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Beshear appoints new communications director, thanks previous spokesperson for service
Courtesy of Kentucky Lantern Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has parted ways with his long-time communications director. Crystal Staley, the former...
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Kentucky GOP senators praise laws going into effect
Courtesy of Kentucky Lantern FRANKFORT — Celebrating the passage of a swath of GOP policies this year, Senate Republican leaders,...
Read moreDetailsTrump shutdown of Job Corps will leave ‘big void’ in this rural Kentucky place
Courtesy of Kentucky Lantern As torrential rains inundated Kentucky in April, Union County Judge-Executive Adam O’Nan needed labor to fill and distribute...
Read moreDetailsKentucky lawmakers announce five legislative task forces for the 2025 interim session
Mills again co-chairs housing task force; Payne is on the AI task force Courtesy of Kentucky Lantern Kentucky General Assembly...
Read moreDetailsNo Kentucky Home, Part 4: A missing bench comes to symbolize missing solutions to homelessness
This is the final story in a Lantern series about homelessness in western Kentucky. Read the earlier articles here. Courtesy of...
Read moreDetailsNo Kentucky Home, Part 3: A church called its vision for housing a ‘Beacon of Hope.’ The mayor had concerns.
This is the third in a series about homelessness in western Kentucky. Courtesy of Kentucky Lantern CENTRAL CITY — Pastor...
Read moreDetailsNo Kentucky Home, Part 2: After living outdoors for weeks, she got a place to sleep, a shower — and a job
‘They try to sweep us under the rug like we don’t exist’ This story is the second of four parts...
Read moreDetailsHomeless often means ‘invisible,’ but not to everyone in this small Kentucky town
The night Mallie Luken, wheelchair bound, slept in a parking lot Courtesy of Kentucky Lantern CENTRAL CITY — Pastor Jennifer...
Read moreDetailsIntroducing the Lantern series ‘No Kentucky Home’
Courtesy of Kentucky Lantern Driving from the Lantern’s office in Frankfort to my house in Lexington, I’m often snagged by...
Read moreDetailsClimate change intensified April flooding in Kentucky, according to scientific modeling
Courtesy of Kentucky Lantern An increasingly warming climate intensified the deluge of rain that fell on Kentucky and other states...
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