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WEB3 days ago · WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris honored victims on the 23rd anniversary of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, when four hijacked commercial airliners crashed into New York City’s Twin Towers, a Pennsylvania field and the Pentagon, shocking the world and …
GOP leaders say policy debates are to come as Democrats decry …
WEB1 day ago · FRANKFORT — With the general election next month, Kentucky’s top Democrats and Republicans are both criticizing what they say is misinformation about a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow the General Assembly to fund nonpublic schools. Senate President Robert Stivers, left, and ...
McConnell's PAC pumps money into Kentucky legislative races.
WEB1 day ago · FRANKFORT, Ky. – While Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s new political action committee, In This Together, has yet to report donating to a Democratic legislative candidate, U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell’s old PAC has reported giving $200,000 to help Republicans running this fall for the Kentucky legislature and local offices.
Another Kentucky school district warned by attorney general not …
WEB4 days ago · Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman’s office sent a cease and desist notice to a public school district that took an online stance against a constitutional amendment that would allow the General Assembly to fund nonpublic schools. The Ohio River school district said in its Facebook post ...
Beshear recognized on 2024 TIME100 Next list • Kentucky Lantern
WEB3 days ago · She previously worked for newspapers in Huntington, West Virginia, and Frankfort, Kentucky. She is from northeastern Kentucky. Kentucky Lantern is part of , the nation’s largest state-focused nonprofit news organization. Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear was named to the TIME100 Next list for 2024.
Kentucky must strengthen protections for survivors of domestic …
WEB5 days ago · If you or someone you know has experienced domestic violence, call the National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline at 1-800-656-4673. Call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233. You can also contact any of Kentucky’s 15 domestic violence programs. FRANKFORT — Kentucky must ...
COVID-19 on the rise in Kentucky - Kentucky Lantern
WEBAug 6, 2024 · LOUISVILLE — COVID-19 is “alive and well” in Kentucky, cautions infectious disease expert Dr. Mark Burns, as hospitalizations for the virus rise and students and teachers head back to school. Kentucky’s Cabinet for Health and Family Services data shows an uptick in emergency department visits and hospitalizations from COVID-19 …
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WEBABOUT US. The Kentucky Lantern is an independent, nonpartisan, free news service. We’re based in Frankfort a short walk from the Capitol, but all of Kentucky is our beat. We focus on how decisions made in the marble halls of power ripple through the lives of Kentuckians. We bring attention to injustices and hold institutions and officials ...
As early voting begins, use it or risk losing it, says Kentucky's chief ...
WEBMay 16, 2024 · Adams was recently named the 2024 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award winner for “expanding voting rights and standing up for free and fair elections despite party opposition and death threats from election deniers.”. When asked if he thought confidence in Kentucky elections had changed in recent years, Adams said he believes most Kentucky voters trust the elections process based on ...
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