Jamie Lucke

A federal judge in Georgia earlier this year blocked the Biden administration from enforcing the rule in 17 other states.

The price tags on legislation  — known as fiscal notes — have largely been removed from public view, writes Kentucky Lantern editor Jamie Lucke.

Family ties bind former Donald Trump's running mate to a region where feelings about him are mixed.

During his remarks, McConnell likened today’s international challenges to the period before World War II. 

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.”

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.

The budget increases state employee pay by 3% each year but does not specifically dedicate money to raise pay for educators.

Kentucky law already specifies that teachers may lead students in a moment of silence or reflection.

"If we’re serious about prevention, we’ll work to help more Kentuckians grow up in secure homes," writes Kentucky Lantern editor Jamie Lucke.

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.

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.

Lingering legacies of COVID-19 will be among those challenges for a long while, writes Kentucky Lantern editor Jamie Lucke.