Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem visits Kentucky to survey the damage in eastern counties caused by catastrophic flooding and receive a briefing from the Federal Emergency Management Agency on disaster operations at the Kentucky Emergency Management Center in Frankfort, Kentucky, Feb. 26, 2025. (DHS photo by Tia Dufour)
While some Democrats engage extremists, Kentucky’s governor focuses on jobs, healthcare, and education to win back blue-collar voters. In the current political landscape, the Democratic Party faces a pivotal...
The "LEX" sign at the Lexington Visitors Center, located in the historic Courthouse Square in Downtown Lexington. Adobe Stock
What’s unconstitutional in Salyersville is just as unconstitutional in Lexington In the world of public accountability, it’s one thing to point out the rules and quite another to ensure...
A screenshot of an agenda for the January 13 Board of Adjustment meeting. LFUCG Planning
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The January 13 meeting of the Lexington Board of Adjustment will be packed with debate as officials consider 16 applications for unhosted short-term rentals under the...
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Frankfort, Ky.–In a surprising turn for the Kentucky General Assembly, balloons—yes, balloons—are the target of newly introduced legislation. House Bill 53, sponsored by Representative Kim Banta (R-Ft. Mitchell), is...
A Flock automatic license plate reader at the corner of Fortune Drive and Liberty Road in Lexington. (The Lexington Times)
Frankfort, KY—In the first legislative session of 2025, Representative J. Hodgson (R-Louisville) introduced House Bill 20, a comprehensive privacy protection bill targeting the use of surveillance technologies and personal...
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FRANKFORT, Ky. — As Kentuckians confront rising rents, a scarcity of starter homes, and an uptick in homelessness, legislators appear poised to take significant steps in the 2025 session...
Senator Mitch McConnell gives remarks in Bourbon County, Kentucky on October 30, 2024. The Lexington Times
PARIS, Ky. — U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell and Congressman Andy Barr underscored the importance of bipartisan support for infrastructure during a ribbon-cutting event at the Paris-Bourbon County Industrial Park on...
Fayette County Public Schools' John D Price Administration Building. Google
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Fayette County Public Schools (FCPS) sent 35 administrators to the Council of the Great City Schools’ fall conference in Dallas, Texas, held last week from October 15-20,...
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An attorney for Urban County Council member Denise Gray released a statement Friday expressing her dissatisfaction with a joint statement released earlier in the day by Mayor Linda Gorton...
Lexington City Hall from Martin Luther King Boulevard on November 15, 2023. The Lexington Times
Lexington, Ky. — On Tuesday, the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council will hear a crucial update on the city’s affordable housing needs, as rising rent prices and a growing housing...
