Written by Sarah Ladd for the Kentucky Lantern If a family can’t afford diapers, they may leave their child in one for too long, resulting in rashes or worse, experts told members of the Kentucky legislature’s Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue Wednesday. That’s why they joined forces with Sen. Cassie Chambers Armstrong, a Louisville […]
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Kentucky Supreme Court must weigh constitutionality of partisan gerrymanders
Written by McKenna Horsley for the Kentucky Lantern The Kentucky Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday about whether Republican-drawn U.S. and Kentucky House districts are gerrymandered and if that matters under the state constitution. Kentucky Democrats filed the lawsuit after the Republican supermajority in the General Assembly adopted the maps last year. Attorneys for the Democrats and the […]
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Freestanding birth centers touted to Kentucky lawmakers studying certificate of need law
Written by Sarah Ladd for the Kentucky Lantern Kentucky legislators once again heard arguments in favor of removing the state’s certificate of need requirements for freestanding birth centers during a Monday task force meeting. The certificate of need requirement mandates regulatory mechanisms for approving major capital expenditures and projects for certain health care facilities, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Sometimes […]
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Cameron now says he would sign rape, incest exceptions to Kentucky’s abortion ban
Written by McKenna Horsley for the Kentucky Lantern Republican gubernatorial candidate Daniel Cameron on Monday said he would sign legislation allowing exceptions to Kentucky’s near-total abortion ban in cases of rape and incest — signaling a departure from his past comments on the law. Cameron, Kentucky’s attorney general, said in an interview on the Tony […]
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Former Kentucky Gov. Brereton Jones dies at 84
Written by McKenna Horsley for the Kentucky Lantern Former Kentucky Gov. Brereton Jones has died. Jones, a Democrat, served one term as governor from 1991 to 1995. He was also lieutenant governor from 1987 to 1991. Jones was 84. Gov. Andy Beshear confirmed his death on social media Monday afternoon. In addition to his political career, Jones […]
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In Kentucky’s rivers, researchers try to understand where the mussels have gone
Written by Liam Niemeyer for Kentucky Lantern Wendell Haag wades through the cool, moving water of the Licking River, his eyes scanning across the silty bed for the distinctive shells he’s studied for decades. The river is seemingly paved with the shells of freshwater mussels featuring various sizes, colors and species, buried into the sediment […]
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Across Kentucky, election workers needed ahead of general election
Written by the Kentucky Lantern’s McKenna Horsley For several years, Gregory and Wynella Bethards have worked at the polls on Election Day in Jefferson County. The Louisville couple said they enjoy being part of the process. Gregory said “it’s a civic duty, privilege and obligation to serve the community,” but there is some anxiety before […]
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Kentucky Board of Education appoints Robin Kinney as interim commissioner
Written by McKenna Horsley for Kentucky Lantern Robin Kinney will temporarily lead the Kentucky Department of Education after Commissioner Jason Glass leaves the role at the end of the month. In a special meeting Thursday afternoon, the Kentucky Board of Education named Kinney, who is an associate commissioner of the Office of Finance and Operation […]
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Kentucky can continue enforcing ban on minors’ transgender medical care, U.S. appeals court says
Written by the Kentucky Lantern Staff Kentucky’s ban on transgender medical care for minors will remain in force under a ruling issued Tuesday by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit. The decision is a setback for seven anonymous Kentucky minors and their parents who had asked the appeals court to reinstate a […]
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Kentucky ban on collecting some union dues by payroll deduction struck down
Written by Liam Niemeyer for Kentucky Lantern A Kentucky judge has struck down a new state law that prevents some public-sector unions from collecting dues through payroll deductions. Franklin Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate in an order on Aug. 30 stated that Senate Bill 7 creates “favoritism” for some public sector labor unions exempted from the […]