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Missouri hemp businesses fear new federal THC limits will destroy the industry missouriindependent.com/2025/11/11/m...
Missouri hemp businesses fear new federal THC limits will destroy the industry • Missouri Independent
Thousands of Missouri food establishments and stores would be impacted by federal THC limit on hemp products.
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Kentucky’s U.S. senators spar over the hemp industry's future: Mitch McConnell wins Senate approval for a provision that Rand Paul warns will regulate the industry “to death.”
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Hemp growers, retailers targeted in section of government shutdown legislation • Kentucky Lantern
Kentucky’s two U.S. senators — Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul — spar over the future of the hemp industry.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Kentucky’s U.S. senators spar over the hemp industry's future: Mitch McConnell wins Senate approval for a provision that Rand Paul warns will regulate the industry “to death.”
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US Senate advances bill to end record-breaking government shutdown • Kentucky Lantern
Democratic Sens. Dick Durbin of Illinois, John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, Tim Kaine of Virginia, and Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen of Nevada...
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November 10, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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The United States Supreme Court has declined to revisit the 2015 landmark ruling that gave same-sex couples marriage equality, a failure for former Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis.
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Kentucky clerk’s bid to challenge same-sex marriage fails • Kentucky Lantern
The United States Supreme Court has declined to revisit the 2015 landmark ruling that gave same-sex couples marriage equality.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The United States Supreme Court has declined to revisit the 2015 landmark ruling that gave same-sex couples marriage equality, a failure for former Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis.
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US Senate advances bill to end record-breaking government shutdown • Kentucky Lantern
Democratic Sens. Dick Durbin of Illinois, John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, Tim Kaine of Virginia, and Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen of Nevada...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Despite a robust screening system, Kentucky is the worst state in the nation for new lung cancer cases, a report shows.
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Report: Kentucky worst in nation for new lung cancer cases, second worse for smoking • Kentucky Lantern
Lung cancer is the commonwealth’s leading cause of death. Kentucky has the second-highest rate of smoking in the nation.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Despite a robust screening system, Kentucky is the worst state in the nation for new lung cancer cases, a report shows.
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Biden visits Omaha with Kentucky governor as Nebraska Dems eye 2026 kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/08/r...
Biden visits Omaha with Kentucky governor as Nebraska Dems eye 2026 • Kentucky Lantern
Former President Joe Biden and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's visits highlight the role of Nebraska’s 2nd District as a swing district in U.S. House and presidential politics.
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November 8, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Virginia’s Rural Voters Shift 12 Points Toward Democrats | The Daily Yonder
Rural voters in Virginia were part of a statewide shift toward the Democratic Party since the last gubernatorial election in 2021, according to a Daily
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Full November SNAP benefits to be issued by Trump administration despite shutdown kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/07/r...
Full November SNAP benefits to be issued by Trump administration despite shutdown • Kentucky Lantern
Payments would be sent to states Friday, the department’s Food and Nutrition Service said in a letter to state directors of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, which is funded by t...
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November 7, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Full November SNAP benefits to be issued by Trump administration despite shutdown • Kentucky Lantern
Payments would be sent to states Friday, the department’s Food and Nutrition Service said in a letter to state directors of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, which is funded by t...
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November 7, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Full November SNAP benefits to be issued by Trump administration despite shutdown kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/07/r...
State juvenile justice department sued over record access kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/07/s...
State juvenile justice department sued over record access • Kentucky Lantern
The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Frankfort by Kentucky Protection and Advocacy, part of a federally-authorized, nationwide system charged with oversight of individuals with ment...
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November 7, 2025 at 8:27 PM
State juvenile justice department sued over record access kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/07/s...
Advocates call on Beshear to stop utility disconnections during the government shutdown kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/07/a... @liamniemeyer.bsky.social
Advocates call on Beshear to stop utility disconnections during the government shutdown • Kentucky Lantern
A number of advocacy groups are urging Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear to halt utility disconnections in the state during the federal government shutdown. Kentuckians for Energy Democracy is organizing th...
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November 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Kentucky Supreme Court Chief Justice Debra Lambert is asking the state’s legislature to greenlight more funding to improve judicial employees’ pay and court facilities across the state.
