Ryland Barton
Managing Editor for CollaborativesRyland Barton is the Managing Editor for Collaboratives. He's covered politics and state government for NPR member stations KWBU in Waco and KUT in Austin. He has a bachelor's degree from the University of Chicago and a master's degree in journalism from the University of Texas. He grew up in Lexington.
Email Ryland at rbarton@lpm.org.
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Vicki Reed helmed the agency amid a series of violent incidents including assaults, rape, riots and a brief escape. -
Jones was a Democrat who served as Kentucky’s top executive from 1991 until 1995. He also held the office of lieutenant governor from 1987 until 1991 as a part of Gov. Wallace Wilkinson’s administration.
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It’s the second time the 81-year-old Republican publicly suffered from an apparent medical episode in a little over a month.
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The conservative legislator from western Kentucky has been a key player in conservative measures that have passed out of Frankfort in recent years.
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The Kentucky Energy and Environmental Cabinet requested an air quality alert for the entire state, set to last until at least midnight Thursday.
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With less than five weeks until this year’s primary election in Kentucky, the gap is tightening between the two Republican frontrunners.
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Kelly Craft and political groups that support her have been flooding the airwaves in recent months, trying to build her name recognition as this year’s primary election nears.
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Some leading elected officials in Kentucky shared thoughts and prayers after the country’s latest mass shooting took place in downtown Louisville. Others called for solutions.
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It might be one of the most restrictive cannabis policies in the nation, but Kentucky is poised to allow people with some medical ailments to use pot. They just won’t be able to smoke it. And it won’t go into effect until 2025.
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It’s easy to override a governor’s veto in Kentucky – it only takes a majority vote in each legislative chamber. And Republican lawmakers once again flexed their control of the statehouse, where they hold 80% of seats in both the House and the Senate, overriding vetoes with little trouble as Democrats voiced opposition.
