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McKenna Horsley

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Covering politics for @kentuckylantern.com. 📧 mhorsley@kentuckylantern.com

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McKenna Horsley @mckennahorsley.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Beshear and Rogers announce federal funding projects for Eastern Kentucky revitalization kentuckylantern.com/2026/10/09/b...
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Beshear and Rogers announce federal funding projects for Eastern Kentucky revitalization • Kentucky Lantern
CORBIN, Ky. — While Republican U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers and Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear disagreed on how President Donald Trump’s policies are impacting Appalachian Kentucky, the two came together Friday...
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McKenna Horsley @mckennahorsley.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
A campaign finance story from Tom Loftus and me kentuckylantern.com/2026/10/09/l...
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Lundergan, Calipari and more: In KY governor race, Adkins nets $1.75 million from donors • Kentucky Lantern
Rocky Adkins, who is seeking the Democratic nomination in Kentucky’s upcoming governor race, has raised more than $1.75 million in his first quarter.
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McKenna Horsley @mckennahorsley.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The Cook Political Report moves #KY06 from “Likely Republican” to “Lean Republican.” This follows new Dem-ordered polls showing Zach Dembo with a lead over Republican Ralph Alvarado.
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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 08/10/2026
Well, not really sure how to interpret this one…
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McKenna Horsley @mckennahorsley.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
A new poll from (often Dem-aligned) Change Research says Democrat Zach Dembo leads Republican Ralph Alvarado by 9 points in #KY06. The poll was released by Kentuckians Not Corruption PAC, which has ran ads tying Alvarado to former Gov. Matt Bevin. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Kentuckians Not Corruption - KY-06 | Memo | Oct 2026
To: Interested Parties From: Change Research Date: October 8, 2026 Re: Recent Polling in Kentucky’s 6th Congressional District Key Findings On behalf of Kentuckians Not Corruption, Change Researc...
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McKenna Horsley @mckennahorsley.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Suspended attorney and former Republican gubernatorial candidate Eric Deters is featured in a Wall Street Journal report as the U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle asked him to send $$ to her Amex account without a paper trail. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Exclusive | ‘Honey Please’: Kimberly Guilfoyle Pushed Donor to Wire $100,000 to Her Amex Account
Text messages with a MAGA ally show Guilfoyle seeking funds and offering access to top administration officials before becoming ambassador to Greece.
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McKenna Horsley @mckennahorsley.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
In #KY01, Republican U.S. Rep. James Comer released an ad that mentions at the very end on screen he is running for Congress. He's already a rumored candidate for the #kygov race. Also, GOP Senate Floor Leader Max Wise is briefly featured at the start of the video. www.facebook.com/share/v/1Dj6...
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McKenna Horsley @mckennahorsley.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
KY ag commissioner applauds Trump’s move on untaxed diesel, but says Beshear can still act kentuckylantern.com/2026/10/06/k...
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KY ag commissioner applauds Trump’s move on untaxed diesel, but says Beshear can still act • Kentucky Lantern
Kentucky’s top agriculture official applauded Republican President Donald Trump for signing an executive order to defer federal taxes on red-dyed diesel through the end of the year, but says the state...
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McKenna Horsley @mckennahorsley.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
In #KY05, Democrat Ned Pillersdorf's campaign has released an ad featuring former Gov. Paul Patton, who talks about incumbent Republican Rep. Hal Rogers' age. "I'm 89 years old — about the same as Rogers — and I'm too old for Congress." drive.google.com/drive/folder...
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Joe Sonka 😐 @joesonka.lpm.org · 06/10/2026
DCCC is now up with this ad in the R+15 #ky06 district in Kentucky, in which Zach Dembo again ties Alvarado to Bevin, and features Gov. Beshear carrying away a cardboard cutout of Bevin. Dems definitely smelling blood/wave here
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KY-06: Basically the Same
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Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 05/10/2026
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear soft-launched his own 2028 presidential bid at a private Nashville fundraiser for 5th Congressional District candidate Chaz Molder on Saturday.
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Beshear Campaigns for Molder as Dems Eye Midterms
Popular Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear joined forces with congressional hopeful Chaz Molder, mayor of Columbia, for a high-powered Nashville fundraiser on Saturday. The Molder campaign bagged another $120...
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Kentucky Lantern @kentuckylantern.com · 05/10/2026
‘A political prisoner’: Roebling Bridge ICE protestor now faced with felony charge, arrested From @sarahelizabethladd.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/10/05/a...
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‘A political prisoner': Roebling Bridge ICE protestor now faced with felony charge, arrested • Kentucky Lantern
More than a year after a Northern Kentucky protest at Roebling Street Bridge over federal immigration officials’ arrest of an Ohio cleric, a protester was arrested Monday morning on an upgraded charge...
