Kentuckians paid millions in electricity costs for a steel mill. Big Rivers says it was justified. by Liam Niemeyer July 1, 2025 0 Courtesy of Kentucky Lantern Speaking before the Kentucky Public Service Commission, Big Rivers Electric Corp. CEO Don Gulley recently praised...
Trump shutdown of Job Corps will leave ‘big void’ in this rural Kentucky place by Liam Niemeyer June 14, 2025 0 Courtesy of Kentucky Lantern As torrential rains inundated Kentucky in April, Union County Judge-Executive Adam O’Nan needed labor to fill and distribute...
No Kentucky Home, Part 4: A missing bench comes to symbolize missing solutions to homelessness by Liam Niemeyer May 24, 2025 0 This is the final story in a Lantern series about homelessness in western Kentucky. Read the earlier articles here. Courtesy of...
No Kentucky Home, Part 3: A church called its vision for housing a ‘Beacon of Hope.’ The mayor had concerns. by Liam Niemeyer May 24, 2025 0 This is the third in a series about homelessness in western Kentucky. Courtesy of Kentucky Lantern CENTRAL CITY — Pastor...
No Kentucky Home, Part 2: After living outdoors for weeks, she got a place to sleep, a shower — and a job by Liam Niemeyer May 24, 2025 0 ‘They try to sweep us under the rug like we don’t exist’ This story is the second of four parts...
Homeless often means ‘invisible,’ but not to everyone in this small Kentucky town by Liam Niemeyer May 20, 2025 0 The night Mallie Luken, wheelchair bound, slept in a parking lot Courtesy of Kentucky Lantern CENTRAL CITY — Pastor Jennifer...
Climate change intensified April flooding in Kentucky, according to scientific modeling by Liam Niemeyer May 9, 2025 0 Courtesy of Kentucky Lantern An increasingly warming climate intensified the deluge of rain that fell on Kentucky and other states...
Significant rollback of Kentucky’s regulation of water pollution becomes law by Liam Niemeyer March 29, 2025 0 Courtesy of Kentucky Lantern A controversial bill that would significantly roll back Kentucky’s ability to regulate water pollution will become...
Surprise 107-page bill wins House OK, would make it easier to lower Kentucky income tax by Liam Niemeyer March 11, 2025 0 Courtesy of Kentucky Lantern Kentucky’s Republican-controlled House voted Tuesday to make sprawling changes to the state’s tax laws and also...
State Senate approves bill removing state protections for wetlands, groundwater, small streams by Liam Niemeyer February 15, 2025 0 Courtesy of Kentucky Lantern FRANKFORT—Republicans in the Kentucky Senate advanced a bill Friday that would limit state regulation of water...
