Joseph Lord
Joseph Lord is a Louisville native who was raised in Jeffersontown. He attended Western Kentucky University before covering public safety and later city government for The Anniston (Ala.) Star. He's also covered education for The Tribune and Evening News in southern Indiana and music and pop culture for Velocity, The Courier-Journal's weekly entertainment magazine.
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Kentucky State University’s president warned Monday that proposed state budget cuts to higher education may threaten the existence of the historically…
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Kentucky Democrats’ hold on the state House slipped further on Monday, when with another state representative switching to the ascendant Republican…
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Saying he’s unwilling to give up his sports commentary gig just yet, Kentucky Sports Radio founder Matt Jones announced Monday he won’t run for political…
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Saying he’s unwilling to give up his sports commentary gig just yet, Kentucky Sports Radio founder Matt Jones announced Monday he won’t run for political office in 2016. Jones, a Democrat, spent much of the summer and fall entertaining the
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The appointment of Kentucky’s top education official would be subject to state Senate confirmation under a bill pre-filed last week in the General…
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Louisville-based Humana has agreed to be sold to Connecticut-based rival Aetna for $37 billion, the companies announced early Friday.If it goes through,…
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Update 12:40 p.m.: Beshear’s Full StatementHere’s Beshear’s full statement:“The fractured laws across the country concerning same-sex marriage had created…
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Kentucky voters head to the polls today to determine major party candidates for statewide offices, including governor. Well, some voters will head to the polls. Voter turnout is projected to be at about 10 percent. For those who plan to
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John G. Heyburn II, a federal judge who in recent years made national headlines by striking down Kentucky’s same-sex marriage ban, died Wednesday,…
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This year, Forecastle Festival will be both familiar and new.The three-day music festival will feature Louisville rock band My Morning Jacket,…