Kentucky Edition

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson plans to attend a Kentucky fundraiser for Republican Ralph Alvarado as his Democratic opponent, Zach Dembo, releases a poll showing a lead in the 6th District race, a Kentucky Trump supporter levels allegations against a Trump insider, two Kentuckians detained by ICE are released, and a cardiac arrest survivor works to help save lives.

Governor Andy Beshear asks the Trump administration to rethink planned changes to the head start program, the state’s long-time drug czar announces his retirement, Kentucky’s attorney general wants Meta to pay more to the state after it settles a massive lawsuit, a former auditor and lawmaker eyes a new statewide office, and a non-profit’s plan to attract remote workers to Eastern Kentucky. 

Kentucky’s state auditor’s special examination of Jefferson County Public School shows a myriad of issues including misuse of funds and fear of retaliation, state lawmakers hear recommendations on how to help college students who are experiencing homelessness, how one Kentucky university is keeping student-parents on track to graduation, and a Kentucky pioneer’s tombstone is back where it belongs. 

A Kentucky State Police trooper killed in the line of duty is laid to rest in Bowling Green, U.S. Representative Brett Guthrie rallies support in Congress for Kentucky’s lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency, the head of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services says Kentuckians are already being impacted by new SNAP benefit rules, and Murray State University cuts the ribbon on a new space for nursing students.

The man accused of killing a Kentucky State trooper is indicted by a grand jury, the push to relieve the financial strain jails are putting on city and county budgets, Kentuckians take to the state capital to let lawmakers know how they feel about data centers, and how one Kentucky farm is offering a unique option for those with red meat allergies.