Regional & State

The commission has broad oversight over gambling in Kentucky, including betting on horse races, sports wagering and equine safety and medications.

Both Democratic and Republican lawmakers have tried and failed to pass bills on both of these issues. 

The number of early voters has increased every year since being introduced in 2020.

Trump took 85% of the GOP vote. Democrats give Biden 71%, while 18% were uncommitted.

Fostering a culture of support in the military could help build connection among service members.

Louisville Gas and Electric and Kentucky Utilities want to condemn land in the wildlife corridor that state funding helped buy.

Trump and Biden won as expected. Republican state lawmakers Southworth, Heath and Timoney fell to party rivals.

Hopkinsville voters gave victories to four Republican challengers in city council races.

Only Tennessee and North Dakota had small increases in births from 2022 to 2023, according to a Stateline analysis of provisional federal data on births.

Kentucky is finalizing a ban on hunting feral swine in hopes of slowing their advance.

Even some Kentucky lawmakers are not immune to transmitting misinformation.

Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams predicts 15% statewide turnout in primaries that conclude Tuesday.