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Leaves crunch under Kasia Bradley’s boots as she walks through the woods on Kentucky State University’s campus, listening for another sound — the knocking of a woodpecker against a tree.
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Making a Kentucky campus a better home for woodpeckers, one box at a time • Kentucky Lantern
Kentucky State University staff and volunteers have been slowly reshaping woodlands on campus to supports native birds.
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December 26, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Beshear, other Democratic state officials win temporary reprieve for federal housing funds kentuckylantern.com/briefs/beshe...
Beshear, other Democratic state officials win temporary reprieve for federal housing funds • Kentucky Lantern
A federal judge’s ruling in favor of Democratic state officials temporarily blocks the Trump administration from withdrawing federal money from housing programs for the homeless.
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December 24, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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The U.S. Department of Justice early Tuesday released thousands more files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, with several referencing President Donald Trump.

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Trump appears in several files of latest Epstein release • Kentucky Lantern
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Justice early Tuesday released thousands more files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, with several referencing President Donald Trump.  The latest t...
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December 23, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Peer support saves lives and strengthens recovery.

HB 505 had unintended consequences that now threaten this workforce. I’m working on clean-up legislation to fix what went wrong and protect peer support across Kentucky.

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December 23, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Commentary by Molly Lewis, Kentucky Primary Care Association

Safety net to launchpad: Activate patients to realize return on health care investment

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Safety net to launchpad: Activate patients to realize return on health care investment • Kentucky Lantern
The gap between health care spending and outcomes should make us pause. Investing in patient activation is how a safety net becomes a launchpad.
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December 23, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Commentary by Delanor Manson

University of Kentucky ‘flags’ Kentucky Nurses Association for cancellation or review as part of federal probe

Recent actions threaten to worsen the shortage of health care workers

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UK ‘flags’ Kentucky Nurses Association for cancellation or review as part of federal probe • Kentucky Lantern
Kentucky’s health care system faces serious workforce challenges, yet recent federal and institutional actions threaten to deepen those problems.
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December 23, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Kentucky attorney general’s office demands resignation of fish and wildlife board chair kentuckylantern.com/2025/12/22/k... @liamniemeyer.bsky.social
Kentucky attorney general's office demands resignation of fish and wildlife board chair • Kentucky Lantern
The Kentucky Attorney General is demanding the resignation of the board chair overseeing the state’s wildlife management agency.
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December 22, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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During a public hearing on a proposed state regulation to change how kinship care placements are handled in Kentucky, an advocate raised concerns about how the revisions will play out.

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Advocate and auditor raise concerns about Kentucky kinship care proposal  • Kentucky Lantern
In a hearing on a proposed state regulation to change Kentucky kinship care placements, an advocate raised concerns about the revisions.
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December 22, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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“Thousands of people are losing their jobs Jan. 1 — a very vulnerable population."

Displacing & defunding much of KY's peer support workforce appears to be an unintended consequence of HB 505 enacted in 2024.

