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WEB5 days ago · BY: Lantern staff - October 2, 2024. Author and presidential historian Douglas Brinkley will talk about the 2024 election at the University of Kentucky in Lexington on Oct. 8. The lecture, which begins at 5:30 p.m. at the Singletary Center for the Arts, is free to the public. After his presentation Brinkley will participate in a panel ...
Public invited to discussion of Amendment 2 at Kenton County …
WEB20 hours ago · To help voters better understand Amendment 2, which would allow Kentucky’s legislature to steer public dollars into nonpublic schools, LINK nky and Educate NKY will host a Community Conversation next week. The event is scheduled for 6 p.m. Oct. 14 at the Erlanger branch of the Kenton County ...
Another Kentucky school district warned by attorney general not …
WEB6 days ago · Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman’s office sent a cease and desist notice to a public school district that took an online stance against a constitutional amendment that would allow the General Assembly to fund nonpublic schools. The Ohio River school district said in its Facebook post ...
GOP leaders say policy debates are to come as Democrats decry …
WEB3 days ago · FRANKFORT — With the general election next month, Kentucky’s top Democrats and Republicans are both criticizing what they say is misinformation about a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow the General Assembly to fund nonpublic schools. Senate President Robert Stivers, left, and ...
Kentucky must strengthen protections for survivors of domestic …
WEBOct 1, 2024 · If you or someone you know has experienced domestic violence, call the National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline at 1-800-656-4673. Call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233. You can also contact any of Kentucky’s 15 domestic violence programs. FRANKFORT — Kentucky must ...
COVID-19 on the rise in Kentucky - Kentucky Lantern
WEBAug 6, 2024 · LOUISVILLE — COVID-19 is “alive and well” in Kentucky, cautions infectious disease expert Dr. Mark Burns, as hospitalizations for the virus rise and students and teachers head back to school. Kentucky’s Cabinet for Health and Family Services data shows an uptick in emergency department visits and hospitalizations from COVID-19 …
Kentucky is in statewide drought, increasing wildfire risk and ...
WEBSep 23, 2024 · State environmental officials have declared a drought across all counties in Kentucky as the state has seen significantly less rainfall than usual in recent weeks. The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, coordinating with a drought monitoring team representing various agencies, declared ...
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WEBABOUT US. The Kentucky Lantern is an independent, nonpartisan, free news service. We’re based in Frankfort a short walk from the Capitol, but all of Kentucky is our beat. We focus on how decisions made in the marble halls of power ripple through the lives of Kentuckians. We bring attention to injustices and hold institutions and officials ...
As early voting begins, use it or risk losing it, says Kentucky's chief ...
WEBMay 16, 2024 · Adams was recently named the 2024 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award winner for “expanding voting rights and standing up for free and fair elections despite party opposition and death threats from election deniers.”. When asked if he thought confidence in Kentucky elections had changed in recent years, Adams said he believes most Kentucky voters trust the elections process based on ...
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