Council committee to hold public hearing Tuesday on Source of Income Discrimination
By Jillian Riseman, CivicLex Weekly The Social Services and Public Safety Committee is holding a special meeting Tuesday at 6pm in Council Chambers to hear public input on banning Source...
Federal Reserve Director’s former firm secured $11M in city Affordable Housing funds despite past scrutiny
by Paul Oliva, The Lexington Times A report scheduled to be presented to the Urban County Council’s Social Services and Public Safety Committee on Tuesday, and made available online...
A new day in abortion politics, even in deep red Kentucky?
‘We’re still trying to evaluate everything,’ says Right to Life’s Wuchner by Deborah Yetter, Kentucky Lantern Standing before cheering supporters on election night, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat,...
Beshear declares state of emergency to help combat Eastern Kentucky wildfires
by Liam Niemeyer, Kentucky LanternNovember 9, 2023 Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency Thursday in an effort to provide more resources for combating wildfires across the...
Shepherd’s House, other agencies in line for grant funding from city of Lexington
WEKU | By John McGary The City of Lexington is prepared to award $479,000 in grants to 12 agencies. Mayor Linda Gorton made the announcement Wednesday, noting council approval is...
Beshear and Cameron rally voters, make their final pitches across Kentucky
by McKenna Horsley, Kentucky Lantern With hours left to make their cases to voters, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and Republican challenger Attorney General Daniel Cameron spent Monday crisscrossing Kentucky...
$55.9 million allocated during last week’s Budget COW
by Jillian Riseman, CivicLex Weekly LEXINGTON, Ky.–On Tuesday, October 31, 2023, Councilmembers met in a Committee of the Whole (COW) to discuss $55.9 million worth of unassigned funding left...
Poll shows Beshear, Cameron in dead heat; most voters say they oppose current abortion law
By Al Cross, Kentucky Health News From the start, the X factor in the Kentucky governor’s race has been former president Donald Trump: Would his endorsement propel Republican Attorney...
In Lexington, pricey park plans and tourism subsidies eclipse plight of 500 homeless kids
by Paul Oliva, The Lexington Times In Lexington, Kentucky, a juxtaposition of priorities has left many to question the direction of community and government funds amidst an increasingly noticeable...