Kentucky Lantern

The Kentucky Lantern is an independent, nonpartisan, free news service based in Frankfort.

Vice President Kamala Harris’ choice on Tuesday of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate ended speculation about Beshear’s chances of getting the nod.
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The Kentucky delegation will meet with “companies and trade organizations to determine future investment and job-creation opportunities in the state,” officials said in a press release from the governor’s office.
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Doris Y. Wilkinson was director of the Project on African American Heritage in the UK sociology department, the winner of many honors and author of numerous articles and eight books.
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Doris Y. Wilkinson receives an honorary degree on Aug. 30, 2019. UK President Eli Capilouto is at left. (UK photo by Mark Cornelison)
Trump took 85% of the GOP vote. Democrats give Biden 71%, while 18% were uncommitted.
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The exterior of the Sugar Maple Square voting location in Bowling Green, Ky., on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. (Austin Anthony for The Kentucky Lantern)
Here's your 2024 Kentucky General Assembly scorecard.
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Coleman said the Beshear administration last week published an amended capital punishment regulation that would bring state “policy into full compliance” with earlier court rulings that identified constitutional and other flaws in the state’s regulations and protocols. 
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The Kentucky State Penitentiary on Lake Barkley near Eddyville housed 26 inmates on Kentucky’s death row as of March 11, 2024. (Kentucky Department of Corrections photo)
The bill would allow the attorney general to bring a civil action against a university or college that penalized a student or employee for rejecting any of 16 “discriminatory” concepts enumerated in the bill.
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The Kentucky Association of School Administrators says 96% of respondents said the “proposed budget increase will not enable the district to attract and retain teachers.”
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The documentary will be broadcast on Kentucky Education Television on Feb. 27 and Feb. 29 following preview screenings in Louisville and Lexington.
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Thayer, an outspoken critic of Gov. Andy Beshear, has served in the Kentucky Senate for 21 years.
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Senate Majority Floor Leader Damon Thayer, R-Georgetown, was a supporter of the bill.
Sixteen community and technical colleges, including Hopkinsville Community College, comprise KCTCS.
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A similar episode in July raised concerns about the Senate Republican leader’s health.
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McConnell in Covington