INBOX: Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is ordering $5M from the state's rainy day fund to go to a network of food banks to help bridge any possible lapse in SNAP benefits. “Kentuckians going hungry threatens public health and safety," he said in an executive order.

Leaving youths unmonitored while in custody — many of them suffering from mental or physical health issues — isn’t a hypothetical risk. Some youths in detention try to hurt or kill themselves. In 2016, a 16-year-old died while she was ignored in a cell; her death went undiscovered for 10 hours.

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Attorney General: University of Kentucky repeatedly violated the Open Records Act by automatically asking for 30 days to provide public records without adequate justification. www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/or... www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/or...

Tonight at 8/7 on KET's "Comment on Kentucky," it's Alex Acquisto of the Lexington Herald-Leader, Ryland Barton of NPR and Liam Niemeyer of the Kentucky Lantern.

Mitch McConnell worries Gov. Andy Beshear would be a viable Democratic candidate for his Senate seat, and other thoughts from the retiring 83-year-old. www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article311875068.html

Hourly workers making electric vehicle batteries at Kentucky’s BlueOval SK this week will also decide whether to unionize. www.kentucky.com/news/business/article311839463.html#storylink=cpy

Kentucky Democrats fight to regain inroads with rural voters. Will it work? www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article311626052.html#storylink=cpy

Kentucky nixed his idea to treat addiction with a psychedelic drug. Texas said yes www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article311841982.html#storylink=cpy

Another data center coming to Kentucky? What we know about secretive Mason County project www.kentucky.com/news/business/article311839459.html#storylink=cpy

Never say DEI: It's a new school year at the University of Kentucky, and the state legislature is carefully policing what everyone says, thinks and does. www.kentucky.com/news/local/education/article311795046.html

Kentucky Chamber: Nothing good can come from letting workers unionize. www.kentucky.com/opinion/op-ed/article311759303.html

Kentucky families were accidentally sent EBT cards loaded with cash. Here’s how it happened. www.kentucky.com/news/article311822754.html#storylink=cpy

Linda Blackford: What's a fact checker to do in a world where people only seek out sources of information that confirm their beliefs? www.kentucky.com/opinion/linda-blackford/article311808808.html

Counter-point: We just invested $850,000 in public funds on this giant pinball statue. ^JC

Op-Ed: Lexington city leaders have abandoned downtown to neglect, decay and violence. www.kentucky.com/opinion/op-ed/article311794888.html

Some in GOP push for gerrymandering Kentucky’s lone Democrat. Can they do it? www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article311804248.html

Tonight at 8/7 on KET's "Comment on Kentucky," it's Austin Horn of the Lexington Herald-Leader, Mario Anderson of Spectrum News 1 and Hannah Pinski of the Courier Journal.

Kentuckian considering Democratic Senate run gets security clearance revoked www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article311799394.html?tbref=hp

Kentucky state government seems to screw up, but the public information officers won't return calls to answer questions about it. You don't say! via Louisville Public Media www.lpm.org/news/2025-08-22/scott-county-parents-threatened-with-debt-collection-by-kentucky-over-unsolicited-ebt-cards

Small government: Washington, D.C. apparently has strong opinions about the way Lexington paints its downtown crosswalks. www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article311762744.html#campaignName=lexington_afternoon_newsletter&linkType=nmeintro

Mason County citizens are wary of giving away the store to an unnamed data center that intends to keep all its secrets until it gets everything it wants. via Kentucky Lantern kentuckylantern.com/2025/08/21/k...

Americans express serious concerns about president whom they recently elected to a second term. www.kentucky.com/news/nation-world/national/article311758401.html?tbref=hp

Trump-backed PAC that opposes Congressman Thomas Massie says its new poll shows Massie's support slipping - the very results that it wanted to see. www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article311764316.html?tbref=hp

Op-Ed: I'm challenging Congressman Hal Rogers because he has betrayed his Eastern Kentucky district, among the poorest places in America. www.kentucky.com/opinion/op-ed/article311760831.html

State lawmakers from both parties Tuesday leveled criticism at Fayette County Public Schools leaders for their handling of the district’s budget crisis and insistence to consider a potential employment tax hike to solve it. www.kentucky.com/news/local/education/article311760615.html#storylink=cpy

