Beshear calls for constitutional amendment, as KY Supreme Court rules on gerrymandering
by McKenna Horsley, Kentucky Lantern Kentucky’s recently redrawn congressional and legislative districts will stand for future elections. In an opinion published Thursday morning, the Kentucky Supreme Court affirmed Franklin Circuit...
Judge rules Kentucky’s charter school law unconstitutional
by McKenna Horsley, Kentucky Lantern A Franklin Circuit Court judge on Monday struck down a law allowing charter schools in Kentucky, ahead of an expected effort in next year’s legislature to...
Lexington’s Environmental Commission seeks some by-law changes
WEKU | By Stu Johnson For the first time since 1989 a revision in the Lexington Environmental Commission’s by-laws is in the works. The community-based Commission’s chair Grace Leppert Downey...
Lexington’s Palestinian community renews its call for a City Council resolution supporting a ceasefire overseas
WEKU | By Stu Johnson Representatives of Lexington’s Palestinian-affiliated community made another plea before the Lexington City Council. Prior to public comment at the end of Tuesday’s Council meeting, Council...
Which Lexington councilmember has the most campaign cash on hand?
by Paul Oliva, The Lexington Times LEXINGTON, Ky.–Tuesday marked a deadline for annual campaign finance reports in Kentucky, with five Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council candidates having submitted disclosures. A...
How wealthy donors like Jim Gray legally gave even more to Democratic Party during Beshear’s campaign
Former Lexington mayor gave $100,000 by Tom Loftus, Kentucky Lantern FRANKFORT — Ahead of last month’s governor’s race, London Mayor Randall Weddle and other Kentuckians gave big to a type...
School board reconsiders privatizing school nurses. For now.
by Paul Oliva, The Lexington Times LEXINGTON, KY — Fayette County Public Schools (FCPS), in a crucial pivot, is now negotiating to extend its longstanding contract with the Lexington-Fayette...
A few streams are freed from low head dams but many more remain in Kentucky
by Jacalyn Carfagno, Kentucky Lantern Lexington Times editor’s note: There is currently a project underway to remove a low head dam in Lexington. The dam in West Hickman Creek,...
11 Kentucky nonprofits get grants to work on substance-use-disorder awareness and prevention in underserved communities
By Melissa Patrick, Kentucky Health News Eleven nonprofit organizations have been selected to receive as much as $50,000 each from the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky‘s Funding for Recovery Equity...
Behind the Herald-Leader’s Funding Plea: A Closer Look at Local Journalism’s Challenges
Hey there, folks in Central Kentucky. Let’s sit down and have a real talk about something that’s been on our minds here at The Lexington Times lately. You might’ve...