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...

AG Kris Mayes said she's considering using the state's public nuisance law to sue the Trump administration to block construction of an ICE detention center story via @glorihuh.bsky.social

Another data point: City officials in Louisville asked residents what kind of regulations should be placed on new data centers. A huge majority (81.5%) said they want to keep them out of Jefferson County. From @byrobertor.lpm.org

Kentucky’s Beshear, Michigan’s Whitmer, 16 other Democratic governors issue statement, saying Trump creates ‘chaos and division.’ kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/10/a...

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...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine wants cannabis advocates to stop “whining” after Republicans passed restrictions on marijuana and banned intoxicating hemp products. Activists are collecting signatures to put a referendum on the ballot to repeal the new law. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/10/g...

Investigators from the Department of Homeland Security showed up at a Dayton area career tech high school to investigate allegations of voter fraud. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/10/s...

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee’s administration is seeking to broaden the state Homeland Security's investigative powers and shield its records from the public. Some critics are calling it an effort to establish a “secret police." tennesseelookout.com/2026/02/10/t... @tennesseelookout.com

One of the most rewarding parts of higher education, for me, was building cross-generational relationships. My favorite class had myself, a couple 20- and 30- year olds, and two 70+ gentlemen enabled by this program.

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 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 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...

Trump shuts out Democratic governors from traditional White House gatherings @ashleymurray.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/09/r...

Flaring midterm election tensions among Kentucky Republicans were on display over the weekend after a microphone was taken away from U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie during a Lincoln Day Dinner. @mckennahorsley.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/09/t...

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...

The former school superintendent also reignited the Council for Better Education, fighting for better funding for KY public schools.

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...

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...

Breast cancer survival rates higher in Medicaid expansion states, study finds @nhassanein.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/09/b...

Energy secretary calls for more emphasis on fossil fuels to keep power on in winter storms kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/08/r...

‘It is astonishing’: Congress rebuffs Trump push to slash $33B from health, human services @jennifershutt.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/06/r...

White House takes down racist meme of Obamas posted on Trump social media kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/06/r...

U.S. Rep. Andy Barr endorsed a candidate challenging a fellow Kentucky Republican, U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie, sparking an endorsement battle ahead of the state’s May primaries. @mckennahorsley.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/06/e...

In an about-face, Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman ends efforts to unseat chair of Fish & Wildlife Commission Opinion says Kentuckians can legally hunt on their own farmland without a license even if they don't live there. @liamniemeyer.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/05/f...

A bill meant to give peer support specialists a two-year reprieve from new credentialing requirements that threaten to put many of them out of work cleared its first legislative hurdle yesterday. @jamielucke.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/briefs/peer-...

Fish and wildlife chair can stay, no license needed to hunt on your own farmland, says AG kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/05/f... @liamniemeyer.bsky.social

A judge has ruled that a group of Kentucky students has a right to sue state officials over the quality of public education in the state. @mckennahorsley.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/briefs/judge...

The first independent poll in Kentucky’s U.S. Senate race shows a three-way split among top Republicans and that many voters are still undecided on both sides of the aisle. @mckennahorsley.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/05/f...

Some Kentucky Republican lawmakers are questioning if the state’s flagship university is following a law that bans diversity, equity and inclusion policies in higher education. @mckennahorsley.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/05/v...

Top Dems in Congress list ICE constraints they want in funding bill kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/04/r...

Suspect in deadly shooting of guard member pleads not guilty amid death penalty discussion kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/04/r...

Saying Kentucky Power ‘reliably turns a profit,’ AG urges rejecting rate increase @liamniemeyer.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/04/s...

Kentucky ‘will not tolerate’ child grooming, House says with unanimous vote @sarahelizabethladd.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/04/k...

‘The bill dies today.’ Senate committee kills House school choice measure Senate leaders have made clear they are opposed to voucher programs that siphon money away from public schools — so opposed that there was no discussion when the bill was considered by the committee. 

KY will protect taxpayers as Ford retools battery plant, says economic development head @liamniemeyer.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/04/k...

Following reports about the hospitalization of longtime Republican U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers said he expects McConnell to be “back at it next week.” @mckennahorsley.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/briefs/hospi...

Kentucky’s community college system and a public university have agreed on a way to make it even easier for their students to transfer general education credits. @mckennahorsley.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/briefs/kctcs...

A bill that would change how Kentucky schools measure success of their students passed out of a House committee Wednesday with support from Republicans and Democrats. @mckennahorsley.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/04/k...

Beshear’s ‘Pre-K for All’ meets concerns from some key GOP budget-writers @liamniemeyer.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/03/b...

‘Freedom’ versus public health: Kentucky House passes cigar bar bill @sarahelizabethladd.bsky.social   kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/03/f...

UPDATED Beshear super PAC corrects identity of big donor from Pennsylvania. kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/03/b...

Speakers reflected on the past, looked to the future and urged courage in the present during the annual Black History Celebration presented by the Kentucky Black Legislative Caucus. @mckennahorsley.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/03/k...

Beshear super PAC gets $450K from Pennsylvania doctor. Kentucky Democrat’s financial backing rises amid expectations he’ll run for president, reports Tom Loftus. kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/03/b...

Temporary legal status allowed for now for 350,000 Haitians as judge blasts Kristi Noem kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/03/r...

Noem: Body cameras to be deployed to immigration agents, starting in Minneapolis kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/02/r...

The Republican-controlled state Senate passed bills Monday aimed at shining more light on school districts’ spending and shifting the balance of power in Kentucky’s largest school district. @mckennahorsley.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/02/t...

Trump administration spent $28 million-$38 million on salaries and benefits for hundreds of Office for Civil Rights employees who were not working between March and December 2025, according to a GAO report requested by Sen. Bernie Sanders. kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/02/r...

Planned Parenthood ends suit against Trump administration over serving Medicaid patients kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/02/r...

Alabama and Charles Bediako accentuate the messy condition of college sports Rick Cleveland: The thin-and-getting-thinner line that divides college and professional sports has become microscopic. When it comes to the Southeastern Conference and the other so-called power leagues, we must ask: Is…

Judge blocks DHS policy to keep House Dems from visiting detention facilities unannounced kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/02/r...