Two days later, a second explosion occurred, killing an additional 11 people. Join us as Dr. Brian McKnight examines the lead-up to the explosions and why they occurred. FREE event March 21, 2026. history.ky.gov/events/remem...

New Kansas bathroom law likely to harm mental health, increase risks for trans people, experts say | via @crazeywriter.bsky.social #ksleg

KY’s Rand Paul is only Republican voting to curb Trump’s war powers as resolution is defeated in US Senate. Hegseth vows "death and destruction" for Iran. @ashleymurray.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/03/04/k...

Will Kentucky base decisions about utility regulation on bogus anti-environment claim?

Take my advice and read this.

Despite Promises, Veterans Affairs Department Cut Thousands of Roles for Doctors and Nurses www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/u...

The vaunted meritocracy at work

Surfed to Fox News to see analysis of Trump-Merz press conference and what US and German leaders said about Iran. Heard an impassioned discussion of trans teens and Gavin Newsom s “war on parents.”

I'm a health reporter at @stateline.org and @statesnewsroom.com. I'm looking for experts and researchers following the effects of #ACA subsidy expiration and #Medicaid coverage loss on chronic illness, specifically #diabetes. DM's are open and open to research links. s chatlani AT stateline dot org

Never in a million years did I ever fathom when I resurrected the Epstein story in 2018 that it would lead to first arrest of a British Royal in four centuries. Not since King Charles I was arrested in 1647. open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...

Tennessee-based CoreCivic is one of the biggest contractors for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and its profits have ballooned in the last year. In this 32-minute podcast, Lookout Senior Reporter Sam Stockard talks about how entrenched the private prison company is in Tennessee.

Kentucky Supreme Court justices all agreed that the Republican-controlled legislature’s 2022 law allowing charter schools is unconstitutional. @mckennahorsley.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/19/k...

KY woman who says she nearly died from pregnancy complications urges abortion ban repeal @sarahelizabethladd.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/19/k...

"U.S. Rep. Andy Barr is running the most overtly racist statewide campaign we can remember in Kentucky, apparently to fend off businessman Nate Morris, who is running the Trumpiest campaign the state has ever seen." kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/20/w...

Commentary by Dee Davis @dailyyonder.bsky.social Remembering Jesse Jackson as he campaigned in Eastern Kentucky in 1988 'I am a Duke of Hazard' kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/20/j...

A New U.S. Blockade Is Strangling Cuba www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/w...

Labor Secretary’s Husband Barred From the Department After Sexual Assault Reports www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/b...

Will mainly affect rural Appalachian voters just as Republicans have been telling us how burdensome it is to get a driver’s license in rural Kentucky.

Donald Trump, Pagan King www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/o...

A GOP lawmaker wants more scrutiny of anti-competitive practices in road paving in Kentucky in hopes of saving taxpayers money. @liamniemeyer.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/10/s...

A Republican-backed bill that would put Kentucky public universities and colleges under a uniform approach to firing faculty members for financial reasons advanced from a House committee Tuesday morning. @mckennahorsley.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/10/c...

5 charged with taking kickbacks, bribes to ease driver’s licensing for non-citizens in Kentucky @liamniemeyer.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/10/5...

Fewer Kentuckians covered by ACA health insurance plans as subsidies stall in US Senate 16,000 opt for higher deductible as monthly premiums jump @sarahelizabethladd.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/11/f...

Commentary by @jbaileyky.bsky.social @kypolicy.bsky.social A choice is hidden in the pages of Kentucky’s next state budget. Who is Kentucky for? kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/11/a...

Commentary by Teri Carter I watched Barr’s ad more than a dozen times, and the central message seems to be: I am a white Christian man who will make liberals cry. kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/10/a...

A national group that tests optometrists for licensure in all 50 states blasts Kentucky’s licensing board, saying it is failing to protect the public. @dyetter.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/09/k...

Pyrrhic total victory Trump Allies Near ‘Total Victory’ in Wiping Out U.S. Climate Regulation www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/c...

These Three Red States Are the Best Hope in Schooling www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/o...

Trump’s calls to ‘nationalize’ elections have state, local election officials bracing for tumult @jonshorman.bsky.social @stateline.org kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/09/t...

Few ideas are as central to the nation’s identity as that of the American Dream. With the 250th birthday of the United States coming up in July 2026, it’s worth stepping back to examine a concept essential to the nation’s self-image. @us.theconversation.com kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/09/w...

For 50 years the legislature has waived tuition and fees at public universities and colleges for Kentuckians who have passed their 65th birthdays. That would end if an education committee chair has his way. @jamielucke.bsky.social @liamniemeyer.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/09/f...

She missed son’s milestones while jailed in addiction. Now she’s working to change Kentucky law. kentuckylantern.com/2026/01/26/s...

As Trump Pushes Housing Affordability, His Mortgage Chief Undermines It www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/b...

Peer support specialists file suit to block KY law that would put many of them out of work @jamielucke.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/01/08/p...