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Kentucky’s unemployment rate held steady at 4.7 percent in July 2026, unchanged from June but slightly higher than July 2025, while Fayette County saw its rate improve to 4.4 percent.

State Rep. Ken Fleming received the 2026 Kentucky Dental Association Presidential Citation Award for legislative work strengthening Kentucky’s Medicaid dental program, including measures to improve administration and increase provider reimbursement rates.

Rep. Matt Lockett praised Meta’s $18 billion settlement with Kentucky and other states as validation of his push for stronger social media protections for children, saying the agreement includes safeguards similar to those in his failed 2026 legislation.

The Lexington Times pulled the city’s Accela permitting portal and the Fayette PVA’s August sales roll: a sign permit for a Lego Store, Country Boy Brewing badging a Turner Commons building, a $32.85 million industrial sale on Remington Way, a $9.5 million assemblage at the edge of campus, a 155-foot cell tower application and…

Residents discussed the design of Kentucky’s new all-black nature license plate (a deliberate alternative to the coal-themed plate), debated aggressive driving habits including signal neglect and stop-sign violations, and shared job leads for college students, including open hiring at Keeneland.

Lexington Catholic and Lexington Christian both earned girls soccer wins Wednesday night, with the Knights shutting out Boyle County 4-0 and the Eagles defeating Sayre 2-1.

The Urban County Council is set to consider FY2027 tax rates and solar energy zoning changes during a Thursday meeting that includes a public hearing on property taxes and votes on several municipal contracts and employee policies.

This summer, Oklahoma launched a statewide community access portal initiative, bringing private, internet-connected spaces to public libraries across the state. The program will place as many as 175 portals in libraries, giving rural residents a private space to access telehealth, workforce development, education, and other essential online services. The initiative comes as libraries have…

This story was originally published by KFF Health News. A century-old hospital near Michigan’s southern border was one of the nation’s first to convert into a new emergency-focused model Congress created to save rural care. Afterward, though, use of Sturgis Hospital’s emergency department fell, according to data collected at the state level. In June,…

University of Kentucky gymnastics earned a top-five academic honor from the Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association for the 2025-26 academic year, posting a team GPA of 3.8326 with nine perfect 4.0s among its roster.