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

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So you've made an ash of yourself - now what? kentucky.com/news/know-your-…
Where is it legal to scatter my loved one’s ashes in Kentucky? What the law says

Where is it legal to scatter my loved one’s ashes in Kentucky? What the law says

Approximately 50% of people who want to be cremated say they want their ashes scattered. Learn more about where you can do that.

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Opinion: The "blue wave" was a ripple in Kentucky because the state Democratic Party twiddled its thumbs all year. kentucky.com/opinion/article…
Eastern KY was left behind by Kentucky Democratic leadership in this election | Opinion

Eastern KY was left behind by Kentucky Democratic leadership in this election | Opinion

Opinion: The Kentucky Democratic Party's abandonment of the 5th Congressional District left the commonwealth out of what was a “blue tsunami” in other southern states.

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A Western Kentucky mental health and addiction treatment program says it’s being forced to close because Kentucky has taken too long to conduct an anti-fraud screening called a Medicaid revalidation. kentucky.com/news/politics-g…
As Kentucky screens for Medicaid fraud, are providers getting unfairly squeezed?

As Kentucky screens for Medicaid fraud, are providers getting unfairly squeezed?

Lighthouse Sober Solutions in Elizabethtown says it hasn’t been paid in months because of Kentucky’s slow Medicaid revalidation process.

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Poynter: As corporate owners gut local news outlets, the biggest stories of Election 2026 were broken around the country by national news organizations that still have the resources to dig. poynter.org/commentary/2026/…
National news outlets landed the biggest stories of the 2026 campaign. That’s a problem. - Poynter

National news outlets landed the biggest stories of the 2026 campaign. That’s a problem. - Poynter

Out-of-towners consistently beat local reporters, revealing the hollowing out of newsrooms in towns and cities across the country

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"This business about leading a free discussion on important issues in search of the truth is a genteel fiction at UK." - Wendell Berry
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The University of Kentucky is developing a sweeping policy that would monitor the digital activity of practically anyone who uses UK technology or networks. kentucky.com/news/local/educ…
‘Drastic’ UK policy will access data, internet activity, discourage political speech

‘Drastic’ UK policy will access data, internet activity, discourage political speech

See how the draft policy impacts not only University of Kentucky employees and students, but also the public.

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The University of Kentucky is developing a sweeping policy that would monitor the digital activity of practically anyone who uses UK technology or networks. kentucky.com/news/local/educ…
‘Drastic’ UK policy will access data, internet activity, discourage political speech

‘Drastic’ UK policy will access data, internet activity, discourage political speech

See how the draft policy impacts not only University of Kentucky employees and students, but also the public.

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Should Tennessee’s botched execution affect Kentucky’s death penalty? State’s lawyers argue "No" kentucky.com/news/local/crim…
Should TN’s botched execution affect KY’s death penalty? State’s lawyers argue no

Should TN’s botched execution affect KY’s death penalty? State’s lawyers argue no

Attorneys for the death-row inmates are requesting two claims be reinstated, while the KY AG’s office wants one claim dismissed.

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Two former state officials are suing the Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice, saying they were scapegoated and unfairly demoted in 2021 after the Lexington Herald-Leader reported on problems inside the juvenile detention center in Bowling Green. kentucky.com/news/politics-g…
Former KY Juvenile Justice officials sue agency, say they were 'scapegoats’

Former KY Juvenile Justice officials sue agency, say they were 'scapegoats’

Two administrators, both Black women, say the Department of Juvenile Justice scapegoated them after Herald-Leader reported problems in 2021.

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Speaker Mike Johnson has sent the House home early twice this year to shield Republicans from voting on measures that Rep. Thomas Massie has raised. nytimes.com/2026/11/11/us/po…
After Hegseth Impeachment Vote Fails, Massie Vows More Tough Votes for GOP In His Final Days

After Hegseth Impeachment Vote Fails, Massie Vows More Tough Votes for GOP In His Final Days

Representative Thomas Massie, the Kentucky Republican, said he would use his waning time in office to prod his party to vote for “sanity” and break with President Trump.

