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Parents push for classroom cameras to protect vulnerable students
Parents in Kentucky are pushing for classroom cameras in special education settings after a Jefferson County mother secretly recorded alleged abuse of her nonverbal autistic son, prompting calls for “Semaj’s Law” to protect vulnerable students.
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Fayette schools may tap reserve funds before fiscal year ends
Fayette County School Board members plan to use contingency fund dollars before the fiscal year ends, though the exact amount needed has not yet been announced.
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FCPS Board OKs Land Sale for Freedom Train Plaza Expansion
The Fayette County Board of Education approved the sale of land at Lexington Middle School to expand an educational plaza honoring abolitionists Lewis and Harriet Hayden. The board also reviewed proposals including a request to designate Tates Creek High’s IB programme as a gifted and talented option and rezoning plans for a new elementary…
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Lexington proposes ban on vehicles stopping, standing in bike lanes
Lexington is considering an ordinance that would ban drivers from stopping, standing, or parking in city bicycle lanes to improve cyclist safety and keep bike infrastructure clear.
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Lexington may penalize pet owners for leaving animals in unsafe weather
Lexington is considering amendments to its animal care ordinance that would establish new penalties for pet owners who leave animals outside during extreme or unsafe weather conditions.
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Ky. ranks 36th in overall well-being of children in Kids Count; ranks 31st among states for health
Kentucky’s youth showed improvement in only one of the four categories the annual Kids Count Data Book measures to determine health: the percentage of children and teens who are overweight or obese. This category showed a decrease in the…
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Lexington city budget nears approval; bike lanes, animal welfare rules advance
Lexington’s city budget nears final approval while the city considers new bike lane restrictions and strengthened animal welfare protections during extreme weather, according to CivicLex discussions.
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Medicaid work requirements set, with stricter medical frailty guidelines; critics push back
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services launched its framework for Medicaid work requirements on Monday, June 1, which are now required under HR-1, or the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The interim final rule, which allows the…
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Former CEO of Addiction Recovery Care federally indicted, resigns
Tim Robinson, former chief executive officer of Addiction Recovery Care, was indicted in federal court on Thursday on wire transmission and “monetary transaction in criminally derived property” in “unlawful activity” charges. The…
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Beshear Defends Gas Tax Cuts as GOP Lawmakers Call Them Political Pandering
Gov. Andy Beshear defended his decision to temporarily cut Kentucky’s gas tax by 10 cents per gallon and freeze a scheduled increase, countering Republican lawmakers who accused him of political pandering by noting that President Donald Trump supports suspending the federal gas tax.