
Williams: Floyd Schools’ State Funding Expected to Be Down, but Not as Low as Predicted By: Devin Kidd Source: Floyd County Chronicle The post Williams: Floyd Schools’ State Funding Expected to Be Down, but Not as Low as Predicted appeared first on Kentucky Center for Economic Policy.

How Bad Is Food Insecurity in Kentucky? New Study Shows Changes in Last Decade By: Bradlee Reed-Whalen Source: Lexington Herald-Leader The post How Bad Is Food Insecurity in Kentucky? New Study Shows Changes in Last Decade appeared first on Kentucky Center for Economic Policy.

Kentucky freshman Kemarah Howard won the SEC Women’s Freshman Field Athlete of the Year award after sweeping conference high jump titles indoors and outdoors in 2026.

KY Judicial Branch to Lay off 170 Employees Due to Anticipated Budget Deficit By: Hannah Pinski and Piper Hansen Source: Lexington Herald-Leader The post KY Judicial Branch to Lay off 170 Employees Due to Anticipated Budget Deficit appeared first on Kentucky Center for Economic Policy.

The Pentagon changed course Monday after its removal of dozens of religious denominations from a list of recognized faiths

More than 40 University of Kentucky baseball alumni are currently competing in professional baseball in 2026, including Major League Baseball players and coaches like Collin Cowgill and Taylor Rogers.

The Kentucky Board of Education is accepting nominations through July 6 for the Kelly Award for Business and Education Partnership, which recognizes businesses and business leaders who partner with schools to improve student achievement.

Former Kentucky Democratic Senate Whip Dennis Parrett died Sunday. He was 66.
Six new immigration-detention habeas corpus petitions were filed in E.D. Kentucky between June 3 and June 5, 2026, bringing the year-to-date total to 148.
Former State Senator Dennis Parrett, who represented Kentucky’s 10th Senate District from 2011 to 2023 and served as Senate Democratic Minority Whip, has died. Parrett was known for his bipartisan approach and championed initiatives including the Sunny Page Program for children with disabilities.