Kentucky chief justice warns drug, mental health courts would be wiped out by budget proposals
Courtesy of Kentucky Lantern FRANKFORT—Kentucky judges and advocates issued a warning Thursday that, without more funding in the judicial branch...
House tries again to make water fluoridation optional in Kentucky
Courtesy of Kentucky Lantern Water fluoridation would become optional in Kentucky under a bill approved Thursday by the Kentucky House....
Allowing local officials to renew KY driver’s licenses breezes through Senate
Courtesy of Kentucky Lantern The Kentucky Senate gave near unanimous approval to allowing officials such as sheriffs and county clerks to...
The $5 million KY gave to food banks during SNAP delays heads out
Courtesy of Kentucky Lantern The $5 million from Kentucky’s “rainy day fund” that Gov. Andy Beshear gave to food pantries on Friday...
Gov. Beshear puts $5 million into Kentucky food banks from ‘rainy day’ fund
Courtesy of Kentucky Lantern Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency Friday and directed $5 million from the state’s budget...
‘Scary, stressful time,’ says Beshear with nutrition aid for 1 in 8 Kentuckians in doubt
Courtesy of Kentucky Lantern Meals for seniors in Kentucky are getting a $9.1 million temporary lifeline after pandemic-era funding expired, Gov....
Kentucky community colleges working to meet students’ ‘severe’ need for mental health support
Courtesy of Kentucky Lantern About two-thirds of Kentucky community college students surveyed last year say they have experienced depression or...
First Black woman elected to Kentucky Supreme Court takes oath
Courtesy of Kentucky Lantern FRANKFORT — Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Pamela Goodwine—the first Black woman elected to the high court—was officially...
Auditor announces investigation of how Kentucky awarded medical cannabis licenses
Courtesy of Kentucky Lantern Kentucky Auditor Allison Ball plans to investigate how the state’s Office of Medical Cannabis (OMC) processed license...
Child dies in floodwaters in Frankfort as Kentucky expects still more rain, wind, rising rivers
‘All water poses risk right now,’ warns governor A Frankfort boy is dead after being swept away by floodwaters as...