Divya Karthikeyan
Race & Equity Reporter, Louisville Public MediaDivya Karthikeyan covers Race & Equity for LPM.
Previously, she served as the Capitol Reporter for Kentucky Public Radio, a collaborative of stations including LPM, WEKU, WKYU and WKMS.
Originally from Chennai, India, she’s reported for national and international outlets on politics, climate change, gender and caste inequality in India. She started out in the U.S. as a graduate student at NYU’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute and interned at The New Republic and Gotham Gazette.
Email Divya at dkarthikeyan@lpm.org.
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State Sen. Karen Berg lost her trans son to suicide before the Kentucky legislative session began and pleaded with Republicans not to pass restrictive LGBTQ laws. This week, Republicans did just that.
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Threats of violence led the organizer of an all-ages drag show this weekend in eastern Kentucky to cancel. The goal was to raise funds for a clothing bank that would serve transgender youth.
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Two bills that aim to reform the state's troubled juvenile justice system after reports of assaults, riots and escapes in recent years now await Gov. Andy Beshear's signature.
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Kentucky lawmakers are inching closer to passing a law that would legalize medical cannabis. It’s a much-awaited step forward for an issue that has support from both Republican lawmakers and Democratic Governor Andy Beshear.
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A bill that would legalize medical cannabis in Kentucky passed the Senate Thursday evening. It was the first time the measure made it to the Senate and received votes from lawmakers who were previously opposed to it.
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Republican Rep. Savannah Maddox’s proposal would have prevented public colleges from passing any policies that bar people 21 and older from carrying a concealed firearm on campuses.
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A bill that would legalize medical cannabis passed out of committee by a wide margin today. Lawmakers who have been long skeptical of permitting the substance signaled support for it.
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A bill legalizing medical cannabis has been assigned to a committee in the Kentucky Senate. Advocates say it marks a small step forward after years of stalling.
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Rape and incest would be legal exceptions to Kentucky’s expansive abortion restrictions if a new bill becomes law.
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Local authorities would be barred from assisting in federal firearms bans in a bill that passed the Kentucky House today.