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FRANKFORT, Ky. (Feb. 27, 2026) – Gov. Andy Beshear has ordered that flags at all state office buildings be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, Feb. 28, in honor of trailblazing civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died Feb. 17 at the age of 84. Previously, the Governor had ordered…

An investigation into nearly 20 years of city meeting transcripts reveals a pattern of study, debate, and deferral — while the affordable housing gap grew from 6,000 units to 30,000. On a Tuesday afternoon in February 2014, a consultant named Charles Buki stood before the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council and laid out the math.…

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…