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.
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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.
Fighting for the ‘luxury’ of air in Kentucky’s worst region for pollution
The 2026 “State of the Air” report from the American Lung Association shows 176,359 children in Kentucky breathe air with unhealthy levels of pollution.
Federal waiver to provide Medicaid for a year to Kentuckians exiting incarceration
The waiver was approved in 2024.
Teen’s persistence pays off as legislature adopts rescue dogs, cats as official KY pet
Frankfort teenager Ethan Branscum, 13, has advocated for this since he was 6 years old.
Republican supermajority overrides most of Kentucky governor’s vetoes
Beshear had issued about two dozen vetoes Monday evening.
KY Hospital Association CEO out after decades with organization. No explanation given.
Data show Galvagni’s salary was on par with what hospital association leaders in nearby states earn.