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LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 14, 2026) — The University of Kentucky Center for Clinical and Translational Science will hold its 21st annual Spring Conference on March 31 at the Central Bank Center in Lexington. Abstract submissions and nominations for mentor awards are now open. The CCTS Spring Conference is Kentucky’s premier event for clinical and translational research,…

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky lawmakers used Tuesday’s House and Senate floor sessions largely to introduce new legislation and handle ceremonial business, formally teeing up dozens of bills that will shape debate as the 2026 regular session accelerates. Neither chamber took up votes on substantive policy measures, but members filed a wide slate of proposals…

LEXINGTON – A Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council committee on Tuesday advanced two ordinances that would require carbon monoxide detectors in older residential and commercial buildings, responding to a fatal poisoning incident last year that exposed a major gap in local safety codes. The Social Services and Public Safety Committee voted unanimously to send the…

LEXINGTON — Lexington council members on Tuesday received an update on the city’s medical debt relief initiative — a program that has drawn both praise and criticism since its approval — while also advancing major funding steps for the Town Branch Trail and approving a slate of budget, bond and personnel items during a…

by Olivia Krauth, Queer Kentucky | Kentucky’s Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom January 14, 2026 A Republican Kentucky lawmaker wants to make performing in drag a crime.  House Bill 360, filed Tuesday by Rep. Scott Sharp (R-Ashland), would create a series of criminal penalties for “adult performances” done in public or in places where minors could…

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky lawmakers on the Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board on Monday finalized a wide-ranging set of findings and recommendations warning that the state’s Medicaid program is financially unsustainable and in need of major structural reforms ahead of the 2026 General Assembly. Meeting at noon in Annex Room 154, the board voted…

LEXINGTON – The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government’s Board of Adjustment approved a slate of short-term rental requests Monday, including a contested Desdemona Way property and a historic Georgetown Road estate wedged between Interstate 75 and Georgetown Road, while deadlocking on a Rosalie Road proposal near Keeneland. The meeting, held Jan. 12 in council chambers…

FRANKFORT – Kentucky General Assembly lawmakers convened Monday for brief floor sessions in both chambers, formally opening the legislative week with the introduction of dozens of new bills, committee referrals and a sharp Senate speech previewing an upcoming national fight over women’s sports. The Kentucky House of Representatives and Kentucky Senate both adjourned without…