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Democratic Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman will run for the governor’s office next year when Gov. Andy Beshear’s term ends.
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The trial will determine the 28 athletes who will represent the United States in the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. -
Critics of a proposed data center in Franklin have filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn arecent vote by the local planning and zoning commission, marking the second lawsuit over the controversial project. -
Kentuckians charged with low-level crimes often brought on by substance abuse or mental illness can avoid incarceration by participating in specialty courts. But the next two-year state budget being crafted in the General Assembly threatens to eliminate that option. -
The first Kentuckian to die in the conflict with Iran will return home this weekend to Hardin County. The body of Staff Sgt. Benjamin Pennington will arrive at Fort Knox on Friday. -
Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has vetoed a bill that would opt Kentucky into a federal scholarship program for K-12 students. House Bill 1 would allow students to receive scholarships for private school tuition funded by donors receiving a federal tax credit starting in 2027.
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ASIF HASSAN/AFP via Getty ImagesTwo vessels came under fire in the Strait of Hormuz, just hours after the U.S. and Iran failed to meet in Pakistan for talks to end the war and as President Trump indefinitely extended the ceasefire. -
David J. Phillip/APSpirit has not confirmed a liquidation, though it has filed for bankruptcy protection twice. Experts predict rising fuel costs could push the company to close its doors for good. -
Kristian Thacker for NPRSchools, colleges and other public institutions originally had until this week to make online content accessible to people with disabilities. Now, the Justice Department has delayed that deadline. -
Jacquelyn Martin/APHealth Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. caps off seven budget hearings in as many days, the first time he has testified before Congress since September. -
Julia Demaree Nikhinson/APAfter Virginia voters weighed in on Tuesday, the redistricting set off by President Trump to help the GOP in the midterms has been countered and possibly surpassed by Democrats. -
Niranjan Shrestha/APOn Earth Day, we take a look back at the rocky history of "tree-huggers." The term originated in the 1970s in the Himalayas and was later co-opted by American politics in the 1990s. Now, environmentalists are reclaiming the word.
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