I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered. He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here : www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...

If you didn't see, Paul's amendment got tabled, the CR is heading to the House WITH McConnell's anti-THC hemp attachment. Read more from @joesonka.lpm.org www.lpm.org/news/2025-11...

How did these men get away with abuse that a group of young women say stretches back almost two decades? The third season of KYCIR's Dig from @storiesbyjess.bsky.social is now live. It is distressing and upsetting, but an absolutely vital listen. www.lpm.org/podcast/dig

Paul v. McConnell, Kentucky's two senators ... and we are on a short timeline for this CR folks! The voting margins are real tight in the Senate

Latest from @justinhicks.lpm.org and @joesonka.lpm.org , a close witness to the UPS plane crash yesterday evening recounts what he saw www.lpm.org/news/2025-11...

Kentucky Congressman Brett Guthrie told an audience in his district that the GOP won't blink first in government shutdown stalemate over health insurance tax credits. From WKU:

FYI we have a court update but I'm not really sure what this will mean for folks in the short term. Judge is requesting a plan/timeline on Monday and we have no sense at what point benefits will actually go out to states to distribute from those emergency funds www.lpm.org/news/2025-10...

Kentucky food pantries call for community support ahead of SNAP cliff — latest from me www.lpm.org/news/2025-10...

Another killer report from @justinhicks.lpm.org. These are based on the actual estimates that Kentuckians in these circumstances are getting averaged across all 120 counties Looks real bad if you're 60+ I'll tell you that much

With federal subsidies set to expire unless Congress acts quickly, Kentucky Public Radio analyzed quotes from the state’s health insurance marketplace and found premium increases ranging from 60% to 600% compared to 2025. From @justinhicks.lpm.org

Student journalists in Appalachia! 🚨 PAID writing opportunity before end of the semester: 100 Days in Appalachia is assembling a series of dispatches on the biggest issues facing campuses. Pieces are short, not as heavy a lift reporting-wise. Email [email protected] & I'll share info.

Fascinating report from @joesonka.lpm.org. Petition filed to impeach Kentucky Justice Goodwine over alleged conflicts (and it cites some of Joe's previous reporting) www.lpm.org/news/2025-10...

I’ve been calling food banks around the state (and I’m not just talking Louisville or Lexington) to hear about the needs of different communities and, honestly, hear the fears of people who’ve dedicated years to feeding ether hungry as Nov 1 approaches Read below and know that there’s more TK

Great story from @sarahelizabethladd.bsky.social this morning ‘Every penny counts’ for Kentucky kinship care families about to see benefits cut kentuckylantern.com/2025/10/27/e...

Latest from me: The Jefferson County Republican party has selected a candidate for a special election in Louisville’s South End that railed against the women of his generation through online posts, using vulgar epithets. www.lpm.org/news/2025-10...

The proposed settlement between the Kentucky attorney general and the state’s largest electric utility company would cut their proposed electricity rate increases in half.

Believe me, if you’re on the marketplace odds are you’re seeing an increase, even if you didn’t qualify for the subsidy. DM me or Joe — we want to hear from you!

EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification. I glanced down at the message. “Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began. So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...

New: a KY state rep from Louisville is serving 10 days of home incarceration this week for a 2024 DUI arrest (her 2nd offense). She was granted work release & has some committee meetings this week. www.kentucky.com/news/politic...

This has been quite the saga to follow. We’re still missing some details here but the budget memo shows the administration moving money around to fill the gap in the senior meals program

The first time I saw this image, I knew I had to write about this piece of Kentucky history. Sonya Lea’s new book is a bracing, deep look into a troubling case and an invitation to think deeply about the justice system in our country.

Democrat Amy McGrath, who has lost two high-profile races for Congress, announced another bid for Sen. Mitch McConnell’s open seat Monday. From @sylviaruthg.lpm.org #kysen

Good investigation here from @sylviaruthg.lpm.org on how Kentucky state gov., under Gov. Andy Beshear, has kicked people off SNAP food benefits b/c of their pattern of shopping transactions - even though judges & legal experts say that type of evidence is not enough to prove fraud.

After searching through court and state records, a pattern is clear. Kentucky swiftly stepped up SNAP disqualifications in 2016 and a review of several cases from 2020 onward shows a heavily reliance on suspicious shopping patterns to accuse people of selling benefits apnews.com/article/food...

Kentucky GOP Congressman Thomas Massie is facing attacks from President Donald Trump, but was lent a hand by Sen. Rand Paul in a six-stop tour through his district. www.lpm.org/news/2025-09...

