Ryland Barton
State Capitol Bureau ReporterRyland is the state capitol reporter for the Kentucky Public Radio Network, a group of public radio stations including WKU Public Radio. A native of Lexington, Ryland has covered politics and state government for NPR member stations KWBU in Waco and KUT in Austin.
Always looking to put a face to big issues, Ryland's reporting has taken him to drought-weary towns in West Texas and relocated communities in rural China. He's covered breaking news like the 2014 shooting at Fort Hood Army Base and the aftermath of the fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas.
Ryland 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.
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Republican Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles launched his campaign for governor on Wednesday, saying he is the candidate for the working class and urging fellow Republicans to not “sling mud” during the primary race. -
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is in Kentucky this week, saying little about potential legislation to address mass shootings like last week’s massacre in Uvalde, Texas.
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Perennial political candidate Geoff Young is the Democratic nominee for Kentucky’s 6th Congressional district, but the state party and top elected official, Gov. Andy Beshear, say they won’t support him.
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The Kentucky Democratic Party filed a complaint against Attorney General Daniel Cameron on Thursday, arguing he violated ethics rules by investigating Gov. Andy Beshear’s office.
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Former U.S. Attorney Russell Coleman says he’ll run for Kentucky’s top law enforcement job in 2023, now that Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron is running for governor.
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Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron has filed to run for governor in 2023, shaking up the Republican race to try to unseat Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear.
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Divya Karthikeyan will be the new Capitol reporter for the Kentucky Public Radio Network, which includes WKU Public Radio.
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Just as they are every even-numbered year, all six of Kentucky’s congressional seats are on the ballot in 2022.
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Primary Election Day is May 17. Democrats and Republicans will vote to nominate candidates for partisan elections that’ll be decided this November.
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Kentucky lawmakers wrapped up this year’s legislative session Thursday with some last-minute surprises: reviving bills that had been considered dead, adding measures to unrelated legislation and passing last-minute “cleanup” language.
