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McKenna Horsley @mckennahorsley.bsky.social · 6d

Louisville mayor appoints Kentucky Senate Democratic leader to local office kentuckylantern.com/briefs/louis...

Louisville mayor appoints Kentucky Senate Democratic leader to local office • Kentucky Lantern

Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg appointed Kentucky Senate Democratic Whip David Yates to serve an unexpired term as Jefferson County Clerk.

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Kentucky Lantern @kentuckylantern.com · 7d

Feds find University of Kentucky’s link to Ph.D Project violated Civil Rights Act
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Feds find University of Kentucky's link to Ph.D Project violated Civil Rights Act • Kentucky Lantern

University of Kentucky signs agreement with U.S. Education Department to end investigation into program that seeks to diversify business leaders.

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McKenna Horsley @mckennahorsley.bsky.social · 9d

Another figure known in Kentucky politics enters this saga.

"(David) Williams, a judge for the 40th Judicial Circuit, was assigned as a special judge in the case filed in Laurel County following a motion from Weddle’s attorneys. Williams is the former Republican state Senate president."

McKenna Horsley @mckennahorsley.bsky.social · 9d

Embattled London Mayor Randall Weddle returns to office after court upholds his appeal kentuckylantern.com/briefs/embat...

Embattled London Mayor Randall Weddle returns to office after court upholds his appeal • Kentucky Lantern

Ousted London Mayor Randall Weddle has been reinstated to his post after a brief court battle and led a city council meeting Monday evening.

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McKenna Horsley @mckennahorsley.bsky.social · 9d

Kentucky Lantern appeals UK’s denial of records former faculty leader had sought kentuckylantern.com/2025/09/30/k...

Kentucky Lantern appeals UK's denial of records former faculty leader had sought • Kentucky Lantern

The Kentucky Lantern filed an appeal over records from the University of Kentucky about the president of the disbanded University Senate.

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McKenna Horsley @mckennahorsley.bsky.social · 9d

Embattled London Mayor Randall Weddle returns to office after court upholds his appeal kentuckylantern.com/briefs/embat...

Embattled London Mayor Randall Weddle returns to office after court upholds his appeal • Kentucky Lantern

Ousted London Mayor Randall Weddle has been reinstated to his post after a brief court battle and led a city council meeting Monday evening.

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Kentucky Lantern @kentuckylantern.com · 10d

Tim Sullivan reports Louisville AD Josh Heird has been in contact with NCAA President Charlie Baker about revisiting the Cardinals’ vacated title and and been encouraged by indications the NCAA is open to reconciling inconsistencies in its penalty structure.
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In Louisville, NCAA ruling looks like injustice revealed, chance to reclaim 2013 title • Kentucky Lantern

The appearance of a double standard in NCAA enforcement is raising hopes the University of Louisville’s 2013 NCAA basketball championship can be restored.

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McKenna Horsley @mckennahorsley.bsky.social · 13d

Beshear announces updated restrictive housing policies for Kentucky’s juvenile offenders kentuckylantern.com/briefs/beshe...

Beshear announces updated restrictive housing policies for Kentucky’s juvenile offenders • Kentucky Lantern

Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has signed updates for restrictive housing policies for the state’s Department of Juvenile Justice.

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McKenna Horsley @mckennahorsley.bsky.social · 13d

With ally Rand Paul, Thomas Massie travels Northern Kentucky to fend off Trump attacks kentuckylantern.com/2025/09/25/w...

With ally Rand Paul, Thomas Massie travels Northern Kentucky to fend off Trump attacks • Kentucky Lantern

Amid President Trump's threats to oust Kentucky U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie, voters may have to choose between Trump and the Tea Party movement.

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McKenna Horsley @mckennahorsley.bsky.social · 14d

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul and U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie are traveling through Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District for a mix of official and campaign events.

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McKenna Horsley @mckennahorsley.bsky.social · 14d

Rand Paul quips Kimmel’s thanks is ‘first time I’ve ever been on his program’ kentuckylantern.com/2025/09/24/r...

Rand Paul quips Kimmel’s thanks is ‘first time I’ve ever been on his program’ • Kentucky Lantern

Kentucky Republican U.S. Sen. Rand Paul reiterates the government should not be involved in taking comedian Jimmy Kimmel him off the air.

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McKenna Horsley @mckennahorsley.bsky.social · 15d

Massie says he has the signatures to force US House vote on releasing Epstein files kentuckylantern.com/2025/09/24/m...

Massie says he has the signatures to force US House vote on releasing Epstein files • Kentucky Lantern

Kentucky Republican U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie says he will soon have the 218 signatures needed to force a U.S. House vote on releasing Epstein files.