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Kentucky Lantern @kentuckylantern.com · 05/10/2026
Sen. Julie Raque Adams gets $620K in outside help from GOP committees  kentuckylantern.com/2026/10/05/s...
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Sen. Julie Raque Adams gets $620K in outside help from GOP committees  • Kentucky Lantern
FRANKFORT – Since early last May, Republican outside groups have spent more than $620,000 to help reelect Julie Raque Adams to another term in the Kentucky Senate.
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McKenna Horsley @mckennahorsley.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
If these polls turn out to be true, such wins could bolster Democratic Govs Association Chair Gov. Andy Beshear's national profile www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...
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Democrats Lead Governor Races Deep in Republican Territory, Polls Show
Democratic advantages in the races for governor in Texas, Iowa, Ohio and Alaska reflect deep unhappiness with President Trump and the economy. A Republican leads in Kansas.
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McKenna Horsley @mckennahorsley.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Highest monthly total of new voters since 2024 register to vote in Kentucky elections kentuckylantern.com/2026/10/02/h...
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Highest monthly total of new voters since 2024 register to vote in Kentucky elections • Kentucky Lantern
More than 12,000 Kentuckians registered to vote in September — weeks ahead of midterm elections.
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Joe Sonka 😐 @joesonka.lpm.org · 02/10/2026
Rep. Andy Barr, the GOP nominee and heavy favorite in the #kysen race, put out a press release touting the endorsement of 72 GOP members of the Kentucky House. It excludes 8 GOP members, mostly from the liberty caucus that were/are supporters of Thomas Massie.
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McKenna Horsley @mckennahorsley.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Internal poll shows Democrat Dembo leads GOP’s Alvarado in central Kentucky House race kentuckylantern.com/2026/10/02/i...
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Internal poll shows Democrat Dembo leads GOP’s Alvarado in central Kentucky House race • Kentucky Lantern
An poll from Democrat Zach Dembo’s campaign shows he has a five-point lead over Republican Ralph Alvarado in a Kentucky congressional race.
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Kentucky Lantern @kentuckylantern.com · 01/10/2026
State lawmakers hear data center concerns from across Kentucky at Frankfort ‘listening session’ From @liamniemeyer.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/10/01/s...
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State lawmakers hear data center concerns from across Kentucky at Frankfort 'listening session' • Kentucky Lantern
More than 60 people filled a committee room for the “listening session” on data centers set up by Rep. Adam Moore, D-Lexington,
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McKenna Horsley @mckennahorsley.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Kentucky agriculture commissioner calls on governor to pause restriction on untaxed diesel kentuckylantern.com/2026/10/01/k...
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Kentucky agriculture commissioner calls on governor to pause restriction on untaxed diesel • Kentucky Lantern
Republican Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Jonathan Shell is asking Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear to temporarily suspend a prohibition on using untaxed diesel on public roads.
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Kentucky Lantern @kentuckylantern.com · 01/10/2026
The Kentucky Lantern voter guide is live! Get answers to all your questions here. Voter Guide: 2026 General Election • Kentucky kentuckylantern.com/voter-guides...
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Voter Guide: 2026 General Election • Kentucky
From Kentucky Lantern | Shining brightest where it’s dark
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McKenna Horsley @mckennahorsley.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Lexington brewery owner’s email prompts questions about Kentucky campaign finance laws kentuckylantern.com/2026/09/30/l...
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Lexington brewery owner’s email prompts questions about Kentucky campaign finance laws • Kentucky Lantern
An email from a Lexington brewery owner about a Sept. 23 fundraiser for one of the Kentucky legislature’s top Republicans has sparked questions about campaign donation laws.
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McKenna Horsley @mckennahorsley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Monday is last day to register to vote in Kentucky before November election kentuckylantern.com/2026/09/29/m...
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Monday is last day to register to vote in Kentucky before November election • Kentucky Lantern
This coming Monday — Oct. 5 — is the last day for Kentuckians to register to vote ahead of the November general election.
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McKenna Horsley @mckennahorsley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I have returned from being out of office. But some of my stories published while I was away in case you missed them!
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Kentucky Lantern @kentuckylantern.com · 17/09/2026
Shelbyville tenants launching union against Lexington property management company From @liamniemeyer.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/09/17/s...
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Shelbyville tenants launching union against Lexington property management company • Kentucky Lantern
Tenants at several properties in Shelbyville owned by a Lexington-based property management company are launching a tenant union to make demands on a range of concerns they have on unresolved maintena...
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Kentucky Lantern @kentuckylantern.com · 17/09/2026
With McConnell back, Senate ag committee advances farm bill on party lines kentuckylantern.com/2026/09/17/r...
