Republican state leaders from across the nation, including here in Kentucky, have passed laws which protect young children against harmful and life-altering hormones and sex-change surgeries. But the Republican governor of Nevada is taking a different approach: he's...

Affirmative action at colleges and universities is now history. The US Supreme Court ruled that the race-based admissions policies at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina are unconstitutional. That means that colleges must admit students based on...

According to a recent open records request by Kentucky Today, Jefferson County Public School teachers played a major role in mobilizing their students to skip class and protest a bill at the state Capitol. On March 29, public school buses were parked outside the State...

Today is Independence Day. 247 years ago today America's founders declared independence from England when 56 men came together in Philadelphia to sign their names to one of the greatest political documents ever written. The Declaration of Independence listed the...

The culture war over controversial books in America's libraries has arrived in Oldham County, where the library features LGBTQ children’s books. Titles include "Queer Ducks," which is about homosexual animals, and "Different for Boys," a gay love story about high...

The Annie E. Casey Foundation reported that 69 percent of Kentucky's fourth graders fail to read at grade level, 79 percent of eighth graders are not proficient in math, and nearly one in ten aren't graduating on time. Altogether, Kentucky ranks 29th amongst the...

A widespread form of gambling in Kentucky will be illegal starting today. “Gray Machine” games resemble video slot machines, and are located in gas stations and convenience stores across the state. These devices, which feature video poker and blackjack, among other...

Gov. Andy Beshear is at the center of a campaign finance controversy. Kentucky's campaign finance laws limit donations to $2,100 for a candidate and $15,000 for a political party. But London Mayor Randall Waddle donated six times that limit ($12,000) to Beshear....

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee recently held a hearing on LGBTQ rights. Sen. Dick Durbin opened by lamenting the “divisive and hateful rhetoric” of many conservatives. But former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines pushed back against this narrative....

Saturday was the one-year anniversary of Roe v. Wade being overturned. One of the most controversial court rulings in the nation led to the premature end of an estimated 63 million unborn human lives. It's been a dark chapter in American history. Kentucky's lone...