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Ben Roberts @benrobertshl.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: Lots of insights from Kentucky basketball Pro Day.

Who stood out, what's the chatter from UK practice, updates on Jayden Quaintance and Otega Oweh and much more from tonight's session in front of 30+ NBA scouts.

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Kentucky basketball Pro Day: 10 things we learned from the Wildcats’ practice

A look at how each UK basketball player fared at the team’s Pro Day event, with injury updates on Jayden Quaintance and Otega Oweh.

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Lexington Herald-Leader @kentucky.com · 1d

Attorney General Russell Coleman claims the online gaming platform has failed to prevent grooming and child sexual abuse.

Kentucky attorney general sues Roblox gaming platform, citing child safety risks

Attorney General Russell Coleman claims the online gaming platform has failed to prevent grooming and child sexual abuse.

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Austin Horn @austin-horn.bsky.social · 1d

One #kysen candidate is getting a boost from the family of a top Trump official who's been in the news lately for multiple reasons: Steve Witkoff.

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Key Trump ally’s family to host Nate Morris Senate fundraiser at KY horse farm

Steve Witkoff, worth $2B, is a top Trump administration official. His son is hosting the event for Nate Morris on their Kentucky farm.

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Austin Horn @austin-horn.bsky.social · 2d

New: Amy McGrath is back.

Here's what the "battle-tested" candidate had to say about her decision to run for McConnell's seat again, the issues & her response to people groaning about the 2020 fundraising "waste."

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‘Battle-tested’ Amy McGrath launches second Kentucky U.S. Senate bid

“This is a different race, it’s a different year, it’s a midterm,” McGrath said, comparing 2026 to her 2020 run for U.S. Senate.

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Austin Horn @austin-horn.bsky.social · 5d

New: McConnell implores Hegseth to change shutdown funding rules to allow KY HS football games to play on.

"We should not force the children of our servicemembers to pay the price for Washington’s failure."

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‘URGENT!!’ McConnell pushes Hegseth to allow football at military high schools

“We should not force the children of our servicemembers to pay the price for Washington’s failure,” Sen. Mitch McConnell wrote.

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Austin Horn @austin-horn.bsky.social · 6d

Learning some things about the KY state seal

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Austin Horn @austin-horn.bsky.social · 6d

Excellent news for the H-L, @aacquisto.bsky.social and the state of Kentucky!

Lexington Herald-Leader @kentucky.com · 7d

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

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.

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Austin Horn @austin-horn.bsky.social · 6d

Lots of interesting stuff in here from last night's KY06 GOP candidate forum.

Israel, navigating DC, electability - candidates Alvarado, Gordon and Dotson weighed in on a lot.

Geoff Young was there, too!

www.kentucky.com/news/politic...

Alvarado, Dotson & Gordon jockey for college GOP support in Congressional forum

Republican candidates for Central Kentucky’s 6th Congressional District seat discussed how they’d govern, Israel, free speech at an event.

www.kentucky.com

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Austin Horn @austin-horn.bsky.social · 6d

A dispatch from Mt. Sterling, where voters got a first look at KY Democratic candidates for US House & Senate and our millionth - but still significant - look at possible 2027 gov contenders.

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Voters get first look of KY Democrats for House, Senate... and maybe governor

“I think you deserve... a campaign that actually talks about what you care about,” Rocky Adkins said as talk of a governor run continues.

www.kentucky.com

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Lexington Herald-Leader @kentucky.com · 8d

Kentucky is an especially sick state, and it’s stretching thin the commonwealth’s understaffed health care system.

Kentucky has a dire health care worker shortage. Burnout is making it worse

Kentucky is an especially sick state, and it’s stretching thin the commonwealth’s understaffed health care system.

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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 8d

After searching through court and state records, a pattern is clear. Kentucky swiftly stepped up SNAP disqualifications in 2016 and a review of several cases from 2020 onward shows a heavily reliance on suspicious shopping patterns to accuse people of selling benefits

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Kentucky has kicked people off food benefits using data that doesn’t tell the full story

The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services has brought hundreds of fraud cases in the last five years that are heavily reliant on transactional data with the goal of revoking people’s federal...

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Austin Horn @austin-horn.bsky.social · 8d

Thomas Massie and Rand Paul are among the hottest names in politics.

Yet, none of the top 3 candidates in the GOP #kysen race want to talk about them. Why that is and the one Republican candidate who agreed to an interview on the subject here:

www.kentucky.com/news/politic...

KY Senate GOP candidates don’t want to talk about Rand Paul or Thomas Massie

They’re the two hottest names in Kentucky politics. Why won’t any of the major U.S. Senate candidates talk about Rand Paul or Thomas Massie?

www.kentucky.com

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Austin Horn @austin-horn.bsky.social · 9d

New: Sen. Brandon Smith, R-Hazard, and his Eastern KY cryptocurrency company are facing a couple different lawsuits over a venture in Letcher County.

It was once touted as a boon for high-wage jobs in the community.

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State senator faces lawsuits over failed Eastern KY cryptocurrency operation

Kentucky state Sen. Brandon Smith, R-Hazard, is facing two lawsuits over his attempts to bring cryptocurrency mining to Letcher County.

www.kentucky.com

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Austin Horn @austin-horn.bsky.social · 13d

A major GOP megadonor has entered the #KYSen fray.

