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Rocky Adkins, a former Kentucky Democratic House floor leader, has left his post with Gov. Andy Beshear’s administration.

Governor Andy Beshear named Ray Perry as his new senior advisor, replacing Rocky Adkins who is departing to run for Kentucky governor in 2027. Adkins, who served in the position since 2019, helped secure over $50 billion in economic investments during his tenure.

The University of Kentucky’s Martin-Gatton College is launching its sixth annual Military Family Readiness Academy, a free online professional development series running throughout August designed to help service providers better support military families in Kentucky.

Lexington is praised as the transparent one on police surveillance — it posts a map of its 125 license-plate readers. But the department’s own audits show a network of more than 2,000 enrolled cameras it can reach, and the audits never check who outside LPD taps in.

A few Kentucky politicians — mostly Republicans — have confirmed they will be speaking at this year’s Fancy Farm Picnic next month.

Kentucky is using opioid settlement funds to expand addiction recovery services in rural communities, where treatment access has been historically limited and drug addiction rates remain high.

The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Airport Board named Tonya Jackson as chair effective July 15, following the retired Lexmark executive’s six years of board service.

A coalition of 23 state governors and the governor of Guam, all Democrats, submitted a joint comment to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget on Monday objecting to a proposed rule that would drastically change the federal grantmaking process, saying it threatens programs related to maternal health and reproductive care. The public comment…

A Lexington officer told a driver he rear-ended that she ‘stopped so quick.’ His body camera showed him texting through the impact. He resigned May 18 — days before the chief could act on a termination recommendation.