Government Archives

Kentucky bill to give more support to kinship caregivers in limbo. Who’s to blame?

by Sylvia Goodman
May 15, 2025

The Kentucky General Assembly passed Senate Bill 151 with bipartisan support. More than a year later, it still hasn’t been implemented. While the state says they don’t have the funds to implement, lawmakers say their spending proves otherwise.

Will Medicaid changes ‘heal or hurt?’ Kentuckians disagree in Louisville debate

by Sarah Ladd
May 15, 2025

The federal-state Medicaid program pays for almost 1 in 3 Kentuckians’ health care.

Flood victims eligible for SBA loans; local recovery office opens in Hopkinsville

by Hoptown Chronicle
May 14, 2025

Representatives of SBA, FEMA and Red Cross have temporary offices at the Murray State University Hopkinsville Regional Campus.

Information sessions set for Hopkinsville residents facing flood-related property repairs

by Jennifer P. Brown
May 13, 2025

Local officials will offer information about building and floodplain permits needed for repairing or rebuilding flood-damaged structures.

Kentucky’s Republican senators are key voices opposing Trump on tariffs

by Sylvia Goodman
May 13, 2025

As tariffs and trade deals seem to change and shift day by day, Kentucky businesses are scrambling to figure out a strategy. Meanwhile, a few of Kentucky’s federal lawmakers have been some of the most outspoken conservative opposition to the president’s economic platform.

City officials to hold Hoptown Helps informational session on May 13

by Hoptown Chronicle
May 12, 2025

A question and answer session will begin at 4:30 p.m. at the Hopkinsville Municipal Center.

U.S. appeals court upholds death sentence for Kentucky man convicted of 1985 murder

by McKenna Horsley
May 9, 2025

Kentucky has had no executions since 2008. Attorney General Russell Coleman wants that to change.

‘We call it betrayal’: Veterans join Dems in D.C. to protest Trump’s sweeping VA job cuts

by Ashley Murray
May 6, 2025

The Trump administration’s planned cuts for the Department of Veterans Affairs includes slashing some 80,000 jobs.

Nearly all Kentucky public schools sign compliance form with Trump’s view on civil rights

by McKenna Horsley
May 2, 2025

One superintendent said she signed the form "with great disgust and sadness."

Former Kentucky secretary of state wins ethics case

by Jack Brammer
April 29, 2025

The Executive Branch Ethics Commission will not appeal last month’s unanimous decision by the Kentucky Court of Appeals to uphold a lower court order that cleared Alison Lundergan Grimes of any wrongdoing.

Mayor Knight to give Hopkinsville budget address on May 2

by Jennifer P. Brown
April 28, 2025

Knight said his proposed budget "prioritizes quality of life, public safety, economic development, city cleanliness and staff support."

Trump DOJ asks U.S. Supreme Court to reverse ruling allowing transgender troops

by Ashley Murray
April 24, 2025

The U.S. Appeals Court for the 9th Circuit upheld the lower court’s ruling Friday.