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WEB4 days ago — WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris honored victims on the 23rd anniversary of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, when four hijacked commercial airliners crashed into New York City’s Twin Towers, a Pennsylvania field and the Pentagon, shocking the world and …
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WEBSep 19, 2024 — Kentucky university presidents grovel to systemic racism BY: Teri Carter - September 19, 2024 If you want to witness firsthand how systemic racism works, you need only have been in Capitol Annex Room 154 on Tuesday, Sep. 17, for the Interim Joint Committee on Education, as Kentucky’s lawmakers (who are, by-far, majority white) lorded over a hearing to allegedly discuss DEI: diversity, equity ...
4 p.m. Monday is the deadline to register to vote in Kentucky this fall
WEB11 hours ago — Julia Turner of Bowling Green waves to drivers while holding a sign for a local candidate in Bowling Green on primary Election Day, May 21, 2024. (Kentucky Lantern photo by Austin Anthony) Kentuckians have until 4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7, to register to vote in this year’s election. Registering can be completed online, via mail or by returning ...
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WEBABOUT US. The Kentucky Lantern is an independent, nonpartisan, free news service. We’re based in Frankfort a short walk from the Capitol, but all of Kentucky is our beat. We focus on how decisions made in the marble halls of power ripple through the lives of Kentuckians. We bring attention to injustices and hold institutions and officials ...
COVID-19 on the rise in Kentucky - Kentucky Lantern
WEBAug 6, 2024 — LOUISVILLE — COVID-19 is “alive and well” in Kentucky, cautions infectious disease expert Dr. Mark Burns, as hospitalizations for the virus rise and students and teachers head back to school. Kentucky’s Cabinet for Health and Family Services data shows an uptick in emergency department visits and hospitalizations from COVID-19 …
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WEBSep 26, 2024 — BY: Lantern staff - September 25, 2024. The Eastern Kentucky sheriff charged with murdering a judge entered a not guilty plea Wednesday and was put on notice by Gov. Andy Beshear that if he does not resign by Friday the governor will act to remove him. Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines, 43, appeared remotely for his first ...
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WEBSep 10, 2024 — Kentucky AG gets green light to spend millions in opioid ‘blood money’ on youth prevention. BY: Sarah Ladd - September 10, 2024. Kentucky’s Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission voted in favor of spending $3.6 million over the next two years on a three-part addiction prevention campaign geared toward …
As early voting begins, use it or risk losing it, says Kentucky's chief ...
WEBMay 16, 2024 — Adams was recently named the 2024 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award winner for “expanding voting rights and standing up for free and fair elections despite party opposition and death threats from election deniers.”. When asked if he thought confidence in Kentucky elections had changed in recent years, Adams said he believes most Kentucky voters trust the elections process based on ...
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