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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Republican leaders of the legislature have indicated they’ve come to an agreement with Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear over a framework for the package aimed at helping parts of eastern Kentucky decimated by recent flooding.
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The Democratic governor said he has come to an agreement with leaders of the Republican-led legislature on a bill that would help address the crisis.
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The Kentucky Supreme Court on Thursday denied a request for emergency relief to block the state’s abortion bans from going into effect.
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During remarks at Marie Roberts-Caney Elementary School in Lost Creek, Biden called the scenes of loss “heartbreaking.”
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President Biden toured flood damage in eastern Kentucky with the governor. The president promised increased federal aid and assistance to help the recovery. At least 37 people died in the flooding.
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Eastern Kentuckians are living through one of the most devastating floods in state history.
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State Supreme Court races aren’t always high-profile affairs, but the contest for a northern Kentucky-area seat on the high court has implications for abortion access, separation of powers between the three branches of government and how much politics should bleed into judicial races.
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Registered Republicans outnumber Democrats for the first time in Kentucky history, according to the latest tally from the State Board of Elections.
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A Kentucky judge has struck down a measure that would weaken Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s appointment authority.