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With McConnell back, Senate ag committee advances farm bill on party lines • Kentucky Lantern
Republican members of the Senate Agriculture Committee voted Wednesday to advance a farm bill despite Democrats voting against it.
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Kentucky Lantern @kentuckylantern.com · 17/09/2026
Very excited about our first freelance story from the great Bill Estep. Feds take on Kentucky cockfighting with multiple indictments kentuckylantern.com/2026/09/17/f...
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Feds take on Kentucky cockfighting with multiple indictments • Kentucky Lantern
Federal authorities have charged five people in Kentucky in connection with cockfighting in cases that show the state remains a key player in the illegal activity, according to animal-welfare groups.
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Kentucky Lantern @kentuckylantern.com · 17/09/2026
Beshear makes two new appointments to University of Kentucky Board of Trustees From Tom Loftus kentuckylantern.com/2026/09/17/b...
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Beshear makes two new appointments to University of Kentucky Board of Trustees • Kentucky Lantern
Gov. Andy Beshear this week appointed Lexington businessman Joseph Palumbo and retired Circuit Judge Phillip Patton to fill vacancies on the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees.
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McKenna Horsley @mckennahorsley.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
let me and my unread emails live
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Kentucky Lantern @kentuckylantern.com · 16/09/2026
KY Court of Appeals frees former Gov. Matt Bevin from jail sentence while it considers appeal kentuckylantern.com/2026/09/16/k...
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KY Court of Appeals frees former Gov. Matt Bevin from jail sentence • Kentucky Lantern
Former Gov. Matt Bevin will be immediately released from a 60-day jail sentence while the Kentucky Court of Appeals decides whether his incarceration was the proper punishment for his contempt of cour...
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Kentucky Lantern @kentuckylantern.com · 16/09/2026
US House to leave for campaign break without action on AI, affordability kentuckylantern.com/2026/09/16/r...
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US House to leave for campaign break without action on AI, affordability • Kentucky Lantern
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House is expected to depart Wednesday evening for a seven-week campaign break after spending less than two weeks in session during August and September.
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McKenna Horsley @mckennahorsley.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Term-limited in role, Kentucky’s Comer to not seek another term as House Oversight chair kentuckylantern.com/2026/09/15/t...
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Term-limited in role, Kentucky’s Comer to not seek another term as House Oversight chair • Kentucky Lantern
Kentucky U.S. Rep. James Comer will not seek another term as the chairman of the House Oversight Committee.
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Joe Sonka 😐 @joesonka.lpm.org · 15/09/2026
Congressman Thomas Massie currently attempting to impeach Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.
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Jacob Fischler @fischler.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Trump Truth post on SCOTUS after last night vote-by-mail ruling, in which none of the justices he appointed dissented: "These are not the people I interviewed to serve on the United States Supreme Court, they are merely a shell of their original selves" x.com/TrumpTruthOn...
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Commentary Donald J. Trump Truth Social Posts On X (@TrumpTruthOnX) on X
Republicans just got another bad decision from the United States Supreme Court, one that the Court System took forever to give, and then blamed it, in part, on no time left to implement a solution to ...
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McKenna Horsley @mckennahorsley.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Today is #NationalVoterRegistrationDay. Kentuckians can register to vote online at this link and may also check their existing registration. The deadline to register to vote in the November general election is Monday, Oct. 5. vrsws.sos.ky.gov/ovrweb/govot...
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McKenna Horsley @mckennahorsley.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Here is a tweet from a DC Spectrum reporter with a photo of McConnell getting in a car
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McKenna Horsley @mckennahorsley.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
McConnell says he will cast his first Senate vote Monday after June hospitalization kentuckylantern.com/2026/09/14/m...
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McConnell says he will cast his first Senate vote Monday after June hospitalization • Kentucky Lantern
Since being hospitalized more than 90 days ago, Kentucky U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell says he plans to return to the Senate Monday evening.
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McKenna Horsley @mckennahorsley.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Sen. Mitch McConnell says via statement he will cast a vote on the Senate floor today, about 93 days since his June hospitalization.
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McKenna Horsley @mckennahorsley.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Tom Loftus: Beshear PAC pays for attack ads in 6th District race kentuckylantern.com/2026/09/14/b...
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Beshear PAC pays for attack ads in 6th District race • Kentucky Lantern
FRANKFORT – Gov. Andy Beshear's super PAC is running attack ads aimed at Ralph Alvarado, the Republican running for Kentucky's 6th District Congressional seat.
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McKenna Horsley @mckennahorsley.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Ag Commissioner: KY policies must support cattle farmers facing ‘perfect storm of issues’ kentuckylantern.com/2026/09/14/a...
