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LEXINGTON, Ky. — Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council approved two major initiatives during a work session Tuesday, including $375,000 in funding for an expanded ride-sharing pilot program and a broadband infrastructure agreement for a growing business park. The council voted to authorize a Memorandum of Understanding with United Way of the Bluegrass to operate the…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Urban County Council is scheduled to consider two major initiatives during its work session Tuesday, including a $375,000 subsidized rideshare program and broadband infrastructure development at the Legacy Business Park. According to the agenda, the council will consider authorizing a memorandum of understanding with United Way of the Bluegrass to…

By Liam Niemeyer, Kentucky Lantern · May 5, 2026 Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is signing emergency measures to freeze the state’s sales tax on gasoline starting in July and declare a state of emergency that could lower the tax by 10 cents a gallon starting next week.  In a Tuesday press conference, Beshear, said…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Mayor Linda Gorton will announce the recipients of the 2026 “Be the Change” Scholarship Program on Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. in the Government Center Lobby, according to a statement from the City of Lexington. ONE Lexington Director Devine Carama will join the mayor at the announcement, along with representatives of the…

By Tisha Pletcher, Kentucky Lantern · May 5, 2026 Gov. Andy Beshear signed a proclamation in the Capitol Rotunda making October 2024 Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Kentucky. (Kentucky Lantern photo by Sarah Ladd) Over the past month, we have witnessed many heartbreaking and senseless acts of violence in both our community and our…

By Jennifer Shutt, Kentucky Lantern · May 5, 2026 Demolition work continued where the East Wing once stood at the White House on Dec. 8, 2025 in Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump ordered the 123-year-old East Wing and Jacqueline Kennedy Garden leveled to make way for a new 90,000-square-foot ballroom that he says will…

By McKenna Horsley, Kentucky Lantern · May 5, 2026 LOUISVILLE — For Daniel Cameron, it’s full steam ahead — even without President Donald Trump’s blessing for his U.S. Senate campaign.  Cameron, surrounded by his family and supporters at the Jefferson County Republican Headquarters on Tuesday, said he doesn’t plan on dropping out of the Republican…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The National Education Association announced its endorsement of Democratic congressional candidate Zach Dembo on Monday, bolstering his position in a competitive race for Kentucky’s 6th Congressional District seat ahead of the May 19 primary. The NEA, the nation’s largest labor union, said Dembo’s teaching background and advocacy for public education made…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Four graduating students have been selected by University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto to represent the Class of 2026 as speakers at the university’s May commencement ceremonies Friday and Saturday at Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center. The May 2026 commencement ceremonies will take place Friday, May 8, and Saturday, May…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government’s Social Services and Public Safety Committee convened Tuesday to review progress on major community initiatives, including a $59 million affordable housing fund and programs aimed at strengthening family stability and food access. The committee discussed the Affordable Housing Fund, which has committed approximately $59 million since…