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LEXINGTON, Ky. — Voting rights organizations launched a federal lawsuit Tuesday to block the Trump administration’s unprecedented effort to collect sensitive personal information on millions of American voters, arguing that the Justice Department is building a dangerous centralized national voter list ahead of November’s midterm elections. Common Cause and four individual voters filed the…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Eviction filings declined slightly in 2025 across major U.S. cities and states tracked by Princeton University’s Eviction Lab, marking the second consecutive year of decreases in the jurisdictions that house roughly one-third of the nation’s renters. Landlords filed 1.23 million eviction cases in the 10 states and 38 cities monitored by…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — As the world commemorates the 56th annual Earth Day on April 22, the University of Kentucky is highlighting its year-round commitment to environmental stewardship and sustainability through campus-wide programs, student research opportunities and community engagement initiatives. The university’s sustainability efforts extend far beyond a single day of observance. According to UK’s…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council approved $5.2 million in spending from the city’s opioid settlement funds during a work session Tuesday, allocating resources to address the crisis through housing initiatives and community support programs. The council voted to allocate $3 million toward a tiered community grant program for local nonprofits, with…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council discussed a proposed $546.9 million budget for fiscal year 2027 during a Committee of the Whole meeting Tuesday, as city officials reported a strong third quarter performance for the current fiscal year. The council adopted a total funds available amount of $546,901,379 to serve as the…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Republican Daniel Cameron got about a half hour of air time to make his case to viewers during KET debates held Monday night, according to reporting from the Kentucky Lantern, while Democrats Amy McGrath, Dale Romans and Charles Booker disagreed on major policy issues including Medicaid expansion and minimum wage in…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The City of Lexington is accepting applications for its seventh year of the Teachers’ Environmental Academy, a week-long professional development program designed to equip educators with knowledge about local environmental challenges they can bring directly into their classrooms. The workshop series runs June 8-12 and welcomes kindergarten through 12th-grade educators from…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A new analysis of Kentucky’s Reading Academies shows that Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) training is making a measurable difference for student literacy success, according to research conducted by the Kentucky Department of Education. The Kentucky Reading Academies have rapidly advanced literacy outcomes since the program’s inception…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Mayor Linda Gorton highlighted the city’s significant progress in affordable housing Friday, announcing that Lexington’s Affordable Housing Fund has leveraged nearly half a billion dollars in private investment and subsidy dollars since its creation in 2014. Speaking at the construction site of Wellington Park Apartments, Gorton said the city will surpass…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Kentucky Department of Education’s Summer Boost program is set to reach students across the state this summer, with 35 sites in 34 school districts participating in the reading and mathematics initiative. The 2026 Summer Boost: Reading and Mathematics Program represents a partnership between the Kentucky Department of Education and the…