Kentucky’s ‘blizzard of opportunities and obligations’ to its children
There are many lawmakers working on children’s issues, from childcare reform to vaping prevention and the criminalization of sexual extortion.
Sarah Ladd
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Kentucky to get slice of national CashApp settlement
CashApp is an app that lets its users digitally transfer money, among other things.
KY bill regulating kids’ social media had bipartisan support, AG backing. What killed it?
Rep. Matt Lockett, R-Nicholasville, filed House Bill 227 in January and it amassed 27 cosponsors, both Republican and Democrat.
Most Kentucky opioid settlement money is not being spent, new report shows
Localities that engaged in “good spending” tended to invest more in community-led programs that provide access to harm reduction resources.
Kentucky crime report shows homicide decreases, more animal cruelty
The 2025 Crime in Kentucky report was released Thursday.
After 40 years, Kentucky domestic violence organization closing this month
Available data shows about half of Kentucky women and a third of men will experience some level of intimate partner violence in their lifetime.
A week after announcing budget cuts, Kentucky gov moves millions to offset them
The legislature said it was funding “needs, not wants” in making cuts and trying to control what some believed was escalating spending by the executive branch.
KY judge strikes definition of human life, paving way for Jewish women’s IVF pursuit
A Jefferson County judge struck down Kentucky’s definition of life as beginning at conception as unconstitutionally vague, clearing the way for IVF without fear of prosecution while leaving broader abortion laws in place.
Kentucky overdose deaths declined in 2025 in four-year downward trend
The 34-page report shows methamphetamine and fentanyl were the top culprits in last year’s overdose deaths, present in 50% and 45% of all deaths, respectively.