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McKenna Horsley @mckennahorsley.bsky.social · 15d

From @ohiocapitaljournal.com: LifeWise Academy Ohio programs take trips to Kentucky museums that promote young Earth creationism

LifeWise Academy has pending requests to begin programs for students in some Kentucky public schools districts.

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LifeWise Academy Ohio programs take trips to Kentucky museums that promote young Earth creationism • Ohio Capital Journal

At least nearly a dozen LifeWise Academy Ohio programs have taken public school students on field trips to the Creation Museum and Ark Encounter in Kentucky, which claims humans lived alongside dinosa...

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McKenna Horsley @mckennahorsley.bsky.social · 16d

Harris' new book does not mention Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear. He was among possible running mate choices for her last summer.

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 21d

Kamala Harris says she would have picked Pete Buttigieg as her running mate last year, but she felt that America wasn’t ready for the pairing, according to an excerpt of her new book “107 Days.”

Harris says Buttigieg was her 'first choice' for 2024 running mate but the pairing was too risky

In an excerpt of former Vice President Kamala Harris's new book, she says she would have picked Pete Buttigieg as her running mate last year but America wasn’t ready for the pairing.

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Mario Anderson @marioandersontv.bsky.social · 16d

#UPDATE | Republican Kentucky State Senators Chris McDaniel and Donald Douglas added their voices to Rep. Matt Lockett's public call for Fayette County Public Schools Superintendent Demetrus Liggins' to resign on Monday.

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Sarah Ladd @sarahelizabethladd.bsky.social · 17d

"We have no plans to close our Louisville or Lexington health centers," Rebecca Gibron, the CEO of @ppaawest.bsky.social, said during an exclusive sit-down interview with the @kentuckylantern.com last week.

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Planned Parenthood ‘resolved’ to keep serving Kentuckians even without Medicaid dollars • Kentucky Lantern

Planned Parenthood has “no plans” to close its two Kentucky locations following a judge’s ruling that the government can block Medicaid funding to the organization for a year.

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Kentucky Lantern @kentuckylantern.com · 17d

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul says FCC Chairman Brandon Carr’s criticism of comedian Jimmy Kimmel was “absolutely inappropriate.”

“The FCC was wrong to weigh in. And I’ll fight any — any — attempt by the government to get involved with speech. I will fight."

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Rand Paul vows to protect free speech but says there's no 'right to employment' • Kentucky Lantern

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul says Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brandon Carr’s criticism of comedian Jimmy Kimmel was “absolutely inappropriate.”

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Kentucky Lantern @kentuckylantern.com · 19d

Kentucky auditor subpoenas health cabinet over kinship care after judge tossed lawsuit
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Kentucky auditor subpoenas health cabinet over kinship care after judge tossed lawsuit • Kentucky Lantern

Kentucky's auditor issued subpoenas to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services for information regarding a 2024 kinship care law.

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McKenna Horsley @mckennahorsley.bsky.social · 19d

Per WPSD, McCracken County BOE has approved LifeWise Academy to offer Bible instruction to students.

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McCracken BOE approves LifeWise Academy instruction

The McCracken County Board of Education voted 4-1 to approve LifeWise Academy’s request to provide Bible-based “character” education to students at Lone Oak Intermediate School during school hours.

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McKenna Horsley @mckennahorsley.bsky.social · 20d

Plan to outlaw sexual grooming of children in Kentucky gains bipartisan support kentuckylantern.com/2025/09/18/p...

Plan to outlaw sexual grooming of children in Kentucky gains bipartisan support • Kentucky Lantern

A Kentucky Republican is hoping to define grooming of a child in state law and criminalize it under a proposal she presented Thursday.

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McKenna Horsley @mckennahorsley.bsky.social · 20d

Louisville Republican leads charge for Kentucky to ban machine gun conversion devices kentuckylantern.com/2025/09/18/l...

Louisville Republican leads charge for Kentucky to ban machine gun conversion devices • Kentucky Lantern

Louisville Republican Rep. Jason Nemes wants Kentucky’s legislature to prohibit the sale and distribution of machine gun conversion devices.

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Kentucky Lantern @kentuckylantern.com · 21d

Auditor Allison Ball says KY mismanaged $800 million, paying Medicaid managed care organizations at the same time other states were paying for the same patients.

KY health chief Dr. Steven Stack calls it “rehash” of what federal investigators found in 2022.

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Auditor: KY Medicaid wasted $800 million. Health secretary cites ‘significant inaccuracies’ • Kentucky Lantern

Kentucky Auditor Allison Ball alleges in a report released Wednesday that the state mismanaged about $800 million in taxpayer funds.

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