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Senate passes bill on federal education tax credit program February 27, 2026 Senate President Pro Tempore David P. Givens, R-Greensburg, speaks on House Bill 1, on the Senate floor. A high-res version is available here. FRANKFORT — Legislation implementing a new federal tax-credit scholarship program in Kentucky received final passage in the Senate on…

by Olivia Krauth, Queer Kentucky | Kentucky’s Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom February 27, 2026 As Kentucky’s legislative session rages on, Wednesday saw a scene frequently all too absent at the state Capitol: Unwavering queer joy, strength and solidarity led by Gov. Andy Beshear. LGBTQ+ people and their allies, sitting lawmakers and political candidates, labor organizers…

State budget clears House floor, heads to the Senate February 26, 2026 Rep. Josh Bray, R-Mount Vernon, speaks on House Bill 500 on the House floor on Thursday. The bill is a first draft of the state budget for the next two years. A high-res version is available here. FRANKFORT — Two bills related…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 27, 2025) — Getting a dental implant installed can be uncomfortable; getting it removed because of infection is considerably more so. That’s the problem that University of Kentucky researchers are trying to solve with a five-year, $1.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Martha Grady, Ph.D., a Lighthouse…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Vice Mayor Dan Wu announced Wednesday that a second wave of medical debt relief has erased $5.6 million in unpaid bills for more than 3,200 Fayette County residents, bringing the city’s total debt cancellation to roughly $18 million for nearly 10,000 households since the program launched. Wu shared the news during…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Planning Commission’s zoning hearing lasted just seven minutes Thursday after every item on the docket was postponed, leaving a proposed 67-townhome development, a South Broadway car wash and a rewrite of economic development zoning rules all in limbo for at least another month. The Feb. 26 session…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Lexington recorded seven more traffic fatalities and 54 more serious injuries than its safety goals called for last year, the region’s transportation planning body learned this week, even as staff raised pointed questions about whether the governor’s recommended state highway plan would help close that gap. The Lexington Area Metropolitan Planning…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A proposed resort-style hotel and entertainment complex at the Red Mile drew a postponement from Lexington’s Technical Review Committee after staff flagged concerns that the project’s commercial square footage exceeds what the zoning ordinance allows before mixed-use components are built. The Red Mile mixed-use development, planned for 101 Windback Way, would…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Members of Lexington’s Rural Land Management Board voiced strong reservations about large-scale solar installations on agricultural land during their February meeting, even as a draft zoning amendment that would allow such projects with a “dual use” provision advances through the Urban County Council’s committee process. Councilmember Hil Boone, who sits on…

Committee OKs child marriage bill February 26, 2026 Sen. Julie Raque Adams, R-Louisville, testifies Thursday on Senate Bill 156 to the Senate Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection Committee. A high-resolution photo can be found here. FRANKFORT — A bill crafted to close a marriage age loophole in Kentucky law advanced unanimously Thursday during…