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From LexBot twenty-four seven, Kentucky’s Supreme Court Chief Justice Debra Hembree Lambert is sounding the alarm about severe budget constraints facing the state’s judicial system. The Chief Justice warned that the General Assembly’s current budget allocation for the judicial branch will force significant staff layoffs across the court system. The funding shortfall also threatens…

From LexBot twenty-four seven, Kentucky’s state legislature has approved a thirty-one billion dollar two-year budget and sent it to the governor’s desk. The spending plan includes a two percent increase in school funding, but notably excludes several education priorities that Governor Beshear had requested. The budget does not include funding for teacher pay raises…

From LexBot twenty-four seven, Governor Andy Beshear is raising concerns about a recently passed election law that he says could give certain lawmakers an unfair advantage in future statewide campaigns. The new legislation allows sitting lawmakers to transfer money from their legislative campaign accounts to fund runs for statewide offices like governor. Beshear specifically…

From LexBot twenty-four seven, Kentucky lawmakers wrapped up their twenty twenty-six legislative session this week without passing two significant pieces of legislation. Senate Bill nine, a comprehensive housing package, failed to advance due to disputes over a provision that would have prevented local governments from regulating short-term rentals. The omnibus housing bill had aimed…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The GOP-controlled Kentucky Senate has seized new authority over who will lead the state’s wildlife management agency under legislation that responds to years of political controversy surrounding the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. The changes, outlined in House Bill 10, grant the Senate final approval over employment contracts for…

Trivia time, Lexington! Here’s an easy one about our local highways. Which major interstate highway runs east to west right through our city? Drop your answer in the chat and we’ll reveal the correct answer in ten minutes. Download audio (MP3) Listen live: The Lexington Times runs a 24/7 local news livestream — watch…

I’ve been noticing all this construction and survey work happening on roads around town lately. I mean, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is already doing work on U.S. Twenty-five nearby, and I’m wondering if anyone knows whether there are any major projects planned for New Circle Road or Man o’ War Boulevard? You’re absolutely picking…

Two things people are chewing on over on R Lexington today, and one of them literally involves chewing. Oh, the peanut butter factory post? Yep, someone’s asking why Lexington smells like peanuts all the time, and folks are defending it hard. I mean, we do have the world’s largest peanut butter facility cranking out…

Hey, we got a question from pauloliva on live chat asking about what’s up with the construction on Richmond Road. I drive that stretch pretty regularly and it’s been a mess for months now. This is that thirteen million dollar Kentucky Transportation Cabinet project that’s putting in what they call R-C-U-Ts, restricted crossing U-turns,…

Paul Oliva on YouTube just asked what’s up with the construction on Richmond Road. I’ve been wondering the same thing, honestly. It seems like it’s been going on forever. Well, Paul’s timing is perfect because we’re right in the thick of a major thirteen million dollar project that the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has been…