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Kentucky politics news from @heraldleader journalists John Cheves (JC), @TessaDuvall (TD), @AcquistoA (AA) & @HannahPinski (HP).

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Joined February 2009
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Al Cross@ruraljOct 15
Reporters covering candidates aren't out to get them. They're out to get information for voters, and they deserve respect and reasonable cooperation. washingtonsun.com/campaigns/…

Candidates Are Increasingly Icing Out Reporters on the Campaign Trail

One press freedom advocate said they’ve observed a concerning “normalization of hostility and aggressive pushback to journalists” across the country.

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KET Public Affairs@PubAffairsKETOct 9
Review the week's news with @kynewsmakers, @MasonBrighton, John Cheves @BGPolitics and Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg. Watch Comment on Kentucky at 8 on KET.
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Tessa Duvall 📰@TessaDuvallSep 23
An editor’s farewell to Bluegrass Politics:
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Alex Acquisto@AcquistoASep 11
Hey all, I was one of the reporters laid off yesterday at the @heraldleader . I came to the H-L in 2019 as a Report for America fellow covering public health in Eastern Ky. To say it has been a privilege reporting in my home state is an understatement. bit.ly/4r9sN6s

McClatchy guts Lexington Herald-Leader newsroom, among nationwide layoffs

McClatchy laid off 13 journalists at the Lexington Herald-Leader, a majority of its reporters, as a part of its deep, nationwide layoffs.

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Hannah Pinski@HannahPinskiSep 10
I have some news, and it’s not news I was hoping to share: My position was one of 12 layoffs at the Herald-Leader today. I’ll have more to say later. For now: thanks to all the sources, readers, etc who read my work in Kentucky politics. I’ve really loved covering this scene.
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Lexington Herald-Leader@heraldleaderSep 9
Ralph Alvarado kept outside jobs while working as Tennessee health commissioner kentucky.com/news/politics-g…

Ralph Alvarado kept outside jobs while working as Tennessee health commissioner

Reports show that Alvarado, now a GOP congressional candidate, worked for Kentucky nursing homes and other facilities while in Tennessee.

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Janet Patton@janetpattonhlAug 20
Horrific stuff. Nursing home problems generally come down to one thing: Staffing. Kentucky has refused to set state standards for minimum staffing levels. Biden did, then Trump gutted them. And here we are: People living and dying (horribly) in filth. kentucky.com/news/politics-g…

KY keeps a list of nursing homes where neglect, abuse pile up. Why can’t it fix them?

Critics say the Special Focus Facility program doesn’t do much to fix the safety problems at nursing homes where residents suffer.

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The @kystatefair is open and so is the @KYSecState booth. Cast your ballot in our I Voted sticker contest and add an item to our Bourbon Barrel Time Capsule. – at Louisville, KY
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Lexington Herald-Leader@heraldleaderAug 18
Family created scholarship to honor beloved late professor. WKU halted it over DEI fears kentucky.com/news/local/educ…

Family created scholarship to honor beloved late professor. KY university halted it over DEI fears

A nonprofit that administered the privately-funded scholarship “ran a word search and found language it associated with DEI,” the fund’s organizer said. Some in the GOP think the scholarship could’ve...

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Lexington Herald-Leader@heraldleaderAug 19
Rand Paul says he doesn’t know why people want more details on McConnell’s health kentucky.com/news/politics-g…

Rand Paul says he doesn’t know why people want more details on McConnell’s health

Sen. Rand Paul said he doesn’t understand why people are demanding Sen. Mitch McConnell to release more details about his health condition.

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Lexington Herald-Leader@heraldleaderAug 6
New poll shows Zach Dembo, Ralph Alvarado tied in Central KY congressional race kentucky.com/news/politics-g…

New poll shows Zach Dembo, Ralph Alvarado tied in Central KY congressional race

The DCCC survey says Gov. Andy Beshear is helping Dembo with voters while President Donald Trump is dragging down Alvarado’s numbers.

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Lexington Herald-Leader@heraldleaderAug 3
With McConnell still absent, Beshear dismisses theories about an Aug. 3 deadline kentucky.com/news/politics-g…

With McConnell still absent, Beshear dismisses theories about an Aug. 3 deadline

Amid speculation about Mitch McConnell’s health, some people believe Aug. 3 is a key deadline. Kentucky’s governor says that’s not so.

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Lexington Herald-Leader@heraldleaderJul 31
Bingo, stump speeches, barbecue and more: See Fancy Farm over the years kentucky.com/news/politics-g…

Bingo, stump speeches, barbecue and more: See Fancy Farm over the years

See some of the high-profile political figures to take the Fancy Farm stage over the years.

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Lexington Herald-Leader@heraldleaderJul 31
A Kentucky city is getting $100B data center. The governor says he wasn’t briefed kentucky.com/news/politics-g…

A Kentucky city is getting $100B data center. The governor says he wasn’t briefed

Kentucky’s governor says he was not briefed on a $100 billion private investment being made for a data center and energy campus to support it.

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Hannah Pinski@HannahPinskiJul 31
Happy Fancy Farm weekend to those who celebrate! Here’s a breakdown on what to know about the event (ie: who’s speaking, how to watch, etc.) amp.kentucky.com/news/politi…

Which politicians are speaking at 146th St. Jerome Fancy Farm Picnic? What to know

The 146th St. Jerome Fancy Farm Picnic is Saturday. Here’s what to know on who’s speaking and how to watch.

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Lexington Herald-Leader@heraldleaderJul 30
Andy Beshear set out to make drug treatment widely available in Kentucky. Fraud and abuse followed kentucky.com/news/politics-g…

Andy Beshear set out to make drug treatment widely available in Kentucky. Fraud and abuse followed

As Kentucky faced an overdose spike in 2020, Beshear set out to help people access treatment by loosening Medicaid spending controls. As the costs piled up, so did the warnings.

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Lexington Herald-Leader@heraldleaderJul 27
DOJ confirms $16M settlement with KY’s Addiction Recovery Care over fraud claims kentucky.com/news/state/kent…

DOJ confirms $16M settlement with KY’s Addiction Recovery Care over fraud claims

The Department of Justice confirmed a $16M settlement with Kentucky’s Addiction Recovery Care on Monday.

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Update from @SenMcConnell and the Office of the Attending Physician: mcconnell.senate.gov/public/…
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Lexington Herald-Leader@heraldleaderJul 27
Kim Davis accused of hiding inheritance to avoid paying gay couple $565K judgment kentucky.com/news/state/kent…

Kim Davis accused of hiding inheritance to avoid paying gay couple $565K judgment

The couple Davis denied a marriage license want a Kentucky judge to void the transfer of properties she inherited and then gifted away.

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McKenna Horsley@mckennahorsleyJul 22
Despite calls for Beshear to ‘do something’ about Mitch McConnell, the answer isn’t so simple kentuckylantern.com/2026/07/…

Despite calls for Beshear to ‘do something’ about Mitch McConnell, the answer isn’t so simple •...

A lot of people are asking Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear to “do something” about U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell’s absence from the Senate. 

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