Local governments in receipt of opioid settlement dollars are sitting on most of the money, according to a Tuesday analysis from The Kentucky Center for Economic Policy. via @kentuckylantern.com www.newsfromthestates.com/article/most...

Clerical error stopped Democrats from voting in narrow primary, Jefferson clerk says From @mckennahorsley.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/07/01/c...

Commentary: Lawmakers’ civics center mandate at UK is an unwise intrusion kentuckylantern.com/2026/07/01/l...

Kentuckians living with addiction can call Kentucky’s help line at 833-859-4357. Narcan, which can help reverse overdoses, is available at pharmacies for sale and through some health departments and outreach programs for free. kentuckylantern.com/2026/06/30/m...

Republican Kentucky Auditor Allison Ball’s office has released findings from its special examination of JCPS, including the district “lacks a current and cohesive plan that outlines district priorities and goals.” @mckennahorsley.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/06/30/k...

BREAKING: US Supreme Court upholds transgender athlete bans in Idaho, West Virginia kentuckylantern.com/2026/06/30/r...

BREAKING: US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump order kentuckylantern.com/2026/06/30/r...

Following a round of severe thunderstorms across the state, Kentuckians are now being warned to watch out for high temperatures. @mckennahorsley.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/briefs/follo...

Commentary: As state bird for 100 years, cardinals are still important omens of our state’s health kentuckylantern.com/2026/06/30/a...

The three people who died in weekend floods in Madison County have been identified. kentuckylantern.com/2026/06/29/t...

A Kentucky judicial watchdog group says it is concerned about Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s involvement in the upcoming Court of Appeals election. @mckennahorsley.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/06/29/j...

US Supreme Court deals blow to Trump, ruling states can accept ballots after Election Day kentuckylantern.com/2026/06/29/r...

Two people who died in flooding identified in Madison County kentuckylantern.com/2026/06/29/t...

New chicken processing waiver will keep small KY farmers from running afoul of the law kentuckylantern.com/2026/06/29/n...

Kentucky crime report shows homicide decreases, more animal cruelty FRom @sarahelizabethladd.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/06/29/k...

Four dead in widespread flooding across Kentucky, Gov. Beshear confirms kentuckylantern.com/2026/06/27/g...

Governor declares state of emergency due to widespread flooding across Kentucky kentuckylantern.com?p=41127

The Kentucky Supreme Court declared recent laws passed by the Republican-controlled General Assembly that moved powers away from Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear as unconstitutional. @mckennahorsley.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/06/26/k...

Republican Coleman to seek another term as Kentucky attorney general From @mckennahorsley.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/briefs/repub...

In last minute add-on, lawmakers directed UK to open a ‘Center of American Civics’ From @mckennahorsley.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/06/26/i...

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear cannot extend a May executive order that reduced the gasoline tax by 10 cents through June 30 for 37 municipalities. From @sarahelizabethladd.bsky.social: kentuckylantern.com/briefs/as-ga...

Gov. Andy Beshear is moving $4.5 million from a Capitol Annex renovation project to fully fund Lee Specialty Clinic in Louisville through the next fiscal year. From @sarahelizabethladd.bsky.social: kentuckylantern.com/2026/06/25/k...

Elected officials should remember: Medicaid cuts affect real people and real caregivers Commentary from Paige Rayburn kentuckylantern.com/2026/06/25/e...

Public universities face escalating involvement from state lawmakers kentuckylantern.com/2026/06/25/r...

Speaking of big anniversaries … Kentuckians and the Battle of Little Bighorn kentuckylantern.com/2026/06/25/s...

Families plead with KY leaders: ‘Work together to find a solution’ and keep Lee Clinic open  From @sarahelizabethladd.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/06/24/f...

The Trump adminstration has sued Kentucky to block efforts by the state’s attorney general to prevent two prediction market companies from operating what he says are unlicensed and illegal sports gambling operations. @mckennahorsley.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/06/24/t...

Trump spikes housing bill at last minute, refusing to sign until SAVE America Act passes kentuckylantern.com/2026/06/24/r...

Commentary: We handed Frankfort a win on Kentucky’s housing crisis. It wasn’t enough kentuckylantern.com/2026/06/23/w...

A Laurel County judge has ruled that embattled London Mayor Randall Weddle is ineligible to be a candidate in the town’s upcoming mayoral election after hearing testimony from neighbors and visiting his properties. @mckennahorsley.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/06/23/c...

Latest Beshear PAC report shows continuing signs of a presidential run From Tom Loftus kentuckylantern.com/2026/06/23/l...

Kentucky Republican U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell will not be voting this week following a recent hospitalization. @mckennahorsley.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/briefs/mccon...

Lexington joins other Kentucky communities in acknowledging painful history of racial violence From @lblackford.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/06/22/l...

How Kentucky’s rainy day fund showered nearly $2 billion on towns and counties From @mckennahorsley.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/06/22/h...

State GOP Dinner rallies party behind key candidates before November election kentuckylantern.com/2026/06/21/s...

Opioid settlement money aims to battle addiction in rural Kentucky  From @kffhealthnews.org kentuckylantern.com/2026/06/19/o...

Drug treatment CEO pleads not guilty to federal fraud charges @dyetter.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/briefs/drug-...

Longtime Kentucky environmental journalist James Bruggers dies @liamniemeyer.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/06/18/l...

Trump changes pregnancy-prevention program to promote childbearing kentuckylantern.com/2026/06/18/r...

Editor’s Notebook: Are data centers the new coal mines of Kentucky? From @lblackford.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/06/18/e...

Dueling lawsuits: KY AG sues prediction market companies a week after they sue over taxes  This story from @liamniemeyer.bsky.social has been updated to reflect Coleman's lawsuit. kentuckylantern.com/2026/06/17/c...

SpringHaven, a domestic violence organization in Elizabethtown, will close on June 30, its partner organization, ZeroV, announced Wednesday. From @sarahelizabethladd.bsky.social. kentuckylantern.com/briefs/after...

Coalition sues over Kentucky’s 14.25% prediction market tax  From @liamniemeyer.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/briefs/coali...

More Americans are hungry in the face of federal cuts, rising grocery prices kentuckylantern.com/2026/06/17/r...

Surging stock market, Trump policies boost wealth for top 1% kentuckylantern.com/2026/06/16/r...

Band-Aids and budget cuts: Kentucky’s cycle of crisis Kinship care expert Norma Hatfield has some interesting questions for our leaders. kentuckylantern.com/2026/06/16/b...

A spokesperson for U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell said the Kentucky Republican is keeping up with government business during his recent hospitalization. @mckennahorsley.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/briefs/mccon...

Email from Bevin’s account accuses estranged son of trying to ‘shake parents down for money’ kentuckylantern.com/2026/06/15/e...

Several Kentucky hospitals that received either warning notices or corrective action plan requests from the Trump administration that cited pricing transparency issues say the letters were sent because of technical errors. From @sarahelizabethladd.bsky.social: kentuckylantern.com/2026/06/15/k...

Kentucky’s leaders need to just say no to data centers Commentary from Jeffery Tyler Syck kentuckylantern.com/2026/06/15/k...