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New Asylum Rule Could Send Kentucky Applicants to Immigration Court Without an Interview
The federal rule allows USCIS to move selected asylum cases toward Louisville’s immigration-court docket before an officer hears the applicant’s…
Trump election order leaves Kentucky with an unanswered mail-ballot decision
Kentucky remains exposed as courts block the directive elsewhere.
Trump’s Mail-Ballot Order Is Blocked in 23 States, but Not Kentucky
The Postal Service has paused its final rule, but Kentucky election officials have not publicly explained what they will do if the federal requirements…
New Section 301 Tariffs Could Raise Kentucky Contract Costs
Federal officials set the duties. Kentucky procurement officers decide whether taxpayers reimburse vendors for them.
Why Federal Election Rules Could Hold Back $872,550 in Kentucky Homeland-Security Funding
Kentucky has challenged federal grant conditions that connect terrorism-preparedness money to voter-roll checks, ballot audits, voting equipment, and…
How the House Voter-ID Bill Could Change Kentucky’s November Election
Kentucky voters and county clerks could face new federal ID and absentee-ballot requirements before Election Day.
The EEOC Wants to End Federal Workforce Demographic Reporting
Kentucky employers, school districts, local governments, unions, and state agencies could lose a federal reporting framework used to identify patterns…
Dispatches from Kentucky
Dispatches from Kentucky
Dispatches from Kentucky is a clear, grounded analysis of how national political power plays and democratic erosion show up in everyday life across Kentucky.
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