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Mario Tama/Getty Images via the Kentucky LanternKentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is joining Democratic state officials in a legal action against President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in U.S. cities and calling on Republican governors to also speak out against what Beshear called “political stunts.” -
Osmar do Canto/UnsplashSeveral GOP legislators say the governor needs to find the funds to bolster Kentucky’s senior meal program, or he should call a special session.
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Local leaders have set up text alert systems, issued legal check lists and demanded police comply with a longstanding civil rights agreements -
Kentucky GOP Congressman Thomas Massie is facing attacks from President Donald Trump, but was lent a hand by Sen. Rand Paul in a six-stop tour through his district. -
As an Ohio-based religious education group works to implement “moral instruction” in Kentucky public schools under a new law, the state’s attorney general offered guidance this week to districts considering the program. -
Carp have increasingly become a nuisance in waterways across the country. A southern Kentucky high school teacher and his students are using the invasive fish to feed injured raptors, like bald eagles, vultures and hawks. -
Kentucky high school students will take the SAT instead of the ACT as their college admissions exam starting this school year. -
A Kentucky company says a new Tennessee law regulating hemp discriminates against out-of-state businesses.
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Three new hip-hop releases show a way forward for mid-level artists: albums the length of a network sitcom, and committing to the audience you already have. -
A new poll shows trust in federal health policies is plummeting, and what — or who — people believe increasingly depends on their politics. -
Military experts say they also worry how these new deployments will affect recruitment and public trust. -
A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down. -
The Hungarian writer, known for his apocalyptic works, has won the 2025 Nobel Prize in literature. He joins the ranks of Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck and Toni Morrison. -
National Guard troops from Illinois and Texas have been tasked with protecting federal government employees such as Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, and federal property.
