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2 days ago · BY Jacob Fischler - November 8, 2024. BRIEF. Muhlenberg County chosen for first domestic TNT production in decades, McConnell announces. BY Lantern staff - November 8, 2024. Federal judge rejects Biden policy shielding immigrant spouses, children from deportation. BY Ariana Figueroa - November 8, 2024.
Kentucky among 3 states where voters blunted ‘school choice’ …
1 day ago · Kentucky among 3 states where voters blunted ‘school choice’ momentum. Teachers greet students stepping off their bus at a Louisville public elementary school in 2022. A proposed constitutional amendment to allow public funding support for private school education in the state was soundly defeated in last week’s election by nearly two ...
Women will make up majority of Kentucky Supreme Court for first …
3 days ago · In 1963, only 4% of first-year law students were female, rising to 20% in 1973, 39% in 1983 and 44% by 1993. In Kentucky last year women made up the majority of law students at the University of Louisville (53%) and Northern Kentucky University (55%). Female and male enrollment were about even at the University of Kentucky in 2023-24 with 203 ...
KY lawmakers wrap up their first examination of artificial …
6 hours ago · Lawmakers studying artificial intelligence are urging steps to protect the integrity of Kentuckians’ elections and the privacy of their data. The Artificial Intelligence Task Force on Wednesday adopted 11 recommendations ahead of the General Assembly’s 2025 session. The recommendations ...
2024 Voter Guide - Kentucky Lantern
What You Need to Know. Besides casting votes for U.S. president, Kentuckians will be deciding whether to amend the state Constitution and choosing who will represent them in the U.S. Congress, state legislature, county seats and local governments. Voters in Central Kentucky will be electing a new justice to the state Supreme Court. More resources.
What now for education after Kentuckians reject GOP's 'school …
5 days ago · Election Day at the Landsdowne Elementary School precinct in Lexington, Nov. 5, 2024. (Kentucky Lantern photo by Arden Barnes) After Kentucky voters thwarted a Republican-backed “school choice” amendment, the legislature’s supermajority will likely focus on holding “poorly performing school systems” accountable, said Republican Senate ...
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3 days ago · BY: Lantern staff - November 8, 2024. Kentucky has been chosen as the site for a $435 million TNT production facility as the United States resumes domestic production of the explosive for the first time since the 1980s, according to a news release from U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell. The Army will award a contract to Repkon USA ...
Kentucky is in statewide drought, increasing wildfire risk and ...
Sep 23, 2024 · Kentucky is in a statewide drought, environmental officials declared Monday. A fire in April 2023 at Natural Bridge State Park closed trails. (Photo by Middlefork Fire/Rescue, Facebook)
About - Kentucky Lantern
ABOUT US. The Kentucky Lantern is an independent, nonpartisan, free news service. We’re based in Frankfort a short walk from the Capitol, but all of Kentucky is our beat. We focus on how decisions made in the marble halls of power ripple through the lives of Kentuckians. We bring attention to injustices and hold institutions and officials ...
COVID-19 on the rise in Kentucky • Kentucky Lantern
Aug 6, 2024 · LOUISVILLE — COVID-19 is “alive and well” in Kentucky, cautions infectious disease expert Dr. Mark Burns, as hospitalizations for the virus rise and students and teachers head back to school. Kentucky’s Cabinet for Health and Family Services data shows an uptick in emergency department visits and hospitalizations from COVID-19 as of Aug. 1.
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