Lexington Council and Administration express concern about employee feedback on diversity-equity and inclusion
WEKU | By Stu Johnson A survey of employees in Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government shows there are areas of concern. The issue got attention last week during a Council Committee...
Lexington City Council examining pay equity issues
WEKU | By Stu Johnson Lexington City Council members have taken a deeper dive into pay equity issues involving well over a thousand employees. Both the administration and Council say...
Downtown Lexington the site of a pro-Palestinian Rally
WEKU | By Stu Johnson The heart of downtown Lexington became the site for a rally in support of Palestinians in the Middle East. The event during a busy drive...
Proponents of freestanding birthing centers say they have a better bill, but hospital association keeps lobbying against it
By Sarah Ladd, Kentucky Lantern Two Kentucky legislators who have championed freestanding birth centers said Monday that they have agreed to concessions in their latest proposal, but the head...
Council to discuss pay disparity and workplace culture
by Jillian Riseman and Adrian Paul Bryant, CivicLex Weekly LEXINGTON, Ky.–On Tuesday, the General Government and Planning (GGP) Committee will hear the results of a pay comparison study. The...
Lexington announces awardees for Neighborhood Action Match Program
By Paul Oliva, The Lexington Times LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Neighborhood Action Match Program Review Board has released the list of awardees for the Fiscal Year 2024 Neighborhood Action...
Council committee delays decision on housing voucher discrimination ban
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council’s Social Services and Public Safety committee has postponed a decision on an ordinance that would ban landlords from discriminating against tenants...
On abortion, GOP is the dog that caught the car
by Al Cross, Kentucky Lantern Two months ago, I began gathering string to write about abortion and Attorney General Daniel Cameron, after he seemed to have a problem dealing...
Lexington Council approves $1.07 Million for winter warming shelters on West Loudon
LEXINGTON, Ky. — In a move to address the city’s growing homelessness crisis, the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council passed a resolution on Thursday allocating $1,072,000 in funding for temporary...
Lexington Council considering a major boost in money for homelessness prevention and intervention
WEKU | By Stu Johnson Lexington’s City Council is considering a substantial boost in funding for addressing homelessness-related issues. A change in the funding mechanism passed out of committee this...