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Ag Commissioner: KY policies must support cattle farmers facing ‘perfect storm of issues’ • Kentucky Lantern
While Kentucky cattle farmers are facing challenges like a loss of farmland and a move from the Trump administration to import more foreign beef, agriculture leaders are trying to boost the policies t...
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McKenna Horsley @mckennahorsley.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Louisville journalist Mark Vanderhoff dies after battle with brain cancer kentuckylantern.com/2026/09/11/l...
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Louisville journalist Mark Vanderhoff dies after battle with brain cancer • Kentucky Lantern
Long-time Louisville reporter and anchor Mark Vanderhoff died Friday after a nearly two-year battle against a form of brain cancer.
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Kentucky Lantern @kentuckylantern.com · 11/09/2026
Judge clears path for 1-year-old girl to be reunited with mother From @dyetter.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/09/11/j...
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Judge clears path for 1-year-old girl to be reunited with mother • Kentucky Lantern
A judge has cleared the way for a one-year-old girl in foster care to be reunited with her birth mother who is scheduled to be deported to Guatemala and currently is in custody of U.S. Immigration and...
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Tessa Duvall @tessaduvall.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Mark Vanderhoff, a longtime Kentucky journalist and arguably the nicest guy in the Frankfort press corps, has died from brain cancer. Absolutely gutted for his family and his WLKY colleagues.
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Read Mark Allen Vanderhoff's Obituary & Leave Condolences
<p>In Loving Memory of Mark Vanderhoff</p><p>Mark Allen Vanderhoff, age 50, of Louisville, KY, passed away at home on September 11, 2026 after navigating a com…
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Kentucky Lantern @kentuckylantern.com · 10/09/2026
Bevin appeals jail sentence to Kentucky Court of Appeals kentuckylantern.com/2026/09/10/b...
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Bevin appeals jail sentence to Kentucky Court of Appeals • Kentucky Lantern
Saying a judge has “slammed the door shut and thrown away the key,” a lawyer for former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin is asking the state Court of Appeals to order his immediate release from jail for conte...
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Kentucky Lantern @kentuckylantern.com · 10/09/2026
A Kentucky county becomes first in state to permanently ban data center construction From @liamniemeyer.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/09/10/a...
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A Kentucky county becomes first in state to permanently ban data center construction • Kentucky Lantern
Woodford County has approved an ordinance this week to permanently ban data center construction, the first Kentucky county to do so.
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Joe Sonka 😐 @joesonka.lpm.org · 10/09/2026
New from me: McClatchy laid off 12 journalists at the Lexington Herald-Leader and a majority of its positions, as a part of its deep, nationwide layoffs.
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McClatchy guts Lexington Herald-Leader newsroom, among nationwide layoffs
McClatchy laid off 12 journalists at the Lexington Herald-Leader, a majority of its positions, as a part of its deep, nationwide layoffs.
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McKenna Horsley @mckennahorsley.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Dem governors predict a ‘blue wave’ in November with Trump’s stances on tariffs, war kentuckylantern.com/2026/09/10/d...
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Dem governors predict a ‘blue wave’ in November with Trump’s stances on tariffs, war • Kentucky Lantern
Ahead of elections that could determine control of Congress and states for the rest of President Donald Trump’s second term, Democratic governors say they are happy to talk to voters about the preside...
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McKenna Horsley @mckennahorsley.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Reports say ICE detention is growing in KY but records, details remain unclear, advocates say kentuckylantern.com/2026/09/10/r...
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Reports say ICE detention is growing in KY but records, details remain unclear, advocates say • Kentucky Lantern
The number of ICE detainees in Kentucky jails is growing, but the public knows less, according to new reports.
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Jane Norman @janenorman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
CASH FOR CONTROL: Trump said if Republicans retain control of both the House and Senate, he would pay out $5,000 “to every adult." story by @ashleymurray.bsky.social @statesnewsroom.com DC www.newsfromthestates.com/article/midt...
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At midterm convention, Trump pledges cash to voters if Republicans hold Congress
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump headlined the first night of the first Republican midterm convention Wednesday, seeking to rally his base ahead of the November elections and dangling a “Trump divi...
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McKenna Horsley @mckennahorsley.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's answer to a question about former Gov. Matt Bevin's arrest last week for contempt of court. Beshear defeated Bevin in 2019.
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Kentucky Lantern @kentuckylantern.com · 09/09/2026
Former Franklin Circuit Judge Roger L. Crittenden dies at 81 kentuckylantern.com/2026/09/08/f...
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Former Franklin Circuit Judge Roger L. Crittenden dies at 81 • Kentucky Lantern
Former Franklin Circuit Judge Roger L. Crittenden, who issued the landmark legal decision that requires the General Assembly to pass a budget, died Monday at his home in Frankfort. He was 81.
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