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Committee advances bill on dyslexia and dysgraphia January 21, 2026 Rep. Samara Heavrin, R-Leitchfield, (right) speaks on House Bill 389 during Wednesday’s meeting of the House Primary and Secondary Education Committee. Joining her is Rep. Tina Bojanowski, D-Louisville, (left), co-sponsor on the bill. A high-res version can be found here. FRANKFORT — Legislation that…

Committee approves concealed carry for young adults January 21, 2026 Rep. Savannah Maddox, R-Dry Ridge, advocates for House Bill 312 before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. The legislation would allow 18- to 20-year-olds to obtain a provisional concealed carry license. A high-res version can be found here. FRANKFORT — In Kentucky, 18- to…

Senate committee advances Food is Medicine resolution January 21, 2026 Sen. Shelley Funke Frommeyer, R-Alexandria, speaks Wednesday on Senate Joint Resolution 23 during a Senate Health Services Committee meeting. SJR 23 would declare Kentucky a Food is Medicine state and direct state agencies to advance Food is Medicine initiatives. A high-res version can be…

Democratic Socialist candidate for Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council At-Large Herbert Lynn has pitched a new “vacancy tax” on empty housing units as a signature solution to Lexington’s affordability crisis — a proposal he’s promoted while citing housing figures that do not withstand basic scrutiny. But local experts contacted by The Lexington Times say the…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Lexington city council members on Tuesday advanced a sweeping new framework intended to guide the city’s growth for decades, approving a data-driven preservation and growth management program after extended public comment and detailed amendments aimed at infill development, vacant land, and farmland protection. The plan — formally known as the Preservation…

Senate advances legislation aiming to curb distracted driving January 20, 2026 Sen. Jimmy Higdon, R-Lebanon, speaks Tuesday on the Senate floor about a hands-free bill he is sponsoring. A high-res version can be found here. FRANKFORT — In an effort to help keep Kentucky roads safe, the Senate passed legislation Tuesday that seeks to…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Federal drug agents say they seized hundreds of grams of fentanyl, methamphetamine and multiple firearms in a pair of coordinated raids this month that led to the arrests of two men accused of running separate fentanyl trafficking operations in Fayette County. According to sworn affidavits filed in U.S. District Court, investigators…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Fayette County Board of Education violated Kentucky’s Open Meetings Act during a December video-teleconference meeting in which members voted on key changes affecting the district’s single-gender STEM academies and the future of The Stables program at the Kentucky Horse Park, the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office ruled. In a decision issued…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 21, 2026) — A University of Kentucky team consisting of Bob Coleman, Ph.D., Ray Smith, Ph.D., and Krista Lea, along with the support of several county agents around the state, is starting a two-year research and educational effort to help hay producers sell more horse-quality hay. The research will also help horse owners buy hay with fewer surprises.    Kentucky has approximately 35,000 horse operations, affecting more than one million acres…