Regional & State Archives

Kentucky’s housing shortage: What next?

by Liam Niemeyer
November 12, 2024

Women will make up majority of Kentucky Supreme Court for first time

by McKenna Horsley
November 12, 2024

As of earlier this year, 17 states have female majorities on their supreme court benches, according to a recent report.

Study: Rural Kentucky renters 55% more likely to be evicted when facing judgment

by Zoe Lewis
November 12, 2024

Research shows that people in rural areas are 55% more likely to face a judgment of eviction once legal proceedings begin.

Early voting ‘made Election Day a lot smoother,’ says Adams, but too soon to talk expansion

by McKenna Horsley
November 10, 2024

First TNT manufacturer on American soil since 1980s to be built in Kentucky

by Derek Operle
November 10, 2024

Repkon USA — an aerospace and defense manufacturer — has a $435 million military contract to build and operate the first domestic source of the explosive chemical in Kentucky.

At board meeting in Murray, TVA approves power agreement for Elon Musk’s supercomputer in Memphis, Tenn.

by Hannah Saad
November 7, 2024

The approval comes despite concerns from Memphis area residents and environmental advocacy groups.

Military veterans are disproportionately affected by suicide, but targeted prevention can help reverse the tide

by Jordan Batchelor, Charles Max Katz and Taylor Cox
November 7, 2024

Mounting evidence shows that veterans need targeted suicide prevention services.

Trailblazer: A conversation with Kentucky Supreme Court Justice-elect Pamela Goodwine

by Sarah Ladd
November 6, 2024

"There is no excuse for not going to work" and "never stop dreaming," says first Black woman elected to high court.

Kentuckians say ‘no’ to public funding for private, charter schools

by McKenna Horsley
November 5, 2024

65% of voters rejected Amendment 2, which would have opened a path for the GOP-controlled legislature to allow public money to fund private schools.

Q&A: Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear on optimism and the rural vote

by Will Wright
November 4, 2024

The rural vote, combatting partisanship, and showing up: how a Democratic governor increased his popularity among rural voters.

No, America’s battery plant boom isn’t going bust – construction is on track for the biggest factories, with over 23,000 jobs planned

by James Morton Turner, Joshua Busby and Nathan Jensen
November 4, 2024

School choice is on the ballot in three states. What does this mean for rural schools?

by Ilana Newman and Lane Wendell Fischer
October 31, 2024

In rural areas, public schools are often the only education option. If families in Colorado, Kentucky or Nebraska are allowed to divert state funds to private education, rural communities stand to suffer the most, reports The Daily Yonder.