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5 Key Issues to Watch as Kentucky’s 2025 Legislative Session Kicks Off
Well, folks, it is that time of year again: Kentucky’s legislative session is just around the corner. State lawmakers head back to Frankfort for the 2025 session on Jan. 7, and will be fighting over legislation and passing laws until the end of March. Kentucky stopped allowing bills to be pre-filed ahead of the…
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Can officials use personal devices to bypass Open Records Law? KY Supreme Court to weigh in
On December 13, attorneys Michael Abate and Rick Adams filed the Combined Appellee Response Brief and Cross-Appellant Brief on behalf of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition in Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission v. Kentucky Open Government Coalition. The brief was filed in the Kentucky Supreme Court — the last step in…
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Does Corry Jackson’s Lexington murder trial reveal a pattern of malicious prosecution?
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The high-stakes murder trial of Corry Jackson took a dramatic turn this week. The Herald-Leader’s Taylor Six reports defense attorney Daniel Whitley announced in opening statements that another man, Courtney Wrenn, would testify to firing the fatal shots in the April 2023 shooting that left two people dead on Chestnut Street.…
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McConnell Urges Stronger U.S. Global Leadership Under Trump
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has called on the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump to reinforce U.S. global leadership by strengthening military alliances, increasing defense spending, and refusing to abandon American commitments abroad. In an article published Monday in Foreign Affairs, McConnell argues that the United States cannot retreat…
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Kentucky’s ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth faces U.S. Supreme Court
A pending U.S. Supreme Court decision will likely have huge ramifications for transgender youth in Kentucky seeking gender-affirming health care. Such care, including hormone therapy and puberty blockers, has been banned in Kentucky for more than a year after Kentucky’s GOP-dominated legislature outlawed it with Senate Bill 150 in 2023. But a lawsuit hoping…
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What does a Donald Trump Presidency look like for LGBTQ+ Kentuckians?
Former President Donald Trump is now President-elect Donald Trump after he won Kentucky’s, along with the majority of the country’s, votes on Election Day. It is no secret Donald Trump’s campaign was full of hateful rhetoric aimed at basically every marginalized population, but what exactly could his presidency look like for the LGBTQ+ community?…
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LIVE: LGBTQ+ Election Coverage with Queer Kentucky, Queer News Network
Well, y’all, the day is finally here: It is Election Day 2024. Queer Kentucky, alongside the Queer News Network, will be tracking the results and how they could impact you throughout the day and night. Here’s a rundown of what’s going on and what you need to know. 1:20 a.m.: Yes, we’re still awake…
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How much money has supported Amendment 2…and by who?
Kentucky’s battle over a proposed constitutional amendment on whether or not public dollars should go to private schools is shaping up to be incredibly, incredibly expensive. More than $12 million has been raised across a series of political issue groups in Kentucky aimed at advocating for or against Amendment 2, according to the most…
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Is it “deja vu all over again” for the University of Kentucky or just another “wrong mistake?”
Kentucky Kernel Managing Editor Casey Sebastiano reports that the University of Kentucky has denied the newspaper’s request for records identifying “non-UK student guests of Chellgren Hall on Sept. 20, 2024,” and of any occasion where Chase McGuire, who has been charged with rape and attempted strangulation of a student in that resident hall, has…
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Let’s start paying Lexington Councilmembers $100K per year to attract better candidates
Editors Note (Oct. 17, 2024) – In light of recent events, we are republishing this editorial. It was originally published on January 10, 2024. In Lexington, several incumbent councilmembers are breezing into their next term unopposed. These uncontested elections are a stark reminder of our faltering local democracy. It’s not just about the lack…