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Kentucky set to pull funding from peer support for recovery, is asked to reconsider • Kentucky Lantern
On Jan. 1, Kentucky’s licensing standards will change, making thousands of recovery peer support specialists no longer eligible to be paid through Medicaid.
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December 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Kentucky Senate Republicans respond, citing "the weather Kentuckians have experienced recently" in defense of continued use of fossil fuels for power generation.
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Kentuckians could save billions if utilities moved beyond fossil fuels, study finds • Kentucky Lantern
A new study argues Kentucky ratepayers could see billions of dollars in savings through 2050 if utilities moved beyond fossil fuels.
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December 20, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Department of Justice releases new documents, photos as part of Epstein files kentuckylantern.com/2025/12/19/r...
Department of Justice releases new documents, photos as part of Epstein files • Kentucky Lantern
Department of Justice is expected to release records related to Jeffrey Epstein, but questions remain over whether requirements of law will be met.
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December 20, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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University of Kentucky law professor who was removed from teaching after posting a petition calling for military action against Israel appeared in federal court Friday as a judge weighs allowing him to return to the classroom.
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US judge must decide if Kentucky professor can return to teaching after criticizing Israel • Kentucky Lantern
University of Kentucky professor suspended for alleged antisemitism appears in federal court as judge weighs allowing him to return to classroom.
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December 19, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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Criticism erupts after DOJ official says some Epstein files will emerge after deadline kentuckylantern.com/2025/12/19/r...
Criticism erupts after DOJ official says some Epstein files will emerge after deadline • Kentucky Lantern
Department of Justice is expected to release records related to Jeffrey Epstein, but questions remain over whether requirements of law will be met.
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December 19, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Trump administration moves to pause diversity visa program after Brown, MIT shootings kentuckylantern.com/2025/12/19/r...
Trump administration moves to pause diversity visa program after Brown, MIT shootings • Kentucky Lantern
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says she is suspending applications for a diversity visa program.
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December 19, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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The last time Kentucky offered an upfront loan for an economic development project was in 2017 when it invested $15 million in Braidy Industries.
The startup failed to build an aluminum rolling mill near Ashland, but the state eventually recouped the funds. www.lpm.org/news/2025-12...
Kentucky renegotiating lucrative incentive package with BlueOval SK
Despite BlueOval SK dissolving its partnership and closing the EV battery plant in Hardin County, Kentucky taxpayers are still on the hook for the largest economic development project in state history...
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December 19, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Physician urges testing, vaccination as WV whooping cough cases continue at record high westvirginiawatch.com/2025/12/19/p...
Physician urges testing, vaccination as WV whooping cough cases continue at record high • West Virginia Watch
With whooping cough cases in West Virginia at a record high, a physician recommends getting a booster dose of the Tdap vaccine
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December 19, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Yesterday was wildly busy for the @statesnewsroom.com DC Bureau and more coming today. If you missed them, here are our popular stories from Thursday:
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Trump signs order to loosen federal restrictions on marijuana, but it’s still illegal
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to loosen federal restrictions on marijuana, which Trump said reflected the drug’s potential medical benefits while discouraging recreational ...
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December 19, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Wolves and coyotes feed on similar things – but their diets aren’t identical. An ecological researcher studied predator diets to find out the differences. buff.ly/a1jZXqb
With wolves absent from most of eastern North America, can coyotes replace them?
Wolves and coyotes feed on similar things – but their diets aren’t identical. A researcher studied predator diets to investigate their differences.
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December 19, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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US House passes bill to remove gray wolf from Endangered Species Act list
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US House passes bill to remove gray wolf from Endangered Species Act list • Kentucky Lantern
U.S. House on Thursday passe, 211-204, a bill to remove Endangered Species Act protections for the gray wolf outside Alaska.
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December 19, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Commentary by James Bruggers

Shutting down the National Center for Atmospheric Research is stupid and tragic. It's shooting ourselves in the foot and shooting the messenger.

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Sure, debate what to do about climate change. But Trump's war on science can't end well. • Kentucky Lantern
Shutting down the National Center for Atmospheric Research is stupid and tragic. It's shooting ourselves in the foot and shooting the messenger.
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December 19, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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This is my first commentary for the @kentuckylantern.com it deals with #NCAR. Was inspired by @katharinehayhoe.com

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Sure, debate what to do about climate change. But Trump's war on science can't end well. • Kentucky Lantern
Shutting down the National Center for Atmospheric Research is stupid and tragic. It's shooting ourselves in the foot and shooting the messenger.
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December 19, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Beshear request to help cover budget shortfall meets pushback from some GOP state officials
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Beshear request to help cover budget shortfall meets pushback from GOP state officials • Kentucky Lantern
Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says he is planning a roughly 3% budget cut to “many agencies” in Kentucky’s executive branch.
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December 19, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Kentucky has received a request from the U.S. Department of Justice for voter registration data, including sensitive information such as driver’s license and Social Security numbers, but so far has supplied only publicly available information. via @kentuckylantern.com
Election official: Trump DOJ has asked for Kentucky voter rolls, including sensitive data
Secretary of State Michael Adams says his office and DOJ have gone ‘back and forth’ about voter rolls, but only public lists have been shared
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December 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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John F. Kennedy Center to be renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center, White House says kentuckylantern.com/2025/12/18/r...
John F. Kennedy Center to be renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center, White House says • Kentucky Lantern
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will be renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announces.
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December 18, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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Trump signs order to loosen federal restrictions on marijuana, but it’s still illegal kentuckylantern.com/2025/12/18/r...
Trump signs order to loosen federal restrictions on marijuana, but it’s still illegal • Kentucky Lantern
President Donald Trump signs an executive order to loosen federal restrictions on marijuana.
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December 18, 2025 at 10:17 PM