KY Politics Insider: Rand Paul for president in 2028? Kentucky's GOP Senate candidates hit Fox News & more www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article311763601.html#storylink=cpy

Despite strong community opposition and a string of financial blunders, Fayette County Public Schools again hopes to hike the occupational license tax. www.kentucky.com/news/local/education/article311750000.html#storylink=cpy

President Trump again targets mail-in voting. What might Kentucky do? www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article311747773.html

Gov. Beshear ‘taking seriously’ concerns over new Kentucky law limiting teacher-student communication www.kentucky.com/news/local/education/article311729128.html?tbref=hp

Thou shalt not steal? Shelbyville church encourages theft of public library books that offend their religious beliefs so others can't read them. via Kentucky Lantern kentuckylantern.com/2025/08/18/t...

Another round of layoffs hits Addiction Recovery Care in Kentucky as FBI probe looms www.kentucky.com/news/state/kentucky/article311654514.html#storylink=cpy

Andy Beshear for president in 2028? Democratic and Republican takes on the Kentucky governor’s future www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article311716212.html#storylink=cpy

Kentucky juvenile justice officer, quickly fired after incident with youth, says she wasn’t trained for the job www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article311679851.html#storylink=cpy

Tonight at 8/7 on KET's "Comment on Kentucky," it's Tessa Duvall of the Lexington Herald-Leader, Phillip Bailey of USA Today and Marcus Green of WDRB Louisville.

"We're full." Kentucky GOP Senate candidate Nate Morris says no more immigrants, legal or otherwise, students or workers, should be allowed into the United States. www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article311695309.html

Linda Blackford: The Fayette County Public Schools keeps dropping terrible budget surprises on the community, and only when it feels like hiding them won't work any longer. www.kentucky.com/opinion/linda-blackford/article311703249.html

Kentucky GOP leaders say it's time to deploy the military in more U.S. cities, not just Washington, D.C. “You have prosecutors and judges that are just so lenient.” www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article311695177.html

Oops: Fayette County Public Schools has way less money in its reserve fund than it thought, which is a problem, because that's what it hoped to tap for its unexpected budget shortfall. www.kentucky.com/news/local/education/article311689472.html

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said nearly 2,000 driver’s licenses were revoked in a criminal investigation earlier this year, people have been fired, but he can't say more just yet. www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article311690929.html#storylink=cpy

Pro-Andy Barr PAC revs up US Senate 2026 TV presence with ‘Fake Nate Morris’ ad www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article311683898.html#storylink=cpy

4 new Kentucky laws will change school for students this year. Here’s what to know www.kentucky.com/news/local/education/article311679315.html#storylink=cpy

Here comes summer, Here comes summer, Chirping robin, budding rose. Here comes summer, Here comes summer, Gentle showers, summer clothes. Here comes summer, Here comes summer — Whoosh — shiver — there it goes. - Shel Silverstein ^JC

Op-Ed: Thomas Massie is the rare Kentucky Republican who doesn't care what Trump thinks. Is there a lane for him in the U.S. Senate race? www.kentucky.com/opinion/op-ed/article311676997.html

Ford puts $2 billion into Louisville Assembly Plant for new, midsize, electric truck www.kentucky.com/news/business/article311657770.html

Tonight at 8/7 on KET's "Comment on Kentucky," it's Laura Cullen Glasscock of The Kentucky Gazette, Sylvia Goodman of Kentucky Public Radio and McKenna Horsley of the Kentucky Lantern.

Kentucky facility to make all glass covers for Apple iPhones, watches after $2.5 billion commitment www.kentucky.com/news/business/article311610952.html#storylink=cpy

Could Kentucky join the Trump-led push to redistrict for more GOP House seats? www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article311605223.html#storylink=cpy

An inside look into Frankfort lobbying events: Bourbon, breakfast & Jimmy John’s www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article311602020.html#storylink=cpy

Whose bread I eat, his song I sing: How Kentucky legislators fill their bellies with free lunches and evening receptions paid for by lobbyists hoping to bend their ears www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article306959496.html