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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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Thanks to a partnership with Green Forests Work – a nonprofit that reforests old mining land in Appalachia – listeners’ donations will lead to 1,283 trees being planted in eastern Kentucky next spring. -
As more renewable energy sources come onto the grid, Kentucky is trying to find its role in this emerging economy. -
Senior centers across the Bluegrass State are now facing a budgetary shortfall that has many cutting programs and reducing meal delivery services that employees say do more than just keep enrollees fed. -
The hospital will operate as Jennie Stuart Health, a Deaconess Kentucky hospital. -
The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded a new essential air services contract to Barkley Regional Airport’s preferred provider, but the approved deal announced on Wednesday isn’t exactly what the Paducah airport recommended. -
Out-of-state groups have funneled millions of dollars into Tennessee’s special congressional race, outpacing the fundraising totals for most frontrunners.
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The health secretary's affinity for saturated fat and his ire over ultraprocessed foods could influence federal food guidelines, expected out this fall. -
Kristina Douglass wanted to find out the truth about how past communities adapted to environmental change. Her revelatory work has earned her a MacArthur award. -
Nabarun Dasgupta was recognized with a MacArthur "genius" award for work studying the deadly overdose crisis. He's also a front-line organizer, helping people survive. -
A cartographer, a composer, a neurobiologist, and a novelist are among the recipients of this year's "Genius Grants." Each Fellow will receive a no-strings attached award of $800,000. -
Broadway's union for performers and stage managers says the sticking point is health care. -
The former FBI director, who has long been one of President Trump's most vocal critics, was indicted last month on two counts stemming from his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee in September 2020.
