A Kentucky House committee passed a bill Wednesday that would put restrictions on how law enforcement agencies use and keep data they collect from controversial license plate readers.

Ford’s EV battery plant in Glendale was supposed to be the biggest economic development project Kentucky has ever seen. Now that the plant has shuttered, some former workers feel spurned, but community leaders remain cautiously optimistic. www.wkyufm.org/news/2026-02...

As Kentucky legislators work their way through a bare bones budget, school superintendents are asking for full funding for transportation and construction.

‘Kentucky Republicans held an interesting debate on immigration on the Senate floor on Friday. GOP Sen. and retired police officer Danny Carroll kicked it off saying 'We’ve lost our way' www.lpm.org/news/2026-02...

8/ For more on what kids are experiencing inside the Dilley detention center, read the full story by reporter @micarosenberg.bsky.social:

Nine Republicans broke with their party to vote against against the bill limiting water fluoridation. The one Democrat to vote for it was Rep. Tina Bojanowski, who when voting for it in committee two years ago, suggested that water fluoridation may cause autism (there's no evidence of that.) #kyga26

In the past few years we've had two rounds of layoffs at Louisville Public Media, and we wrote stories about it both times. Management didn't necessarily like what we wrote, but we published them.

Outside Nashville’s Homeland Security Office, more than 100 people braved the ice-slicked roads on a snowy Friday last week to say a prayer in honor of those killed by federal immigration agents.

A Franklin County judge ruled Thursday he won’t dismiss a lawsuit brought by a group of Kentucky students alleging the state has failed to provide an adequate and equitable education.

A Kentucky Senate committee has passed bills that would limit administrator pay increases to those given to teachers and require more training, as the legislature hones in on public school accountability.

I'm proud to work for local news willing to take a stand, and communicate its values. Journalism is a bedrock of democracy, and the threats are multiplying: A WaPo reporter's devices seized (also a billionaire defacing the institution), independent journalists arrested, the list goes on.

Kentucky gave Ford a $250 million upfront loan to build an EV battery plant that is now shuttered. The company is negotiating with the state ahead of scheduled repayments.

Emphasizing the unknowns of “cultured” meat grown in labs, a state House committee pushed through a bill that would ban its manufacture and sale in Kentucky.

Longtime Indiana Republican state Rep. Ed Clere says he's leaving the party to be an independent because he “can’t in good conscience continue to run as a Republican” and that the party has become “unrecognizable” under President Donald Trump.

As Gov. Andy Beshear continues to promote his Pre-K for All plan across the state, Republican lawmakers say they are unconvinced by “its current form.”

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is term-limited, but his In This Together super PAC raised $4.3 million in 2025, as the Democrat weighs a potential 2028 run for president.

Though Daniel Cameron leads polls in Kentucky’s GOP primary race for U.S. Senate, rivals Andy Barr and Nate Morris far outpace him in fundraising, with help from billionaire-funded PACs.

1. Don’t arrest journalists for doing their jobs. 2. This is not new, it may even be happening in your own backyard www.wvxu.org/local-news/2...

The judge has ordered a prompt hearing on Thursday in response to petitioners claim that ARC is violating the court order to freeze $4.7M of its bank assets & should be held in contempt of court. Order also notes that ARC attorneys said they want to withdraw because clients are ignoring their advice

In a Tuesday morning earnings call, UPS announced it retired all of its Boeing MD-11 cargo aircrafts. www.lpm.org/news/2026-01...

The first medical marijuana dispensary in Louisville plans to open Jan. 31 in the Highlands neighborhood.

Groups spent more than $28 million to lobby members of the Kentucky General Assembly throughout 2025, eclipsing a record set the previous year.

GOP Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky has called on the country’s top three immigration enforcement officials to testify before Congress.

Ted Cruz — of all people — trying to do this, but this pic is from last week and Beshear is in Kentucky right now as the storm hits the state.

The Kentucky General Assembly will not meet on Monday due to the winter storm affecting the whole state. #kyga26

It’s not our job to hide information. It’s our responsibility to hold people in power accountable for their words and actions. I believe that means describing the scene in full, the context, the statements of officials… and demonstrating with facts the veracity of those statements… or lack thereof

Three different reactions from Democratic elected officials in Kentucky:

Man shot by federal agents has died, police chief says www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

Two women trained as first responders were abducted by three ICE agents. One of the agents starts seizing. The other two don’t know what to do. The women jump into action and save the agent’s life, only to be re-handcuffed and processed. www.startribune.com/detained-by-...

Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 24, 2026

Colorado Authorities Confirm Suicide by Hunter S. Thompson www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...

A federal judge in New York ordered a freeze to most bank assets remaining of Addiction Recovery Care, the Kentucky provider currently under an FBI investigation for potential Medicaid fraud. www.lpm.org/news/2026-01...

A month after the Kentucky Supreme Court struck down a 2022 law that limited the power of Jefferson County’s elected school board, Senate Republicans are trying again with a new bill. www.lpm.org/news/2026-01...

Kentuckians from 18 to 21 years old would be able to access provisional licenses to carry concealed deadly weapons and guns under a bill that cleared a committee vote Wednesday.

The Kentucky House formed an impeachment committee to consider citizen petitions to remove three public officials, including Supreme Court Justice Pamela Goodwine.

Proposed legislation called Logan’s Law would eliminate the insanity defense in Kentucky and enact tougher sentencing rules.

The National Transportation Safety Board says Boeing knew of a defect in the MD-11 cargo plane in 2011. Their update came just after reporters got their first look at the site of the UPS plane crash that killed 15 people.

Can confirm. It is good. I think you will like it.

GOP House Speaker David Osborne said that Republicans will likely have their 2-year budget bill ready to unveil early next week, so heads up for that, Kentucky. #kyga26

If you’ve been following the reporting of @morganwatkins.lpm.org on LMPD sharing Flock camera information on immigration with the feds, this new #kyga26 bill is relevant:

One of several GOP bills to limit property taxes on elderly homeowners with a constitutional amendment has cleared a Kentucky Senate committee. www.lpm.org/news/2026-01...

As federal immigration policies spark protests across the country, Kentucky GOP lawmakers filed at least five bills designed to encourage or require more local and state participation in immigration enforcement. www.lpm.org/news/2026-01...

Republicans in the Kentucky Senate gave priority status to a bill that could return driver’s license renewals back to county offices, citing long wait times at regional offices. www.lpm.org/news/2026-01...

For @kentuckypublicradio.org I’m with a pool of reporters touring the UPS plane crash site for the first time.

Several Republican legislators are drafting legislation to increase the housing supply and combat homelessness in Kentucky. www.lpm.org/news/2026-01...

A bright spot in the bleak world of journalism: WEKU out of Richmond/Lexington is hiring for a full time staff reporter. Check out the details here: careers.eku.edu/jobs/reporte...

Louisville will have more than a dozen competitive local government races this year, including elections for mayor, Metro Council and county sheriff. www.lpm.org/news/2026-01...

ICYMI: Democrats again leave many Kentucky legislative races unchallenged in 2026 www.lpm.org/news/2026-01...

Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG... www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...

Democrats again leave many Kentucky legislative races unchallenged in 2026 www.lpm.org/news/2026-01...