Written by Sarah Ladd for Kentucky Lantern Kentucky officials unveiled a new memorial honoring those lost to COVID-19 at the Capitol Wednesday. The installation, called “United We Stand. Divided We Fall,” is an Amanda Mathews design and sculpture. Matthews is the CEO of Prometheus Art in Lexington. She sculpted the Nettie Depp statue, the first of a […]
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Rep. Lamin Swann dies after ‘significant medical emergency’
Written by Liam Niemeyer for Kentucky Lanter Rep. Lamin Swann, D-Lexington, died Sunday four days after his mother said he had a “significant medical emergency requiring hospitalization.” Swann’s mother, Pamela Dixon, in a statement said “there are no words to fully describe the grief and impossible loss that others and I feel right now.” Dixon […]
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Patients still call Kentucky abortion providers as advocates struggle to find a legal path forward
Written by Deborah Yetter for Kentucky Lantern With Kentucky’s abortion ban now in its 10th month, advocates have returned to court to argue that abortion is a right under the state constitution after the U.S. Supreme Court last year struck it down as a federal constitutional right. But a February ruling by the Kentucky Supreme Court curtailed […]
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Wildfire at Natural Bridge state park is ‘100% contained’
Written by Liam Niemeyer for Kentucky Lantern A wildfire at an Eastern Kentucky state park that has been burning for about a week has been “100% contained” by firefighters from local, state and federal agencies. A social media post Monday from the Kentucky Division of Forestry stated the wildfire at Natural Bridge State Resort Park was contained to 125 […]
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COVID-19 interrupted Kentucky nursing students’ education
Written by Sarah Ladd for Kentucky Lantern Adelaide Quaye-Mansell always liked caring for people, so becoming a nurse was her “passion” goal. In fact, when she was 15 back in Ghana, before moving to the United States, she helped nurse her bedridden uncle back to health. She cooked for him and gave him medicine. She […]
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Kentucky one of four states passing up federal money to plan for climate change
Written by Liam Niemeyer for Kentucky Lantern Kentucky’s state government will be unable to compete for $4.6 billion from the federal government to reduce heat-trapping greenhouse gasses because it is one of only four states that did not apply for up to $3 million to create a climate action plan through a new grant program. […]
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April 17 is deadline to register to vote in Kentucky’s primary election
Written by McKenna Horsley for Kentucky Lantern For those who plan to make a choice in Kentucky’s upcoming primary election, be sure to register to vote by Monday, April 17. The primary election is Tuesday, May 16. The general election is Tuesday, Nov. 7. Registering can be completed online, via mail or by returning voter registration […]
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Sex, gender, parents’ rights: A roundup of Kentucky education legislation
Written by McKenna Horsley for Kentucky Lantern The recently-ended legislative session brought education to the forefront of Kentucky politics in an election year for statewide offices. Lawmakers approved legislation aimed at tackling a shortage of teachers, though the Republican-controlled General Assembly never considered Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s proposal to provide school employees with 5% pay […]
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Hazardous dams in Kentucky will now be required to have emergency plans, thanks to new law
Written by Liam Niemeyer for Kentucky Lantern Kentucky dam safety officials faced a potentially dire situation last year: A sinkhole was rapidly growing in the slope of a dam in Crittenden County. A failure could have sent 180 million gallons of water cascading toward private developments and the local hospital. And there was no emergency plan. That’s […]
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Bipartisanship abounds as Beshear signs bills legalizing medical marijuana and sports betting
Written by McKenna Horsley for Kentucky Lantern Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear called Friday an “amazing” day as he signed two pieces of legislation — legalizing medical marijuana and sports betting — that were passed by the Republican-controlled General Assembly. With legislative sponsors and advocates gathered around him in the Capitol Rotunda, Beshear signed Senate Bill 47 and House […]
