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In its Tuesday, February 24th Work Session, Council will hear a presentation from Michael Clark of the University of Kentucky’s Center for Business and Economic Research about Lexington’s employment trends and tax forecast for the next two years. This presentation will provide Council with important context for the city’s revenue projections as they enter…

In its Tuesday, February 24th Budget, Finance, and Economic Development Committee meeting, Council will receive a presentation from VisitLEX on a proposal to create a Lodging Management District, also known as a Tourism Improvement District. According to the presentation, the district would generate an estimated $2.1 million annually for tourism marketing and destination development…

As the state’s flagship, land-grant institution, the University of Kentucky exists to advance the Commonwealth. We do that by preparing the next generation of leaders — placing students at the heart of everything we do — and transforming the lives of Kentuckians through education, research and creative work, service and health care. We pride ourselves…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 23, 2026) — Anna Quarles, a product design senior in the University of Kentucky College of Design, prioritized sustainability in her final Soft Spaces class project last semester. With the help of Erin Geibel, recycling coordinator in Facilities Management, she transformed old T-shirts, blue wrap and grocery bags into a unique…

In this Tuesday’s Budget, Finance, and Economic Development Committee, Council will hear a presentation from LexArts, Lexington’s United Arts Fund, on their audit of Lexington’s arts and culture economy. Sound Diplomacy conducted the study, which was funded by a one-time $300,000 allocation from LFUCG to create a master plan for the arts in Lexington.…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A federal grand jury has indicted the executive director of the Stanford Housing Authority on 14 felony counts, accusing her of forging board documents, funneling tens of thousands of dollars in public money into her personal bank account and charging personal expenses to the agency’s credit card over a nearly two-year…

Tourism bureau’s president received $58,000 bonus on top of $282,536 salary; four employees again out-earn the mayor LEXINGTON, Ky. — VisitLex, the publicly funded tourism bureau for the Bluegrass region, distributed $155,816.87 in bonuses to eight employees during fiscal year 2025, according to compensation records obtained by the Lexington Times through the Kentucky Open…

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Feb. 21, 2026) – Gov. Andy Beshear has ordered that flags at all state office buildings be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, March 7, in honor of trailblazing civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, who died Feb. 17 at the age of 84. “A leader of strength and commitment…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Lexington’s Planning Commission got its first look Thursday at a sweeping zoning ordinance rewrite designed to ensure the development standards laid out in the city’s Urban Growth Master Plan survive the shift to ministerial review under state law, while also receiving updates on a newly signed growth management ordinance, proposed floodplain…

Comprehensive bill on elections advances from House committee February 19, 2026 Cutline: Rep. DJ Johnson, R-Owensboro, explains his comprehensive elections bill, House Bill 534, during Thursday’s House Elections, Constitutional Amendments and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee meeting. A high-res version is available here. FRANKFORT — The House Elections, Constitutional Amendments and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee approved a…