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LEXINGTON, Ky. — Senate Republicans are moving ahead with a strategy to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Border Patrol for three years using a budget process that bypasses Democrats, according to reporting from the Kentucky Lantern. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said Tuesday he plans to use the reconciliation process to…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Michigan’s top election official is accusing the Trump administration’s Justice Department of using a stated goal of maintaining clean voter rolls as cover for an unlawful effort to compile a nationwide voter database, according to arguments filed Monday in federal appeals court. The dispute centers on the Justice Department’s demand for…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Kentucky Senate signaled an indefinite pause Tuesday in impeachment proceedings against Fayette Circuit Judge Julie Muth Goodman, deferring to the Judicial Conduct Commission to investigate allegations of misconduct. The Senate Impeachment Committee voted unanimously Wednesday morning to table further proceedings, with the full Senate expected to vote on the resolution…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Republican-controlled Kentucky General Assembly voted Tuesday to override nearly all of Gov. Andy Beshear’s vetoes, including those on the judicial branch budget and the two-year state spending plan, in the closing hours of the 2026 legislative session. The Republican supermajority overrode nearly all of the 32 vetoes Beshear issued over…

ASHLAND, Ky. – A South Point, Ohio, man, Michael Merrick, 26, was sentenced on Tuesday by Chief U.S. District Judge David Bunning to 360 months for the production of child pornography.  According to his plea agreement, in September 2024, a minor victim reported that she had been sexually assaulted by Merrick, and he had taken…

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A free mulch giveaway for Lexington residents will be held on Saturday, April 18 at 1631 Old Frankfort Pike between 8 a.m. and noon or until mulch runs out. Enter via Jimmie Campbell Drive. Please follow signs to direct you to the pickup site.  Event reminders:  This mulch comes from yard waste collected by Lexington’s Division of…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear announced a significant reshuffling of his cabinet leadership on Tuesday, moving three key secretaries into new roles while advancing other experienced officials within his administration, according to reporting by the Kentucky Lantern. Jim Gray, the former two-term mayor of Lexington, is stepping down from his role as Transportation…