Jamie Lucke

Jamie Lucke is editor in chief of Kentucky Lantern. She has more than 40 years of experience as a journalist. Her editorials for the Lexington Herald-Leader won Walker Stone, Sigma Delta Chi and Green Eyeshade awards. She is a graduate of the University of Kentucky.

Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers on Saturday said continuing to reduce the individual income tax rate — this time from  4% to 3.5% — remains the Republican supermajority’s No. 1 priority in the upcoming legislative session.
By Jamie Lucke
Restoration work at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort is ongoing. (Kentucky Today photo)
A federal judge in Georgia earlier this year blocked the Biden administration from enforcing the rule in 17 other states.
By Jamie Lucke
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The price tags on legislation  — known as fiscal notes — have largely been removed from public view, writes Kentucky Lantern editor Jamie Lucke.
By Jamie Lucke
Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers speaks to Speaker of the House David Osborne during the State of the Commonwealth address in Frankfort, Ky., on January 3, 2024. Photo by Arden Barnes
Family ties bind former Donald Trump's running mate to a region where feelings about him are mixed.
By Jamie Lucke
The family cemetery in Breathitt County where J.D. Vance’s grandparents and other ancestors were laid to rest, a place he evoked in a recent speech. (Kentucky Lantern photo by Kevin Nance)
During his remarks, McConnell likened today’s international challenges to the period before World War II. 
By Jamie Lucke
Mitch McConnell at podium
Tom Eblen, former Herald-Leader managing editor and columnist, wrote that he nominated Mastin for the Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame “because no journalist did so much for so long to inform Central Kentuckians about the unique built environment that surrounded them.”
By Jamie Lucke
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House Bill 509 is “a wink and a nod —  tacit permission for public officials to use their personal devices when they want to keep public business on the down low, just among themselves, the insiders,” writes Jamie Lucke.
By Jamie Lucke
The Kentucky Capitol Dome in Frankfort. (Kentucky Legislative Research Commission photo)
The budget increases state employee pay by 3% each year but does not specifically dedicate money to raise pay for educators.
By Jamie Lucke
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Kentucky law already specifies that teachers may lead students in a moment of silence or reflection.
By Jamie Lucke
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"If we’re serious about prevention, we’ll work to help more Kentuckians grow up in secure homes," writes Kentucky Lantern editor Jamie Lucke.
By Jamie Lucke
A coloring sheet hangs on the wall on Nov. 28, 2023, at the iKids Childhood Enrichment Center in Benton, Kentucky. (Kentucky Lantern photo by Abbey Cutrer)
The governor has a duty to challenge laws he deems unconstitutional and the “comprehensive authority” to decide how funds appropriated to his office are spent, the appeals court ruled.
By Jamie Lucke
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The Republican did not address London Mayor Randall Weddle’s use of “straw donors” to make excessive contributions to Gov. Andy Beshear’s campaign and the Kentucky Democratic Party.
By Jamie Lucke
Russell Coleman gives his acceptance speech after wining the seat for Attorney General on Nov 7 in Louisville. (Photo by Matthew Mueller for Kentucky Lantern)