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It's the year 2250. Humanity has colonized the solar system. The Kim Davis saga is still playing out in the courts. kentucky.com/news/local/crim…
Federal judge says KY’s Kim Davis lied about her assets. He could hold her in contempt

Federal judge says KY’s Kim Davis lied about her assets. He could hold her in contempt

Kim Davis still has not paid any money to the couple who sued her for denying them a marriage license more than a decade ago.

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‘I don’t know if we’ve seen the worst of what’s coming.’ Medicaid changes loom for Kentucky kentucky.com/news/state/kent…
‘I don’t know if we’ve seen the worst of what’s coming.’ Medicaid changes loom for KY

‘I don’t know if we’ve seen the worst of what’s coming.’ Medicaid changes loom for KY

Changes at the federal and state levels will affect hundreds of thousands of Kentuckians

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As Kentucky screens for Medicaid fraud, are providers getting unfairly squeezed? kentucky.com/news/politics-g…
As Kentucky screens for Medicaid fraud, are providers getting unfairly squeezed?

As Kentucky screens for Medicaid fraud, are providers getting unfairly squeezed?

Lighthouse Sober Solutions in Elizabethtown says it hasn’t been paid in months because of Kentucky’s slow Medicaid revalidation process.

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Kentucky judge nominated to the federal bench by Trump faces conduct investigation for his courtroom behavior. Here’s why. kentucky.com/news/politics-g…
KY judge who Trump nominated for federal bench faces conduct investigation. Here’s why

KY judge who Trump nominated for federal bench faces conduct investigation. Here’s why

President Donald Trump nominated the Kentucky judge to serve on the federal bench a few months ago.

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Thomas Massie setting fire to the place on his way out reminds us of what some thought would happen if Gatewood Galbraith was ever elected governor. Day One, certain highway contractors tromp in. A press conference, right after. Gatewood: "Guess what those guys just offered ?"
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Thomas Massie reveals that the White House took Lauren Boebert to the White House Situation Room, a room used for major crises, and demanded that she remove her name from the Epstein discharge petition. "The president vetoed a bill that would've brought water to a large portion of Colorado." "Why are people in Colorado being deprived of water because their representative wants to expose a child trafficking ring?"
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FBI searches property of former London Mayor Randall Weddle kentucky.com/news/local/crim…
FBI searches property of former London, KY Mayor Randall Weddle

FBI searches property of former London, KY Mayor Randall Weddle

Randall Weddle resigned from office in July, and was previously indicted on four state felony counts of campaign contribution violations.

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Kentucky asks high court to let universities police faculty speech. AG cites UK case as example kentucky.com/news/local/educ…
KY asks high court to let universities police faculty speech. AG cites UK case as example

KY asks high court to let universities police faculty speech. AG cites UK case as example

Kentucky Attorney General’s Office put a federal lawsuit against the University of Kentucky on the United States Supreme Court’s radar.

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After 3rd win, what’s on Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton’s to-do list for the next 4 years? kentucky.com/news/politics-g…
After 3rd win, what’s on Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton’s to-do list for the next 4 years?

After 3rd win, what’s on Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton’s to-do list for the next 4 years?

If Linda Gorton completes her third term, she will be Lexington’s longest-serving mayor.

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Nothing to change in Kentucky state Senate.
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Kentucky lawmakers saved a virtual school. Now it has three straight years of bad scores kentucky.com/news/local/educ…
KY lawmakers saved a virtual school. Now it has 3 straight years of bad scores

KY lawmakers saved a virtual school. Now it has 3 straight years of bad scores

In 2025, Kentucky lawmakers saved the Kentucky Virtual Academy in the Cloverport Independent School District which has lowest scores

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U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., hopes to keep his job just a little bit longer than Pete Hegseth keeps his.
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