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Five Kentucky 4-H officers reflect as they hand off green jackets
Five Kentucky 4-H state officers are reflecting on their year of service as they prepare to hand over their leadership roles to the incoming 2026-27 state officer team.
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Beshear announces foster care, Medicaid reimbursement, other program cuts
Several social service programs in Kentucky are about to see cuts and reductions, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Thursday, June 4. Beshear, a Democrat, blamed the cuts on the two-year state budget passed by the Republican-controlled General…
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High-potency cannabis fuels state debates over psychosis and addiction risks
States have spent the past several decades debating whether to legalize cannabis. Now, they are debating how intoxicating legal products should be.
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear rallies with Iowa governor candidate Rob Sand
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Sunday in Des Moines his two gubernatorial victories in a state redder than Iowa shows that Rob Sand, the state’s Democratic candidate for governor, can turn the tide in Iowa in 2026. Beshear, president of the Democratic Governors’ Association, told a crowd of more than 300 gathered at The…
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Some Kentucky counties and cities are hitting pause on data centers
Daviess County Judge-Executive Charlie Castlen said he hadn’t heard of the term “hyperscale” before. That is until news broke that an enormous, hyperscale data center was being planned at the site of an idled aluminum mill in Hancock County next door. “There’s much to learn,” Castlen told the Lantern in a recent phone interview.…
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Kentucky’s open door on government transparency is closing
Kentucky’s open records laws are under increasing attack by the legislature and courts.
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Kentucky childhood poverty down but education gaps persist
A new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation shows Kentucky has made modest progress reducing childhood poverty, but pandemic-related learning gaps continue to challenge students across the state.
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Report: Child poverty is down in Kentucky, but education and health lag
Fewer Kentucky children were living in poverty in 2024 than 2019, right before the COVID-19 pandemic, but nearly one in five kids still lack the resources they need to thrive. That’s according to the latest Kids Count Data Book, released Monday by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The annual report looks at indicators of…
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Planning commission to consider subdivision, development items June 11
The Urban County Planning Commission is scheduled to hear three major development proposals on June 11, including a 288-unit multifamily project near Winchester Road, a Greendale Hills commercial amendment, and a downtown parking reconfiguration plan.
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Minnesota woman dies in single-vehicle motorcycle crash in Anderson County
A 61-year-old Minnesota woman died when her three-wheeled motorcycle lost control on a sharp curve of KY-53 in Anderson County on June 7, authorities said.