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2+ hour, 2+ min ago (15+ words) KY Power pushes back, requests rehearing after state slashes rate hike in half'Lexington Herald Leader...
Anti-Trump No Kings protests return to Lexington, 36 other KY cities. When & where
6+ hour, 7+ min ago (239+ words) A third No Kings protest will be held in downtown Lexington Saturday in what organizers are billing as a defense of democracy. The demonstration, slated for 1 to 4 p.m. in the courthouse plaza, is being organized by a host of left-leaning groups,…...
Kentucky legislature moving to research psychedelic drug to treat addiction
10+ hour, 39+ min ago (595+ words) The Kentucky legislature is moving forward with a bill that would create a framework to fund and conduct clinical trials of an experimental psychedelic drug to treat addiction. Senate Bill 77, from Sen. Donald Douglas, R-Nicholasville, would set up a public-private…...
KY legislature halts efforts to remove Supreme Court judge, Fayette school board chair
18+ hour, 40+ min ago (256+ words) Attempts in the Kentucky General Assembly to impeach state Supreme Court Judge Pamela Goodwine and remove from office Fayette school board chair Tyler Murphy have ended. The chairman of the House Impeachment Committee told the Herald-Leader Tuesday night that the…...
Court denies Fayette judge’s request to stop impeachment proceedings
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (479+ words) A Kentucky judge has declined for a second time to intervene in impeachment proceedings of a Fayette County judge. Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd denied a request for a temporary injunction filed by Fayette Circuit Court Judge Julie Muth Goodman,…...
Lexington official who resigned after snow issues says she was ‘grateful’ to serve city
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (222+ words) Lexington's environmental quality and public works commissioner said in her resignation letter this week that it was an "honor" to work in Lexington city government, as she quit her role after Lexington saw persistent road safety problems during snow and…...
Latest version of KY budget could ‘wipe out’ Dolly Parton library, group says
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (555+ words) The latest version of the state budget could effectively "wipe out" Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Program in Kentucky, which has mailed more than 8.6 million free books to Kentucky children, book program officials said Friday. The budget conference committee, which is…...
KY bill would ban standing near highways. Critics say panhandling is the target
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (615+ words) Kentucky lawmakers are moving a bill forward that would prohibit people from standing in the right-of-way alongside state-maintained roads. The Senate Transportation Committee on Wednesday approved House Bill 189, which includes a ban on standing in shoulders, medians and entrances or…...
KY Senate budget: more for retirees, juvenile centers — still short on detail
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (992+ words) The Kentucky Senate unveiled its version of the next biennial state budget and one-time expenditure bill with relatively few changes from the House's version of the two proposals. The two major spending bills " House Bill 500, the mandatory two-year budget bill…...
ICE, Iran & Israel: Senate Dem candidates on issues, how to flip Kentucky blue
1+ week, 11+ hour ago (1336+ words) Four Democrats running to replace Sen. Mitch McConnell debated Tuesday night on how they could flip the script and win a U.S. Senate in Kentucky " something that hasn't been done since 1992. Former state Rep. Charles Booker, former U.S. Senate and House candidate…...