On trial for journalism in Kentucky.

Two months after their arrests while covering a protest, a pair of local reporters face criminal charges.

Columbia Journalism Review
Kentucky public television announces layoffs in response to loss of federal funds • Kentucky Lantern

KET, Kentucky’s statewide public television network, announces 22% reduction in its workforce in response to loss of federal funding.

Kentucky Lantern

Fayette County Public Schools budget director claims she was placed on leave after warning of financial troubles

@kentucky

https://www.wkyt.com/2025/08/28/fcps-budget-director-claims-she-was-placed-leave-after-warning-financial-troubles/

#Kentucky #Education @edutooters #ky #kypol

FCPS budget director claims she was placed on leave after warning of financial troubles

A letter claims Grimes warned administrators of the district’s financial troubles, and those flags were ignored.

WKYT

A proposed data center in Oldham County, #Kentucky is facing local opposition due to concerns about environmental impact and lack of public input.

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/opinion/contributors/2025/05/13/kentucky-data-center-utility-oldham-county-farmland/83536510007/

#ky #kypol #ai #ClimateChange #ProjectLincoln

A data center is not a utility. Don’t shove it down Oldham County's throat. | Opinion

The data center proposed for Oldham County is a noisy, environmentally destructive monstrosity. It's not a utility, and we don't want it.

The Courier-Journal

#KYPol #Kentucky #AbortionRights

Kentucky governor vetoes GOP abortion bill, says it undermines doctors and endangers pregnant women

https://apnews.com/article/kentucky-legislature-abortion-beshear-governor-roe-wade-b96d48ba703e765448458bd0d05c691e

Kentucky governor vetoes GOP abortion bill, says it undermines doctors and endangers pregnant women

Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has vetoed a bill touted by its Republican supporters as an attempt to bring clarity to the state's near-total abortion ban. In vetoing the bill Tuesday, Beshear said it would do the opposite. He says it would undermine the judgment of doctors and further imperil the lives of pregnant women in emergency situations. Beshear is an abortion-rights supporter seen as a potential candidate for the White House in 2028. He followed the advice of abortion-rights supporters who urged him to reject the measure. Kentucky’s GOP supermajority legislature will have a chance to override Beshear’s veto when lawmakers reconvene later this week.

AP News
A quick note on the NCCPR #childwelfare Blog: The Kentucky Derby isn't until May 4, but when it comes to the Kentucky *Irony* Derby, we already have a winner! https://nccprblog.org/2024/04/and-winner-of-kentucky-irony-derby-is.html #childabuse #fostercare #kyga, #kypol
And the winner of the Kentucky Irony Derby is …

The Kentucky Derby isn’t run until May 4.  But when it comes to the Kentucky Irony derby, we already have a winner!  WDRB-TV in Louisville...

This is obviously in favor of Republicans who just lost a governor’s race to the incumbent Democratic #AndyBeshear, but odd-year state elections are terrible anyway. Time for #Kentucky, #Virginia and #NewJersey to switch to even-year, preferably presidential-year state elections.

#kypol #njpol #VApol