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The state’s opioid commission is changing the way it tracks how millions in opioid settlement money are being spent, and Morgan Watkins with Louisville Public Media talked to the opioid commission’s executive director, Chris Evans, about the changes. The Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission was created in 2021by the legislature to distribute the state’s…

Registration for the 2025 Kentucky Opioid Symposium is now open. The symposium, hosted by the Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission, will be held at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville on Oct. 13-14. Tickets for the two-day symposium are $50, and sales end Sept. 19. Click here to register and to see the…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 18, 2025) — Earlier this summer, 10 students and three faculty members from the University of Kentucky College of Design and the Department of Landscape Architecture in the Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment traveled to New Orleans for Design Futures Forum (DFF) 2025, a yearly national public interest design student leadership…

As the state’s flagship, land-grant institution, the University of Kentucky exists to advance the Commonwealth. We do that by preparing the next generation of leaders — placing students at the heart of everything we do — and transforming the lives of Kentuckians through education, research and creative work, service and health care. We pride ourselves…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 18, 2025) — The University of Kentucky’s Estate Whiskey Alliance® (EWA) has announced the first awardees of its research grant program. Research projects focus on agriculture, manufacturing and terroir (the interplay of environment, farming practices and raw material characteristics) to shape the future of estate whiskey production. Estate whiskey is produced entirely on…

In August 19th’s Budget, Finance, and Economic Development (BFED) Committee meeting, Councilmembers will vote to change the City’s Industrial Revenue Bond program to set affordable housing requirements for projects with housing, and to expand the scope of the program to support projects throughout the entire Urban Service Area. 💼 Download the Presentation: You can…

In Tuesday, August 19th’s Budget, Finance, and Economic Development (BFED) Committee, Councilmembers will hear an update from the Central Kentucky Business Park Authority. 💼 Download the Presentation: You can view the presentation slides starting on page 27 of this packet. The Central Kentucky Business Park Authority is a collaborative organization run by LFUCG, the…

In August 12th’s Environmental Quality and Public Works (EQPW) Committee, Councilmembers voted to require the Division of Water Quality to study two locations for a new pump station in West Lexington: the current location of the Mint Lane Pump Station, and a portion of Mill Ridge Farm located near Bowman’s Mill Road. The full…

In Tuesday’s Work Session, the entire Council will vote on and discuss proposed regulations for solar panels in Fayette County — the solar panel ZOTA (Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment). 💼 Download the solar panel ZOTA: You can read the full text of the ZOTA starting on page 27 of this packet. In July, the…