Sarah Ladd

Sarah Ladd is a Louisville-based journalist and Kentuckian. She has covered everything from crime to higher education. In 2020, she started reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic and has covered health ever since.

Even some Kentucky lawmakers are not immune to transmitting misinformation.
By Sarah Ladd
covid vaccine vials
This training comes from University of Kentucky Healthcare. It is called QPR, which means Question, Persuade and Refer.
By Sarah Ladd
depressed person at window
Currently, the University Senate “determines broad academic policies” for UK. Under the new model, faculty, staff and student representatives would largely have an advisory role. The board will take feedback from campus stakeholders before giving final review to the proposal in June.
By Sarah Ladd
President Eli Capilouto speaks Friday, April 26, 2024, to the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees. (Kentucky Lantern photo by Sarah Ladd)
Westerfield cited polling that found 76% of Republican primary voters “think Kentucky lawmakers should work to prevent gun violence, including working to keep Kentuckians going through a mental health crisis from harming themselves or others.” 
By Sarah Ladd
Whitney Westerfield
What else could come up as General Assembly wraps up this year’s regular session?
By Sarah Ladd
The Senate in Frankfort, Kentucky, on February 27, 2024. Photo by Arden Barnes
Even if Republicans revive SB 6 in April, they won’t have time to override a Beshear veto.
By Sarah Ladd
House Speaker Pro Tem David Meade presides over the House on Thursday, March 28, 2024. (Kentucky Lantern photo by Sarah Ladd.)
Sen. Whitney Westerfield, R-Fruit Hill, voted against the bill, adding that “we should be very careful about bills that give life to conspiracy.”
By Sarah Ladd
international nurse treating patient
The list includes finalizing the budget and legislation related to child care, abortion, IVF, education, the environment and more.
By Sarah Ladd
The Kentucky Capitol in Frankfort, Kentucky, on February 27, 2024. Photo by Arden Barnes
The bill was sponsored by Sen. Whitney Westerfield, of Christian County.
By Sarah Ladd
Sen. Whitney Westerfield
In the last four years, nearly 20,000 Kentuckians have died with COVID-19. Many more contracted the illness and survived.
By Sarah Ladd
The fourth anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic hitting Kentucky was marked by a gathering on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, in the Capitol Rotunda. (Kentucky Lantern photo by McKenna Horsley)
The bill would leave it up to the physician to determine if rape or incest had occurred.
By Sarah Ladd
FRANKFORT, June 7–  Co-chair Rep. Ken Fleming, R-Louisville, asks members of the Public Protection Cabinet about funding guidelines and structure regarding disaster relief funds during the Budget Review Subcommittee on General Government, Finance, Personn ... (LRC Public Information photo)
Sen. Danny Carroll’s plan would pump $150 million a year into bolstering child care.
By Sarah Ladd
Jessie Schook
Even some Kentucky lawmakers are not immune to transmitting misinformation.
By Sarah Ladd
covid vaccine vials
This training comes from University of Kentucky Healthcare. It is called QPR, which means Question, Persuade and Refer.
By Sarah Ladd
depressed person at window
Currently, the University Senate “determines broad academic policies” for UK. Under the new model, faculty, staff and student representatives would largely have an advisory role. The board will take feedback from campus stakeholders before giving final review to the proposal in June.
By Sarah Ladd
President Eli Capilouto speaks Friday, April 26, 2024, to the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees. (Kentucky Lantern photo by Sarah Ladd)
Westerfield cited polling that found 76% of Republican primary voters “think Kentucky lawmakers should work to prevent gun violence, including working to keep Kentuckians going through a mental health crisis from harming themselves or others.” 
By Sarah Ladd
Whitney Westerfield
What else could come up as General Assembly wraps up this year’s regular session?
By Sarah Ladd
The Senate in Frankfort, Kentucky, on February 27, 2024. Photo by Arden Barnes
Even if Republicans revive SB 6 in April, they won’t have time to override a Beshear veto.
By Sarah Ladd
House Speaker Pro Tem David Meade presides over the House on Thursday, March 28, 2024. (Kentucky Lantern photo by Sarah Ladd.)
Sen. Whitney Westerfield, R-Fruit Hill, voted against the bill, adding that “we should be very careful about bills that give life to conspiracy.”
By Sarah Ladd
international nurse treating patient
The list includes finalizing the budget and legislation related to child care, abortion, IVF, education, the environment and more.
By Sarah Ladd
The Kentucky Capitol in Frankfort, Kentucky, on February 27, 2024. Photo by Arden Barnes
The bill was sponsored by Sen. Whitney Westerfield, of Christian County.
By Sarah Ladd
Sen. Whitney Westerfield
In the last four years, nearly 20,000 Kentuckians have died with COVID-19. Many more contracted the illness and survived.
By Sarah Ladd
The fourth anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic hitting Kentucky was marked by a gathering on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, in the Capitol Rotunda. (Kentucky Lantern photo by McKenna Horsley)
The bill would leave it up to the physician to determine if rape or incest had occurred.
By Sarah Ladd
FRANKFORT, June 7–  Co-chair Rep. Ken Fleming, R-Louisville, asks members of the Public Protection Cabinet about funding guidelines and structure regarding disaster relief funds during the Budget Review Subcommittee on General Government, Finance, Personn ... (LRC Public Information photo)
Sen. Danny Carroll’s plan would pump $150 million a year into bolstering child care.
By Sarah Ladd
Jessie Schook