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Bluegrass Politics @bluegrasspolitics.bsky.social · 11d

The Lexington Herald-Leader has been chosen for a competitive partnership with an award-winning national publication.

Herald-Leader chosen by ProPublica for Local Reporting Network partnership

Reporter Alex Acquisto will spend the next year on a statewide investigative project that will have wide ramifications for Kentuckians.

www.kentucky.com

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Piper Hansen @piperjhansen.bsky.social · 13d

girl formerly afraid of space writes again about local company designing very cool science experiments to study the very thing she used to be scared of. incredibly cool stuff, hope you think so, too: www.kentucky.com/news/busines...

What happens to our bodies in space? A KY-based experiment wants to know

Automated systems made by a Lexington-based company are collecting data from miles above earth’s surface.

www.kentucky.com

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Piper Hansen @piperjhansen.bsky.social · 16d

half a billion dollars' worth of thoroughbred horses were sold at keeneland's recent auction. i delved into why that matters, how it happened and what's likely to come next www.kentucky.com/news/busines...

New record set at Keeneland’s two-week auction of young thoroughbreds

In a two-week-long auction at Lexington’s Keeneland September Yearling Sale, more than 3,000 horses sold, totaling more than $530 million.

www.kentucky.com

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Joe Sonka 😐 @joesonka.lpm.org · 16d

Reminder for who needs reminding: Government officials only answering one question from you, once a week, in person, is not transparency.

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Piper Hansen @piperjhansen.bsky.social · 23d

there's a lot of reasons why i became a reporter. i don't think it's hyperbolic to say reading andy wolfson in the sunday paper is one of the biggest ones. this loss is huge and i am so sorry

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Piper Hansen @piperjhansen.bsky.social · Aug 28

it was an 11-vote margin, and some ballots are being challenged but the uaw is claiming victory in kentucky's growing electric vehicle battery industry. the labor union says it was a hard fought win to represent workers at blueoval. more/to be updated: www.kentucky.com/news/busines...

UAW claims BlueOval battery plant victory. Some ballots are being challenged

One of the country’s largest labor unions is claiming a narrow victory in Kentucky’s growing electric vehicle battery industry.

www.kentucky.com

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Piper Hansen @piperjhansen.bsky.social · Aug 27

School district officials would not say Wednesday afternoon why they were waiting a day to share the fund balance with the public. Liggins told the Herald-Leader in an interview earlier this month that he needed to be a better communicator.

Read more at: www.kentucky.com/news/local/e...

FCPS delaying release of updated figures that show extent of budget problems

The beleaguered district’s superintendent and his finance team did not immediately release updated budget figures Wednesday.

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Piper Hansen @piperjhansen.bsky.social · Aug 23

crazy deep cut

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Bluegrass Politics @bluegrasspolitics.bsky.social · Aug 20

KY Politics Insider: Rand Paul for president in 2028? Kentucky's GOP Senate candidates hit Fox News & more
www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article311763601.html#storylink=cpy

KY Politics Insider: Rand Paul 2028? GOP Senate candidates hit Fox News & more

Sen. Rand Paul: “I’m definitely going to run for reelection. The presidential thing? We haven’t decided.”

www.kentucky.com

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Piper Hansen @piperjhansen.bsky.social · Aug 20

some interesting bits and bobs from andys beshear and barr toward the end of my latest about electric vehicle battery production starting at blueoval yesterday in glendale: www.kentucky.com/news/busines...

One of Kentucky’s largest electric vehicle battery plants begins production

Commercial production of electric vehicle batteries is underway at the BlueOval SK plant in Kentucky’s Hardin County.

www.kentucky.com

Piper Hansen @piperjhansen.bsky.social · Aug 14

in the past week, three global companies have made high dollar investments, btwn ~$500m and ~$3b, to reshore some of their manufacturing operations in kentucky. the latest is ge appliances which is moving some of its washing machine production lines to louisville www.kentucky.com/news/busines...

GE Appliances’ $3B manufacturing investment includes KY. Here’s where, how much

The appliance maker is investing in US manufacturing across five states, creating 1,000 jobs by 2030, company officials said Wednesday.

www.kentucky.com

Piper Hansen @piperjhansen.bsky.social · Aug 14

a developer of high-rise student housing wants to put an eight-story apartment complex on this same block. if approved, at least 867 new apartment units will be built between mlk blvd, rose and e maxwell streets. good get: www.kentucky.com/news/politic...

A third high-rise student apartment complex proposed for East Maxwell near UK

There are two other student apartment complexes either planned or under construction on East Maxwell Street.

www.kentucky.com

Piper Hansen @piperjhansen.bsky.social · Aug 11

ford, the automaker that employs about 12,000 people in kentucky, released its electric vehicle strategy today. the ceo called it a model t moment and a huge bet on itself. made a final round of updates on this, now’s a good time to read: www.kentucky.com/news/busines...

