Ryland Barton
Managing Editor for Collaboratives, Kentucky Public RadioRyland Barton is the Managing Editor for Collaboratives for Kentucky Public Radio, a group of public radio stations including WKMS, WFPL in Louisville, WEKU in Richmond and WKYU in Bowling Green. A native of Lexington, Ryland most recently served as the Capitol Reporter for Kentucky Public Radio. He has covered politics and state government for NPR member stations KWBU in Waco and KUT in Austin.
Always looking to put a face to big issues, Ryland's reporting has taken him to drought-weary towns in West Texas and relocated communities in rural China. He's covered breaking news like the 2014 shooting at Fort Hood Army Base and the aftermath of the fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas.
Ryland has a bachelor's degree from the University of Chicago and a master's degree in journalism from the University of Texas.
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Advocates decried anti-LGBTQ bills moving through the Kentucky Legislature during a rally on Wednesday.
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An infant was surrendered to a baby box at a fire station in Bowling Green last week—the first instance since the implementation of Kentucky’s new law allowing people to anonymously surrender children less than 30 days old at locations around the state.
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A new poll shows Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear with a 61% approval rating, the highest of his first four-year term in office.
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Peppy Martin, a former Republican who lost to incumbent Gov. Paul Patton in 1999 amid a series of controversial statements, has filed to run for Kentucky’s top political post in 2023.
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A Democratic legislator said the state’s ongoing labor shortage can be relieved by making it easier for refugees to get jobs and transfer work experience from their home countries.
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Continued enforcement of Kentucky’s near-total ban on abortion now hangs in the balance of the state Supreme Court.
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A court ruled against Democrats’ challenge to new political maps drawn by Kentucky’s Republican-led Legislature on Tuesday.
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Initial results show the party growing their ranks from 75 to 80 seats in the 100-member House of Representatives
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After more than a year of public speculation, former United Nations Ambassador Kelly Craft launched a campaign Wednesday to be Kentucky’s next governor.