Some may be shocked to know that I ask more than one question a week as a reporter

The senior meal delivery and congregate meal programs dramatically expanded during COVID This is essentially a return to pre-pandemic levels… which means a lot of seniors will go back on waiting lists

Out of Kentucky’s 120 counties, one in six has had a sheriff criminally charged or convicted since 2010. Some of those sheriffs remain in office. Read part one of my @courierjournal investigation: www.courier-journal.com/story/news/i...

The 2025 session of the Kentucky legislature may have ended in March, but businesses and advocacy groups still spent $10 million lobbying lawmakers in the subsequent five months, including hosting receptions for them at out-of-state conferences. From KPR: #kyga25 #kyga26

University of Kentucky terminates former head of racehorse drug-testing lab kentuckylantern.com/2025/09/11/u...

This is a fascinating case (lest you thought Kentucky was finished with its school choice debates!) Amendment 2 may have failed, but the AGs office is arguing these public charters should actually count as part of the common (read public) school system Read more ⬇️⬇️

Seems like the justices are split on this, based on oral arguments. Full disclosure: LPM is suing JCPS over their use of text messages to hide public communications. This case could have big repercussions for our ability to hold officials accountable

Update on this: since I wrote the story, nearly every Democrat has signed on (looks like we’re waiting for one more) It also has 4 Republican signatures — same as yesterday. Assuming that last Dem signs on, that means it’s on Massie to get those last two votes

“It is reprehensible to hear (@mayorgreenberg.bsky.social)'s press secretary speaking with such contempt toward a reporter and attempting to bully him simply for asking questions,” the SPJ’s board said. “Intimidation of this kind undermines democracy and the public trust.”

It’s my third year at the annual Country Ham breakfast. No I don’t eat ham but I’m certainly looking at a lot of it According to @mckennahorsley.bsky.social the ham at the front of the room is fake?? I sincerely cannot tell

U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell presents a lifetime achievement award to Cathy Bell, a longtime party volunteer who has served in multiple roles in the KYGOP. Morris campaign had called on RKP to rescind the award from McConnell, but the award was a surprise for Bell.

Trump's federal Mine Safety and Health Administration is proposing rule changes that would limit the authority of its own district safety managers to require tailored safety measures at individual mines. From @justinhicks.lpm.org

U of L Health is delaying its South End birthing center “indefinitely. They're blaming Medicaid cuts www.lpm.org/news/2025-08... When we reported on these federal cuts earlier this year, many advocates told us that labor & delivery and emergency care are often the first to go

ANNND here it is! All you need to know about this year's Fancy Farm and the latest on the GOP primary to replace McConnell (unless you're there for the bingo and barbecue) www.wkms.org/government-p...

If you ever wondered if Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Shea Nickell can sing, wonder no longer (From the West Ky GOP Rally)

Hundreds of Kentuckians have been cited in the year since a new state law went into effect making it a crime to sleep outside. Advocates & service providers say this is pushing them farther from populated areas and the resources that can help them move out of homelessness. From @sylviaruthg.lpm.org

Per ACLU, the two Cincinnati reporters who were arrested while they covered an ICE protest as it crossed the bridge into Covington, Ky have had the most serious charges dropped but are still facing misdemeanors Story from our partners at WVXU TK, but here's a video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX76...

A Louisville judge has issued temporary protections for unionizing renters facing alleged retaliation in Brandenburg and Flemingsburg, as the Louisville Tenants Union expands into more rural parts of the state. From @sylviaruthg.lpm.org

Reminder: Ky General Assembly passed a bill just this year rolling back any state-specific worker protection rules So Kentucky is largely reliant on federal minimums for workplace safety apnews.com/article/labo...

Planned Parenthood will close its Evansville, Ind. health clinic. @lpm.org's Southern Indiana reporter lays out what this means for patients there and across Indiana, and how it's connected to the Trump admin. and GOP-run Congress's attempt to defund PP.

Louisville is changing its policy on how long it detains people accused of being in the country illegally. From @aminamania.bsky.social www.lpm.org/news/2025-07...

Story out from KyCIR's @storiesbyjess.bsky.social this morning: Why and how did JCPS pay for a giant billboard to thank the outgoing superintendent? Once she started asking questions, the district’s internal auditor launched an inquiry www.lpm.org/investigate/...

Kentucky roll call AYE: Barr, Comer, Guthrie, Massie, Rogers NO: McGarvey kentuckylantern.com/2025/07/18/r...

Already rescission is having big impact. Right off the bat, KET is doing exactly what they said they'd have to. They will not be broadcasting Fancy Farm this year. I'll be there. @wkmsfm.bsky.social will be there. Please support our work so we don't have to cut coverage or programming!

Yes I came in early today to make this gem. Graphic design is my passion. If you liked my bee reporting here's your call to action!! www.lpm.org/news/2025-07...