U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained 1,041 individuals in Kentucky jails in February up significantly from the 434 in September 2025, the League reports in a four-page analysis released last week.
GOP’s Hateful Rhetoric Comes Home to Roost as KY to Be Short 3,000 Physicians by 2030
Some of the photos looked like AI and were from unrecognizable accounts, but it did not matter. Panic set in, and panic stayed.
Some of the photos looked like AI and were from unrecognizable accounts, but it did not matter. Panic set in, and panic stayed.
Racism Is Hazardous to Kentuckians’ Health
And the Trumpism and the racism are as tightly coiled as a pile of mating snakes.
And the Trumpism and the racism are as tightly coiled as a pile of mating snakes.
Helping Trees — and Louisville — Outrace Climate Change
Arborists and land managers try ‘assisted migration’ as global warming threatens livability in communities and the health of forests
Arborists and land managers try ‘assisted migration’ as global warming threatens livability in communities and the health of forests
‘My Mom Was Not a Bad Parent. She Was Sick.’
Kentucky has one of the highest rates of kids with incarcerated parents. They need alternatives.
Kentucky has one of the highest rates of kids with incarcerated parents. They need alternatives.
Early Prenatal Care Declines Across US, Reversing Years of Progress
The trend is worrying because getting care early in pregnancy can improve the likelihood of a healthy pregnancy and baby.
The trend is worrying because getting care early in pregnancy can improve the likelihood of a healthy pregnancy and baby.
Overton Window on Decency Has Shattered
As Massie walks off stage, we hear a man in the crowd yell, “Welcome to the snake pit, baby!”
As Massie walks off stage, we hear a man in the crowd yell, “Welcome to the snake pit, baby!”
Kentuckians Who Have Served Time for Felonies Should Have Right to Vote, Advocates Say
Gianzero, a Lutheran pastor and executive director of the Kentucky Council of Churches, said that because of an out-of-state felony conviction he got at 16, he cannot vote in Kentucky.
Gianzero, a Lutheran pastor and executive director of the Kentucky Council of Churches, said that because of an out-of-state felony conviction he got at 16, he cannot vote in Kentucky.
‘These Kids Are Invisible’: Child Abuse Deaths Spur Clash Over Homeschool Regulation
Kentucky parents are allowed to educate their children at home, with the state’s Department of Education classifying them as private schools.
Kentucky parents are allowed to educate their children at home, with the state’s Department of Education classifying them as private schools.
The Life Raft for Kentucky’s Children Is Sinking
That’s what it felt like for many families when the Kentucky Transitional Assistance Program was reduced by approximately 35% in late 2025.
That’s what it felt like for many families when the Kentucky Transitional Assistance Program was reduced by approximately 35% in late 2025.
Guns and Immigration Enforcement: Inviting Chaos to Kentucky
There is nothing quite like a lawmaker arguing that young people are already committing a crime, and that he might have committed such a crime himself, so now that he is in a position to make laws, let’s all vote to make it legal?
There is nothing quite like a lawmaker arguing that young people are already committing a crime, and that he might have committed such a crime himself, so now that he is in a position to make laws, let’s all vote to make it legal?
Got Thoughts About Letting 18 Year Olds Conceal Carry? KY Legislature Doesn’t Want to Hear Them.
Fast-tracking bills hurts democracy
Fast-tracking bills hurts democracy
AI Therapy Chatbots Draw New Oversight as Suicides Raise Alarm
Chatbots might be able to offer resources, direct users to mental health practitioners or suggest coping strategies.
Chatbots might be able to offer resources, direct users to mental health practitioners or suggest coping strategies.
Kentucky Lawmaker Proposes Criminal Charges for Adults Who Groom Children
Adults who groom children for sex would be subject to criminal charges under a bill proposed in the Kentucky General Assembly, closing a legal gap that let certain perpetrators go unpunished.
Adults who groom children for sex would be subject to criminal charges under a bill proposed in the Kentucky General Assembly, closing a legal gap that let certain perpetrators go unpunished.
White House Floats Military Action to Take Greenland
Trump and his top officials have professed a need for the United States to take Greenland, which is a self-governing territory of Denmark that, like the U.S., is a member of NATO.
Trump and his top officials have professed a need for the United States to take Greenland, which is a self-governing territory of Denmark that, like the U.S., is a member of NATO.
Homeless Youth Say They Need More From Schools, Social Services
As more cities impose bans, fines or jail time for adults living on the streets, young people who have been homeless say they face unique problems that could have been addressed earlier.
As more cities impose bans, fines or jail time for adults living on the streets, young people who have been homeless say they face unique problems that could have been addressed earlier.