Transylvania University to sell baseball field in support of affordable housing development
Originally published by WEKU. A $2.8 million sale between Transylvania University and a group of Lexington banks will transform the school’s baseball field into an affordable housing development. The...
State Reps. Aull and Lewis and Sen. Chambers Armstrong unveil bipartisan bills to expand free student meals, help farmers
via press release FRANKFORT – Following months of meetings with stakeholders and other legislators, state Representatives Chad Aull and Scott Lewis and state Senator Cassie Chambers Armstrong have filed...
Read the RFP for Lexington’s “Millionaire’s Park,” AKA Kelley’s Landing
LEXINGTON, KY — Against the backdrop of an estimated 700 homeless children in Lexington, the Bluegrass Community Foundation’s “Fund for a Greater Lexington” (FGL) has released a $150,000 Request...
Look Who’s Running for Council in 2024!
Last Friday was the filing deadline for candidates for Urban County Council, so we’re here to give you a rundown on all of the folks running for office! As...
Beshear wants 15 medical conditions added to medical-cannabis law, but key legislators say now isn’t the time to do that
Conditions in white are authorized by the state law that takes effect in 2025; those in green or yellow are also authorized by Gov. Andy Beshear’s order, issued under...
Bills impacting open government filed in week one of the Kentucky General Assembly
Transparency took center stage on the first day of the 2024 Regular Session as lawmakers debated the rules that will govern their proceedings. “Debated” is a generous term for...
Addiction Recovery Care urges Kentuckians with substance-use disorder to seek care, saying January is one of its busiest months
By Melissa Patrick, Kentucky Health News With the start of a new year, Addiction Recovery Care is encouraging individuals struggling with substance-use disorder to seek addiction care, noting that...
An Ode to Palestine: Reflections on a Night of Resilience and Hope at UK
By Ronald Delgado, Photo credit @agoubsphotos December will always be a magical month. December gifts us the opportunity to remember thegood, the bad, and the ugly of the last...
Lawmakers file scores of bills throughout the first days of the 2024 session
by Mike Wynn, Legislative Research Commission FRANKFORT, Ky. (Jan. 5, 2024) — Lawmakers filed more than 200 bills this week on issues ranging from milk safety to the death penalty as...
KY bill threatens Lexington’s proposed ban on source of income discrimination by landlords
The Herald Leader’s Beth Musgrave reports: A bill filed in the Kentucky legislature would ban local governments from prohibiting landlords from discriminating against people who use federal housing vouchers...