PAC tied to Illinois shipping magnate & heir to the Schlitz brewing fortune Dick Uihlein just dropped a $1M+ ad buy supporting Nate Morris for Senate.

www.kentucky.com/news/politic...

Conservative billionaire PAC backs Nate Morris for Senate in TV ad campaign

Nate Morris’ campaign got a boost from a billionaire heir to the Schlitz brewing fortune, who was one of the biggest Trump donors in 2024.

www.kentucky.com

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Austin Horn @austin-horn.bsky.social · 14d

NEW: You may have heard the name before.

Amy McGrath is seriously considering a 2026 run for US Senate in Kentucky, a source close to her & familiar with her thinking tells me.

She raised an historic amount of $ in her 2020 loss to McConnell.

www.kentucky.com/news/politic...

Amy McGrath comeback? Former KY Senate candidate said to be considering 2026 run

The former candidate got close to beating Rep. Andy Barr in 2018, but lost to Sen. Mitch McConnell in a landslide in 2020.

www.kentucky.com

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Austin Horn @austin-horn.bsky.social · 16d

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear in St Louis:

“I am living, breathing proof that we as Democrats, when we run the right way, can win anywhere. And what's important about winning is, when Democrats win, we do something Republicans can't: We govern well.”

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Kentucky Gov. Beshear tells Missouri Democrats they can prevail in tough terrain

Missouri Democrats gathered in St. Louis on Saturday for their annual Truman Dinner, the biggest event of the year for a party that remains on the outs in state politics.

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Joe Sonka 😐 @joesonka.lpm.org · 20d

My good friend and journalistic partner in crime Andy Wolfson died suddenly last night. I'm going to miss him.

Andy Wolfson, longtime Courier Journal legal affairs reporter, dies at 70

Wolfson played key roles in The Courier Journal winning two Pulitzer Prizes.

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Austin Horn @austin-horn.bsky.social · 20d

Huge news in Lexington and Kentucky: KY Supreme Court nullifies Lexington's law banning no-knock warrants.

The 4-2 majority ruled that a KY law regulating those warrants (SB4 from 2021) implicitly blocks cities like Lexington from banning them altogether.

www.kentucky.com/news/local/c...

KY Supreme Court nullifies Lexington ban on no-knock warrants, citing state law

Two of the court’s seven justices, Michelle Keller and Angela Bisig dissented in the ruling, issued Thursday morning.

www.kentucky.com

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Austin Horn @austin-horn.bsky.social · 21d

Possibly lost in the sauce of this morning's news: Despite a new wave of KY Dems running for Senate in '26, not all the horses may be out of the barn just yet.

There's talk of a very prominent Kentucky horse trainer joining the field.

www.kentucky.com/news/politic...

KY Politics Insider: Is Cameron leaving US Senate race? Fake news, his camp says

“They can’t win this election without Daniel Cameron getting out of the way,” Cameron’s consultant said of a rumor he could leave the race.

www.kentucky.com

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Austin Horn @austin-horn.bsky.social · 21d

Lots of stuff here in my latest column:
- both WH and Daniel Cameron call “fake news” on suggestion he’d switch to KY04
- KY06 GOP candidates all adding legit KY politics people to their campaigns
- could a locally famous horse trainer run for Senate?

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KY Politics Insider: Is Cameron leaving US Senate race? Fake news, his camp says

“They can’t win this election without Daniel Cameron getting out of the way,” Cameron’s consultant said of a rumor he could leave the race.

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Austin Horn @austin-horn.bsky.social · 21d

Lots of stuff here in my latest column:
- both WH and Daniel Cameron call “fake news” on suggestion he’d switch to KY04
- KY06 GOP candidates all adding legit KY politics people to their campaigns
- could a semi-famous horse trainer run for Senate?

amp.kentucky.com/news/politic...

KY Politics Insider: Is Cameron leaving US Senate race? Fake news, his camp says

“They can’t win this election without Daniel Cameron getting out of the way,” Cameron’s consultant said of a rumor he could leave the race.

amp.kentucky.com

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Austin Horn @austin-horn.bsky.social · 21d

New: yet another Kentucky Democrat is jumping in the race to replace Sen. Mitch McConnell in 2026.

Jefferson Co native Joel Willett, a former CIA agent & defense contractor who got his security clearance revoked as he was exploring the run, says he’s all in.

www.kentucky.com/news/politic...

Ex-CIA agent targeted by Tulsi Gabbard to join Kentucky US Senate race as Democrat

A Louisville native with a deep background in the CIA, is joining a growing field of Democrats aiming to replace Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell in 2026.

www.kentucky.com

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Austin Horn @austin-horn.bsky.social · 22d

That unique stance: quite skeptical, calling himself a “Kentucky and America first kind of person.”

On most other issues, it’s pretty normal Dem fare inflected by his personal story.

Austin Horn @austin-horn.bsky.social · 22d

New: KY has a new Democrat running for US Senate in 2026. Logan Forsythe, a former secret service agent born into poverty in West KY.

He’s focusing on Dem meat & potatoes issues (ed, health, affordability), but has a unique stance on foreign aid & Israel.

www.kentucky.com/news/politic...

Democrat with Secret Service, legal background launches US Senate bid in KY

A Lyon County native, Logan Forsythe is the second major Democrat to launch a run for US Senate. No Democrat has won since 1992.

www.kentucky.com

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Jon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 26d

they need to stop making all these different movies. just make one movie where everything happens

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