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Kentucky Is Ending a Kinship-Care Program That Helped Children Stay Connected to Family
A state funding decision will close Kindred Roots on June 30, affecting kinship families in four Central Kentucky counties.
Senate Vote Could Send Billions More to ICE and Border Patrol, With Kentucky Jails Already in the Pipeline
A Senate-passed enforcement package would fund ICE and Border Patrol through 2029, with county jails in Kentucky already receiving federal money to hold…
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What a year of Dispatches taught me about power, democracy, and why your voice still matters.
Trump Reclassified Thousands of Federal Jobs. Kentucky’s Stake Is the Services Those Agencies Deliver.
Federal workforce changes could affect services Kentuckians rely on.
Congress Is Debating Billions More for ICE. Kentucky Already Has the Local Jail Pathway.
Federal ICE funding could become a Kentucky jail and county budget issue.
A Data Center Town Hall in Boyd County Raised Questions Kentucky Has Not Answered Yet
A proposed TeraWulf data center in northeastern Kentucky is now a local test of utility costs, tax incentives, public records, and who gets answers…
Frankfort Changed Who Can Serve on Fayette and Jefferson School Boards
A new lawsuit over Senate Bill 4 tests how far Kentucky lawmakers can go in rewriting eligibility rules for local school board seats.
Trump’s Mail-Ballot Order Could Collide With Kentucky’s Absentee Voting Calendar
A federal order and a USPS proposal could add new rules for Kentucky voters eligible to vote absentee by mail.
Kentucky HB 10 Lawsuit: Who Controls Executive Power in Frankfort?
HB 10 could change who controls key decisions inside the Kentucky government.
Kentucky’s Medical Cannabis Program Just Became a Test of Who Controls Access
A new executive order widens the path for patients while raising a practical question: who gets to define access under Kentucky law?
More Federal ICE Money Could Deepen Kentucky’s Role in Immigration Detention
A proposed $72 billion immigration enforcement package would send more money to ICE, CBP, and DHS operations, while Kentucky county jails already hold…
A Federal Postal Rule Could Change How Kentucky Mail Absentee Ballots Are Handled
A new USPS proposal would require voter names and ballot-envelope barcode data for federal mail ballots, raising practical questions for Kentucky’s…
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