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Bondi testifies before US House panel on Epstein files, but Dems blast her for evasion
WASHINGTON — Former Attorney General Pam Bondi was on Capitol Hill Friday for a closed door interview with lawmakers about her role in the release of the federal investigation files of Jeffrey Epstein — the now deceased wealthy sex offender who surrounded himself with influential entrepreneurs, academics and celebrities, including President Donald Trump. But…
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The Tide at the Triangle: Lexington’s near-campus edge becomes a dorm district
A 7-story, 260-bed proposal would raze six Woodland Triangle storefronts near UK — one of five student-housing projects remaking a near-campus mile. The real question is whether Lexington has any plan for the tide.
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Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund blocked for now by federal judge
A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from moving forward with a fund that opponents fear will be used to pay off the president’s political allies. Judge Leonie Brinkema in the Eastern District of Virginia issued a brief order halting the Department of Justice, the Treasury Department and other high-ranking administration officials…
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How Trump’s giant ‘slush fund’ sparked lawsuits, roiled Republicans and revived Jan. 6
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund has attracted scrutiny for its corruption potential, even splitting congressional Republicans who rarely confront President Donald Trump’s decisions and policies. Among the top concerns: Could pardoned Jan. 6, 2021, riot defendants who assaulted police officers claim a slice of the pie and essentially be…
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Bipartisan deal floated on college athletes’ name, image and likeness legislation
WASHINGTON — A pair of U.S. senators reached a bipartisan agreement on a sweeping bill aimed at tackling many of the biggest issues surrounding how to compensate players in college sports. GOP Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell of Washington state — the top members of the Senate committee with…
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Off-Beat: The City Gave Us This Building
A developer answered a two-day-old zone change at the old Ramsey’s corner with a 46-page book arguing the city “gave” them the building. Off-Beat reads the booklet against the file.
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Some Kentucky drinking water utilities have ‘punitive’ disconnection policies, report finds
Dozens of drinking water utilities in Kentucky disconnected ratepayers who owed less than $50 among other “unreasonably punitive” practices and policies by utilities, a new report analyzing drinking water utility disconnections found. Staff at the Letcher County-based Appalachian Citizens’ Law Center who authored the 16-page report wrote that 114 drinking water utilities — from…
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Utilities report as many as 30 data centers under discussion in Kentucky
Kentucky communities are grappling with the prospect of hyperscale data center projects — massive, sprawling warehouses of power-intensive computer clusters — potentially moving in. A lot more of them could be on the way. Louisville Gas and Electric and Kentucky Utilities, the state’s largest utility, told the Kentucky Public Service Commission in March that…
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Lexington’s first Civic Assembly prepares recommendations for council review
Lexington’s first Civic Assembly will present its recommendations to city council next week, marking a significant step in the city’s implementation of deliberative democracy practices.
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More cities are pressing pause on data centers as local backlash grows
Hearing backlash from residents, cities and counties across the country in recent weeks have blocked planned data centers amid concerns over rising electricity prices and environmental harms. The local actions come as state lawmakers also are looking to limit or repeal the incentives for the centers, which are sprawling campuses of computer servers that…