London Mayor Faces 4 Felony Charges for 93k in Beshear Donations
A Laurel County grand jury indicted London Mayor Randall Weddle on four felony counts tied to $93,000 in illegal campaign contributions. Weddle made the contributions on his credit card but the limit for any one person to donate to a candidate is $2000 per election....
No Kings Rallies Across KY
Hundreds of Kentuckians joined “No Kings” rallies in Lexington, Louisville, and across the state, protesting President Donald Trump. The protests reflect frustration and criticism, but they also underscore a deeper truth about American government: in a free society,...
Ky Attorney General Asks to Reinstate Death Penalty
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman recently petitioned a judge to dismiss a case that has blocked the state from enforcing the death penalty. It's been on hold for 15 years. The legal challenge arose over execution methods and constitutional safeguards against...
Judge Strikes Down Impeachment Proceeding of Ky Judge
A Kentucky judge halted the state legislature’s attempt to impeach a sitting Lexington judge. The state House had accused Fayette Circuit Judge Julie Muth Goodman of ignoring established law in her rulings. Franklin Circuit Court Judge Phillip Shepherd said that the...
SCOTUS Strikes Down Conversion Therapy Ban
The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down Colorado’s ban on so-called “conversion therapy” or sexual orientation change efforts (SOCE) for minors. It ruled that the law violated the First Amendment rights of a counselor. Justice Neil Gorsuch said the state law was wrong...
Coffeehouse Religious Discrimination
A Louisville barista has filed a discrimination complaint after she says she was fired for sharing her Christian beliefs at work. The employee is a Boyce College student and she alleges she responded to a co-worker’s questions about marriage and sexuality in a...
Sports Gambling Skyrockets
Gen Z is gambling earlier, more often, and with fewer guardrails than previous generations. A recent report found that nearly half of boys have gambled by age 17, and a third as young as 11 to 13 of age reported gambling in some way. What’s changed for this younger...
Tax Credit Scholarship Program
Kentucky lawmakers have voted to override Governor Andy Beshear’s veto of a bill (HB 1) allowing the state to participate in a new federal tax credit scholarship program. The program enables taxpayers to direct a portion of their federal tax liability to scholarship...
Social Media Landmark Case
A jury in California ordered Meta and Google to pay millions in a landmark case over social media addiction. A young woman argued that early and prolonged use of platforms like Instagram and YouTube contributed to depression, anxiety, and body image issues. Jurors...
Wedding Photographer Case Settlement
The city of Louisville will pay $800,000 to settle a lawsuit with a wedding photographer who challenged the city’s Fairness Ordinance. Chelsey Nelson had a photography business and argued that the so-called Fairness ordinance wasn't fair to everyone, and in her...
