Court Will Hear Abortion Case

A Kentucky appeals court has ruled that a Louisville woman can move forward with her lawsuit challenging Kentucky’s abortion ban. Jessica Kalb has nine living embryos frozen at the moment. But she contends the state shouldn't tell her what to do with them. Kentucky...

Teens Turn to AI for Friendship

An alarming study by the group Common Sense Media found that more teens are using artificial intelligence or AI for friendship. The study found that 31% of teens said that their conversations with AI companions were "as satisfying or more satisfying than talking with...

Louisville Drops Sanctuary City Status 

Louisville has considered itself a sanctuary city—a safe-place for those who are in the country illegally. But that changed last week after the Trump administration threatened to cut millions in federal assistance. Mayor Craig Greenberg said the stakes are too high...

Court Upholds Trump’s Right to Fire 

Does the President have a right to fire federal workers? The Supreme Court just ruled that he does. The Court says that Trump administration can move forward with plans to fire tens of thousands of workers across the federal government. A judge in California attempted...

Kentucky Professor Calls Pro-Lifers White Nationalists

A professor at the University of Kentucky is mired in controversy for her upcoming book called From the Clinics to the Capitol: How Opposing Abortion Became Insurrectionary. In it Dr. Carol Mason ties the pro-life movement to “white nationalism and authoritarian...

Kentucky School Board Chair Resigns 

Last week a Kentucky school board chairman resigned after a local official accused him of calling for political violence on a social media post. A Facebook comment from resurfaced from Jeffrey Miller the Erlanger-Elsmere school board chairman who said he would “be ok...

Beshear Joins Lawsuit Against Trump Admin. 

Last week Governor Andy Beshear joined a coalition of states in suing the Trump administration for withholding billions in educational funding. Though the 25 attorney generals leading the suit are all Democrats, Beshear says this suit is not partisan. Rather, he says...

ACLU Sues Over SB 2

Last week, the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky filed a federal lawsuit over SB 2, which bans so-called gender-affirming care for incarcerated Kentuckians, including hormone therapy and gender transition surgeries. The ACLU says this ban is unconstitutional,...

Single Judge Stops Planned Parenthood Defunding

On July 1, fifty Kentuckians protested outside a Planned Parenthood clinic in Louisville and cried "Defund, defund!" They got their wish on July 4, when Donald Trump signed the budget reconciliation bill into law. The bill defunds all Planned Parenthood affiliates...

Big Beautiful Bill and KY Horse Racing 

Kentuckians are up in arms about the ramifications of President Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill on the horse betting industry. The bill offers provisions that benefit horse owners but makes it more difficult for bettors to turn a profit. Congressman and Senate candidate...

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