Written by Sarah Ladd for Kentucky Lantern Calling Kentucky’s near-total abortion ban “dangerous” and “cruel,” Sen. David Yates, D-Louisville, said Tuesday he will introduce a bill to add exceptions for rape and incest. Speaking to Renee Shaw on KET’s Kentucky Tonight Monday, Senate President Robert Stivers said the bill “will be assigned to a committee.” In 2023, […]
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Some Republican Party officials in Kentucky defend Jan. 6 rioters, echoing Trump rhetoric
Written by Liam Niemeyer for Kentucky Lantern On the third anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol, some Republican activists in Kentucky rallied support for those who stormed Congress and asserted that information about the violence of Jan. 6, 2021 is being withheld from the public. The Republican Party of Kentucky’s central committee narrowly […]
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Another year, another push to make period products more accessible in Kentucky
Written by Sarah Ladd for Kentucky Lantern Kentucky is one of 21 states that taxes period products, according to the Alliance for Period Supplies, but several Republican and Democrat lawmakers want to change that. Period product tax is sometimes called the “pink tax” and advocates for removing it say the products shouldn’t cost more because they […]
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December jobs report: Wages up, hiring steady as job market ends year strong
Written by Casey Quinlan for Kentucky Lantern Friday’s jobs data showed a strong, resilient U.S. labor market with wages outpacing inflation — welcome news for Americans hoping to have more purchasing power in 2024. The December jobs report unveiled another unemployment rate below 4%, as it has for two years, at 3.7%, the same as […]
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Here’s who gave to Beshear-Coleman inauguration committee
Written by Tom Loftus for Kentucky Lantern Special interest political action committees and wealthy political donors provided the vast majority of $684,000 raised in the closing weeks of 2023 by the inauguration committee of Gov. Andy Beshear and Lt. Gov. Jaqueline Coleman, according to a report filed Wednesday by the committee with the Kentucky Registry […]
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The ABCs of Kentucky’s economy
Written by Jacalyn Carfagno for Kentucky Lantern As the Kentucky General Assembly gathers in Frankfort, lawmakers will be looking for ways to lift Kentucky’s workforce participation rate, attract employers and usher in a more prosperous future. They’ll likely consider tax policy, infrastructure subsidies and education’s role in growing an economy, making this a good time […]
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Daniel Cameron joins anti-ESG group after leaving office
Written by McKenna Horsley for Kentucky Lantern Former Republican governor candidate and Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron is now an executive with a group that aims to “steer public companies back to neutral on divisive, ideological issues.” The 1792 Exchange announced Cameron would join the not-for-profit organization as its chief executive officer in a press release […]
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Abortion foe Sen. Westerfield proposes sweeping new supports for Kentucky families
Written by Deborah Yetter for Kentucky Lantern A Republican legislator from Western Kentucky has filed a sweeping measure to provide more support for families through a major financial boost to child care, education, housing, health services and other measures aimed at pregnant individuals and women with children. Senate Bill 34, filed Tuesday by Sen. Whitney Westerfield, […]
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McConnell applauds Kentucky Republicans’ rise at public swearing-in of constitutional officers
Written by McKenna Horsley for Kentucky Lantern Kentucky’s most prominent Republican, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, applauded his party’s continued hold on most of Kentucky’s constitutional offices as newly elected or reelected officials took their public oaths of office on Tuesday in the Capitol Rotunda. “I’m thrilled to have an opportunity to be here […]
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Still crusading for ‘kinship care’ families
Written by Deborah Yetter for Kentucky Lantern For Barry Shrout, raising four granddaughters is a role he willingly took on — and that he acknowledges is exhausting and expensive. “The financial part of it is a big thing with me,” said Shrout, 66, a single grandfather from Maysville who has custody of the girls ages […]
