Transgender teen: Anti-LGBTQ bills mean Kentucky doesn’t want me here
‘Nobody pushed me into it.’ by Sarah Ladd, Kentucky Lantern This story discusses suicide and anti-LGBTQ attacks. If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, please call or...
Lexington takes steps towards affordable housing funding increase
Lexington, Ky.–Lexington’s affordable housing fund could see a significant increase in funding. The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council Budget, Finance and Economic Development Committee voted 8-1 Tuesday in favor of...
Kelly Craft and her coal exec spouse gave maximum $10,000 each to Republican Party of Kentucky… Who else?
by Tom Loftus, Kentucky Lantern FRANKFORT — Republican candidate for governor Kelly Craft and her husband Joe Craft each contributed $10,000 to the Republican Party of Kentucky last month. The two...
Council To Consider Land Donation for New Park on Paris Pike
Lexington, Ky.–The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council will consider a request for authorization to accept a donation of land and property for Parks & Recreation. The land, located at 2490...
Council to Discuss Updates to Affordable Housing Fund
Lexington, Ky. – The Budget, Finance, and Economic Development (BFED) Committee will meet on Tuesday to discuss updates to the Affordable Housing Fund. The meeting will consider a potential...
Legislative roundup: Here are some of the bills that received a final vote before the legislature adjourned on Thursday
Frankfort, Ky.–The General Assembly’s 2023 Regular Session ended with a flurry of activity as lawmakers rushed to pass bills before the 10-day veto recess. The week was marked by...
Bill would address health-care workforce shortage with public-private fund to help Kentuckians enter health-related professions
By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health News In response to Kentucky’s health-care workforce shortages, the legislature has sent Gov. Andy Beshear a bill to create a fund with private and public...
As opioids overdose deaths keep rising, report urges lawmakers to develop new approaches
by Ashley Murray, Kentucky Lantern WASHINGTON — Lawmakers should view America’s staggering opioid crisis, including the rise of illicit fentanyl, through an “ecosystems” approach, argues a massive RAND Corporation report published...
Bill to address postpartum depression and other maternal mental-health problems has passed and awaits the governor’s action
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill to ensure greater access to information and resources for mental-health care before and after the birth of a child passed without...
Kentucky legislature sends governor a bill to regulate Delta-8 THC
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News In response to a court decision last year that deemed products containing Delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol legal, a bill to regulate products with the substance...