Written by Liam Niemeyer for Kentucky Lantern Wendell Haag wades through the cool, moving water of the Licking River, his eyes scanning across the silty bed for the distinctive shells he’s studied for decades. The river is seemingly paved with the shells of freshwater mussels featuring various sizes, colors and species, buried into the sediment […]
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Across Kentucky, election workers needed ahead of general election
Written by the Kentucky Lantern’s McKenna Horsley For several years, Gregory and Wynella Bethards have worked at the polls on Election Day in Jefferson County. The Louisville couple said they enjoy being part of the process. Gregory said “it’s a civic duty, privilege and obligation to serve the community,” but there is some anxiety before […]
Posted inEducation, News, Politics, Top 3
Kentucky Board of Education appoints Robin Kinney as interim commissioner
Written by McKenna Horsley for Kentucky Lantern Robin Kinney will temporarily lead the Kentucky Department of Education after Commissioner Jason Glass leaves the role at the end of the month. In a special meeting Thursday afternoon, the Kentucky Board of Education named Kinney, who is an associate commissioner of the Office of Finance and Operation […]
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Kentucky can continue enforcing ban on minors’ transgender medical care, U.S. appeals court says
Written by the Kentucky Lantern Staff Kentucky’s ban on transgender medical care for minors will remain in force under a ruling issued Tuesday by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit. The decision is a setback for seven anonymous Kentucky minors and their parents who had asked the appeals court to reinstate a […]
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Kentucky ban on collecting some union dues by payroll deduction struck down
Written by Liam Niemeyer for Kentucky Lantern A Kentucky judge has struck down a new state law that prevents some public-sector unions from collecting dues through payroll deductions. Franklin Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate in an order on Aug. 30 stated that Senate Bill 7 creates “favoritism” for some public sector labor unions exempted from the […]
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Kentucky projects receive $1.5 million to aid with substance use disorder recovery, re-entry
Written by McKenna Horsley for the Kentucky Lantern The Appalachian Regional Commission announced nearly $14 million for projects that help people recovering from substance use disorders to re-enter the workforce. Across 11 states, 43 projects were selected to receive part of the funding through ARC’s Investments Supporting Partnerships In Recovery Ecosystems (INSPIRE) Initiative. Federal Co-Chair […]
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Kentucky coal-fired power failures during winter storm come to light months later
Written by Liam Niemeyer for Kentucky Lantern Last December a mass of arctic air, later unofficially named Winter Storm Elliott, swept through Kentucky plunging temperatures to as low as eight degrees below zero. The frigid weather led to a power supply crunch across the Southeast as households and businesses tried to stay warm. Louisville Gas and […]
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Whooping cough cases on the rise in Kentucky
Written by Sarah Ladd for Kentucky Lantern Kentucky is seeing an uptick in cases of pertussis, more commonly called whooping cough, a highly contagious respiratory illness. The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services said in a Friday newsletter: “Recent cases have occurred primarily in central Kentucky but cases are being seen throughout the Commonwealth.” Whooping […]
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Cameron joins four AGs in warning law firms to end race-based hiring practices
Written by McKenna Horsley for Kentucky Lantern Kentucky Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron joined a group of GOP attorneys general in warning 100 of the nation’s largest law firms against using race-based hiring practices for employment and contract workers. The nine-page letter sent on Tuesday to executives of American Lawyer 100 Firms calls for the firms to […]
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Kentucky education board to talk about an interim education commissioner next week
Written by McKenna Horsley for Kentucky Lantern Kentucky Board of Education members will meet next week to begin their discussion of appointing an interim education commissioner to lead the Kentucky Department of Education. According to an agenda for the Wednesday, Sept. 6, special meeting, the board will go into closed session to discuss candidates “Which […]
