Source: Office of the Governor

Gov. Beshear and Congressman Rogers announced $6.6 million in Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization program funding to extend drinking water and wastewater services while supporting economic development in two Eastern Kentucky counties.

A Trump administration organization that oversees regulation of derivatives markets has sued Kentucky to block efforts by the state’s attorney general to prevent two prediction market companies from operating what he says are unlicensed and illegal sports gambling operations.

Dr. Caroline Morales, currently assistant principal at Lafayette High School, will become principal of Martin Luther King Jr. Academy, an alternative education program, effective July 1.

Transylvania University emphasizes combining personal growth with career readiness, leveraging its downtown Lexington location and intimate class sizes to connect students with real-world opportunities while building mentor relationships.

President Donald Trump derailed a housing overhaul that he was set to sign into law Wednesday, canceling a signing ceremony for the broadly popular bipartisan bill until Congress passes an election security measure. Trump had been scheduled to sign the bill, which passed the Senate Monday and House Tuesday with wide margins, during a Capitol ceremony.…

Lexington’s Technical Review Committee approved four development projects on June 24 while addressing nine postponed proposals, including the Coldstream Research Campus expansion and several other significant commercial and residential plans.

The Rural Land Management Board discussed proposed large-scale solar ordinance amendments and moved forward with opening applications for its Small Farm Conservation Easement Program, while improving lending documents to facilitate farm preservation.

University of Louisville researchers discovered how urolithin A, a microbial metabolite derived from pomegranates and berries, activates a protective pathway that may help treat inflammatory bowel disease. The findings, published in Nature Communications, suggest new therapeutic approaches targeting specific immune pathways rather than broadly suppressing immune responses.

Fayette County Public Schools is hosting a free Kindergarten Literacy Fair on June 26 at the Goodwill Opportunity Center to provide families with educational materials, resources, and support to prepare children for kindergarten.