Ford puts $2B into Louisville Assembly Plant for new, midsize, electric truck

The automaker said Monday it was investing $5 billion total in its new electric vehicle platform, assembly process and new midsize truck.

www.kentucky.com

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Aura Bogado @aurabogado.bsky.social · Aug 6

Local reporting uncovered Amazon was behind the water-guzzling data center slated for the desert. Residents fought against the data center. Today, the city council unanimously voted against Project Blue.

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Arizona Luminaria @azluminaria.org · Aug 6

BREAKING: Tucson City Council unanimously rejects Project Blue

Tucson City Council rejects Project Blue amid intense community pressure - AZ Luminaria

The Tucson city council voted unanimously Wednesday against bringing the massive and water-devouring Project Blue data center into city limits. That vote directing the city manager and staff to end n...

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Piper Hansen @piperjhansen.bsky.social · Aug 6

... gle is also set to deploy re-enriched depleted uranium tails from the dept of energy's paducah inventory and said in a news release aug. 6 it remains on track to begin no later than 2030. the facility is on 665 acres previously owned by the state and managed by fish and wildlife

Piper Hansen @piperjhansen.bsky.social · Aug 6

also today in nuclear news, the us nuclear regulatory commission said global laser enrichment's application for its paducah facility can proceed for formal review. that site is adjacent to dept of energy's gaseous diffusion plant ...

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Piper Hansen @piperjhansen.bsky.social · Aug 6

recent announcements from the feds and private investors along with local support in paducah send a strong signal to data center companies and utility providers the western kentucky city is keen to welcome nuclear again www.kentucky.com/news/busines...

‘Atomic city of the future’: Uranium enrichment facility signs lease in Paducah

Once complete, it will be the first U.S.-owned, privately developed uranium enrichment facility in the country.

www.kentucky.com

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Piper Hansen @piperjhansen.bsky.social · Aug 1

employees at kentucky's blueoval sk battery plant will vote aug 26 and 27 to join the united auto workers union, according to a thursday labor board announcement. workers there are going to make batteries for ford's electric vehicles. here's how we got here: www.kentucky.com/news/busines...

Whatever happened to the effort by workers to unionize KY’s EV battery plant?

Workers at the under-construction plant are committed to having a free and fair union vote despite recent stalls in the process.

www.kentucky.com

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Piper Hansen @piperjhansen.bsky.social · Jul 30

linda gorton is the first mayor in the history of the merged urban county government, which recently celebrated its 50th birthday, to run for a third term www.kentucky.com/news/politic...

Lexington Mayor Gorton will seek a third term. Why it’s historic

Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton won her second term by a landslide in November 2022.

www.kentucky.com

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Piper Hansen @piperjhansen.bsky.social · Jul 30

eight months after the state program’s launch, medical marijuana sales still haven’t begun in kentucky. lots of really great detail and data here: www.kentucky.com/news/state/k...

KY’s medical marijuana program is 8 months old. But patients are still waiting

More than 11,500 Kentuckians are medical cannabis card holders. But they can’t purchase products here.

www.kentucky.com

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Piper Hansen @piperjhansen.bsky.social · Jul 30

lexington's business leaders and the university of kentucky say fayette county public schools should work to close a $16m deficit without increasing the occupational license tax: www.kentucky.com/news/local/e...

UK, Keeneland, business leaders urge Fayette Schools: Don’t raise taxes

Fayette County Public Schools got a stern message from local business leaders and University of Kentucky officials Wednesday: You cannot tax your way out of a financial crisis.

www.kentucky.com

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Piper Hansen @piperjhansen.bsky.social · Jul 30

a $150 million shopping center along i64 and us127 in frankfort will have a new-to-market members-only warehouse grocery chain next to a previously announced target. the project is expected to be complete in 2030 with this full roster of stores, restaurants, more: www.kentucky.com/news/busines...

Whatever happened to Frankfort’s Target, shopping center development?

The under-construction outdoor shopping center west of Lexington in Frankfort is along Interstate 64 and U.S. 127.

www.kentucky.com

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Piper Hansen @piperjhansen.bsky.social · Jul 25

a ky site has been tapped by the feds as a prime location to carry out the trump admin's plan to build ai infrastructure including the energy sources necessary to power it. more from the dept of energy and local leaders: www.kentucky.com/news/politic...

Kentucky site picked for Trump administration’s AI, energy infrastructure plan

The U.S. Department of Energy said four pieces of federal land, including one in Kentucky, could be utilized to lower energy costs and power AI.

www.kentucky.com

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Piper Hansen @piperjhansen.bsky.social · Jul 25

last month i put on a hard hat and walked through what was lexington's festival market. a developer has launched into a top-to-bottom renovation of the three-story downtown attraction. plans for the corner spot include an all-day diner, some retail and offices. more: www.kentucky.com/news/busines...

Downtown Lexington makeover: 325 Main to be redeveloped into restaurants, offices

It likely won’t be until next fall when the public can get inside 325 Main again where a developer is renovating the building for restaurants and offices.

www.kentucky.com

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Piper Hansen @piperjhansen.bsky.social · Jul 25

haven't blueskied (?) in a bit. new stories/posts incoming

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