Some Kentucky lawmakers want to tackle gun violence through a public health lens
Republican candidates for governor say Second Amendment must be protected by Sarah Ladd, Kentucky Lantern This story mentions suicide and gun violence. If you or someone you know is...
ACLU and NCLR File Lawsuit Challenging Ban on Medical Care for Trans Youth in Kentucky
Louisville, Ky.–The ACLU of Kentucky, the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), and law firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP filed a lawsuit seeking to block the portion of...
Teachers union asks judge to block new Kentucky law barring payroll deductions to pay union dues
by Liam Niemeyer, Kentucky Lantern FRANKFORT — Kentucky’s largest teachers union representing thousands of educators throughout the state is asking a judge to temporarily block a new law that...
DOJ challenges Tennessee anti-trans law, Kentucky’s SB 150 could be next
The U.S. Justice Department has taken legal action against Tennessee’s recently passed law that prohibits transgender youth from receiving gender-affirming medical care. The lawsuit, filed on Wednesday, challenges the...
The school year will soon end, but a new strategy to dismantle public education is just beginning
by Jason Bailey, Kentucky Lantern Public schools are at the heart of our communities, yet powerful interests have led a decades-long national effort to undermine them. Their strategy is...
Patients still call Kentucky abortion providers as advocates struggle to find a legal path forward
BY: DEBORAH YETTER, KENTUCKY LANTERN LOUISVILLE —With Kentucky’s abortion ban now in its 10th month, advocates have returned to court to argue that abortion is a right under the state constitution...
Beshear administration issues regulations to maintain expansion of Medicaid dental, vision and hearing benefits legislature nixed
By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear has again proposed regulations to expand dental, vision and hearing benefits for Kentucky adults on Medicaid, after the legislature found similar...
Republican Party of Kentucky rakes in more corporate money for building fund
2017 Kentucky law allows unlimited and corporate contributions to improve political parties’ headquarters BY: TOM LOFTUS, KENTUCKY LANTERN FRANKFORT, KY – The Republican Party of Kentucky’s push to raise large...
KY Black Legislative Caucus Demands Comprehensive Gun Control in Nationwide Action
Frankfort, Ky.–The Kentucky Black Legislative Caucus has called on the General Assembly to pass comprehensive gun control legislation in the wake of two mass shootings in Louisville in less...
Calls for action on gun violence meet silence from Kentucky’s Republican legislative leaders
Beshear renews call for ‘red flag’ law. Louisville mayor wants more local options. BY: LIAM NIEMEYER, KENTUCKY LANTERN As Louisville’s mayor and Democratic legislators have pleaded for gun reforms, Republican...