Cameron joins four AGs in warning law firms to end race-based hiring practices
by McKenna Horsley, Kentucky Lantern Kentucky Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron joined a group of GOP attorneys general in warning 100 of the nation’s largest law firms against using...
Hopkinsville police to undergo diversity training after video stirs controversy
Try ‘that‘ in a small town by Jennifer P. Brown and Julia Hunter, Hoptown Chronicle, Kentucky Lantern In the wake of an officer’s controversial social media post that drew...
Juvenile Justice Oversight Council examines alternatives to detention
by Jordan Hensley, Legislative Research Commission FRANKFORT — Traditional detention isn’t the only option for children in Kentucky’s juvenile justice system. Margo Figg, director for the Division of Classification...
Boundary expansion planning includes discussions of protecting rural Black hamlets
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Urban Growth Management Master Plan Advisory Committee, which is responsible for identifying areas for possible inclusion in the Urban Service Area, convened Tuesday to discuss...
Lexington council seating assignments a source of “conflicts” and “chaos”
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The recent Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council discussions on their proposed new seating chart have sparked a public debate among councilmembers. The issue came to the forefront...
Lexington man arrested for threatening local Rabbi and Jewish Center amid increase in hate activity
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Lexington Police Department announced the arrest of a local man on charges of Terroristic Threatening 2nd degree, following threats made to a local Rabbi and...
Democratic lawmakers unveil bill to expand free school meals in Ky., aiming to reduce childhood hunger by 2025-26
FRANKFORT, Ky. – In an ambitious move to address childhood hunger, a problem impacting one in seven Kentucky youths, state Senator Cassie Chambers Armstrong and state Representative Chad Aull,...
2-1 appeals court ruling will interrupt gender-affirming care for Ky. transgender youth as the new law against it moves through courts
By Melissa Patrick, Kentucky Health News A federal appeals court panel voted 2-1 last Monday to allow Kentucky to enforce a recently enacted ban on gender-affirming care for transgender...
Appeals court refuses to restore gender-affirming care for transgender minors in Kentucky
by Sarah Ladd, Kentucky Lantern The 6th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Monday rejected a request from the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky to let transgender minors...
Committee receives overview of AI positives, negatives
by Nancy Royden, Legislative Research Commission Public Information Office FRANKFORT — Advocates for the commonwealth’s use of artificial intelligence offered legislators an overview of new technology – some of...