Rep. Lisa Willner and advocacy groups to hold press conference announcing menstrual equity legislation
via press release FRANKFORT, KY—Acknowledging the financial strain caused by taxing menstrual products and understanding the repercussions on Kentucky students who lack access to these necessities, State Representative Lisa...
Buckman announces candidacy for Kentucky State Representative House District 76 (Lexington)
via press release LEXINGTGON, Ky. – Joshua Buckman has announced his intention to seek the Democratic nomination for Kentucky State Representative for the 76th district. Buckman, 42, is a...
Kentucky General Assembly 2024 Day One Photos
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Legislature, convening Tuesday, is being asked to strengthen laws on sales of cigarettes and vapes to minors, including licensing
Map by Jeremy Chisenhall, Lexington Herald-Leader “When the General Assembly returns to Frankfort on Jan. 2, one of the many problems it’s been asked to address is youth smoking...
Beshear wants lawmakers to be empathetic on controversial issues like abortion; sees better health for Ky. as possible legacy
Gov. Andy Beshear during his interview with KentuckyHealth News in the Capitol’s State Reception Room By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health News In an interview Wednesday with Kentucky Health News, Gov....
Ky. gambling problem help-line calls have tripled since legislature legalized sports betting; state has only seven certified counselors
Mike Stone, executive diredctor of the Kentucky Council on Problem Gambling, talks with a potential recruit at a conference in his effort to train more problem-gambling counselors. (Image from...
Committee discusses temporarily removing firearms from individuals in crisis
by Jordan Hensley, Legislative Research Commission FRANKFORT — Legislation to temporarily remove firearms from individuals experiencing a mental health crisis may be filed during the 2024 legislative session. Sen....
Travel for abortions, mainly from states like Kentucky, has doubled following Supreme Court decision, and can pose many difficulties
By Katelyn Jetelina, Your Local Epidemiologist. Republished from Kentucky Health News. This week, Kate Cox got an abortion, but had to leave Texas, where she lives, to get it. She joined more...
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...