Federal Judge Halts Kentucky’s Restrictive Transgender Health Care Law
In a decisive move that has drawn national attention, a federal judge in Kentucky temporarily suspended parts of the state’s ban on gender-affirming health care for transgender youth, permitting...
Child care in Kentucky is at risk of collapse as federal pandemic funding runs out
by Dustin Pugel, Kentucky Lantern High quality, affordable child care is essential for kids to learn, parents to work and the economy to prosper. But for years, families have...
Sweeping Changes: New Kentucky Laws Set to Take Effect This Week
FRANKFORT, Ky. — A flurry of new state laws on matters ranging from child abuse and drugs to gambling, mental health, gender services, and education will take effect on...
One year after the fall of Roe v. Wade, abortion care has become a patchwork of confusing state laws that deepen existing inequalities
by Heidi Fantasia, The Conversation In the year since the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson ruling struck down the constitutional right to abortion, society has been seeing the results of...
Emma Curtis unveils progressive platform
LEXINGTON, KY — A promising and impassioned new voice has emerged in Kentucky politics as Emma Curtis, an independent filmmaker and lifelong resident of South Lexington, unveiled a progressive...
Devine Carama discusses ONE Lexington with legislative juvenile justice commission
FRANKFORT, KY — Devine Carama, the director of ONE Lexington, recently discussed how his organization utilizes governmental resources and community partnerships to tackle youth gun violence with legislators on...
Safeguarding Medicaid and Insurance Coverage for Kentucky Families
by Shanteya Hudson, Public News Service Thousands of Kentucky residents and children face the threat of losing Medicaid and Kentucky Children’s Health Insurance as pandemic renewal regulations ease and the...
New Data Shows Well-Being of Kentucky Kids Worsens
by Nadia Ramlagan, Public News Service The latest Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Kids Count Data Book shows Kentucky, along with other Appalachian and Southeastern states, ranks in the bottom tier nationwide for overall...
Kentucky politicians mark Juneteenth as Beshear calls on legislature to make it a state holiday
by McKenna Horsley, Kentucky Lantern Kentucky leaders on both sides of the political spectrum celebrated Juneteenth by discussing African American history and calling the holiday a mark of progress...
How much partisan gerrymandering does Kentucky’s Constitution allow? Court to decide.
Democrats’ redistricting challenge will be heard by state Supreme Court in September. It’s unclear if a decision will come in time for the next round of elections. By Deborah...