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Kentucky chief justice asks legislature for more funding for facilities and employee pay • Kentucky Lantern
Kentucky Supreme Court Chief Justice Debra Lambert asks lawmakers to greenlight more funding for judicial employee pay and court facilities.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Kentucky Supreme Court Chief Justice Debra Lambert is asking the state’s legislature to greenlight more funding to improve judicial employees’ pay and court facilities across the state.
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Beshear sends state National Guard to staff food banks seeing ‘surge’ amid SNAP delays
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Beshear sends state National Guard to staff food banks seeing ‘surge’ amid SNAP delays • Kentucky Lantern
Gov. Andy Beshear is sending the National Guard to staff food banks while more than 600,000 in the state await federal food assistance.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Beshear sends state National Guard to staff food banks seeing ‘surge’ amid SNAP delays
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Kentucky opens candidate filing period for 2026 elections
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Kentucky opens candidate filing period for 2026 elections • Kentucky Lantern
Candidates vying for Kentucky offices in 2026 — including open U.S. Senate and U.S. House seats — can now formally file to run in the state.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Kentucky opens candidate filing period for 2026 elections
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The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services is finalizing regulations to classify a “dangerous” derivative of kratom as a Schedule I narcotic that would make it a crime to sell, possess or distribute the substance.
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State health cabinet to ban sale and possession of 'dangerous' kratom derivative • Kentucky Lantern
Kentucky state officials are finalizing regulations to make it a crime to sell, possess or distribute a “dangerous” derivative of kratom.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services is finalizing regulations to classify a “dangerous” derivative of kratom as a Schedule I narcotic that would make it a crime to sell, possess or distribute the substance.
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Candidates vying for Kentucky offices in 2026 — including open U.S. Senate and U.S. House seats — can now formally file to run in the state.
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Kentucky opens candidate filing period for 2026 elections • Kentucky Lantern
Candidates vying for Kentucky offices in 2026 — including open U.S. Senate and U.S. House seats — can now formally file to run in the state.
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November 5, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Candidates vying for Kentucky offices in 2026 — including open U.S. Senate and U.S. House seats — can now formally file to run in the state.
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Following a deadly plane crash in Louisville, Gov. Andy Beshear has declared Kentucky is in a state of emergency.
The declaration “allows us to move resources more quickly," he said.
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The declaration “allows us to move resources more quickly," he said.
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Beshear declares state of emergency following deadly Louisville plane crash • Kentucky Lantern
Following a deadly plane crash in Louisville on Tuesday, Gov. Andy Beshear has declared Kentucky is in a state of emergency.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Following a deadly plane crash in Louisville, Gov. Andy Beshear has declared Kentucky is in a state of emergency.
The declaration “allows us to move resources more quickly," he said.
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The declaration “allows us to move resources more quickly," he said.
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Martha Layne Collins, the only woman to serve as governor of Kentucky, will lie in state at the Old State Capitol on Sunday following her recent death.
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The late Gov. Martha Layne Collins to lie in state Sunday • Kentucky Lantern
Martha Layne Collins, the only woman to serve as governor of Kentucky, will lie in state at the Old State Capitol.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Martha Layne Collins, the only woman to serve as governor of Kentucky, will lie in state at the Old State Capitol on Sunday following her recent death.
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is sending the National Guard to staff food banks while more than 600,000 in the state await federal food assistance during the ongoing government shutdown.
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Beshear sends state National Guard to staff food banks seeing ‘surge’ amid SNAP delays • Kentucky Lantern
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is sending the National Guard to staff food banks while more than 600,000 in the state await federal food assistance during the ongoing government shutdown. This comes days ...
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November 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is sending the National Guard to staff food banks while more than 600,000 in the state await federal food assistance during the ongoing government shutdown.
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Beshear says at least three killed in Louisville plane crash • Kentucky Lantern
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said at least three people have died after a United Parcel Service plane crashed after taking off Louisville.
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November 5, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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A Kentucky Republican who will soon enter his final legislative session is hoping to strengthen the state’s distracted-driving laws before he leaves office next year.
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Kentucky Republican hopes to ban distracted driving with 2026 legislation • Kentucky Lantern
A Kentucky Republican is hoping to strengthen the state’s distracted-driving laws before he leaves office next year.
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November 4, 2025 at 9:13 PM
A Kentucky Republican who will soon enter his final legislative session is hoping to strengthen the state’s distracted-driving laws before he leaves office next year.
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A defiant Trump vows no SNAP payments until Democrats cave on shutdown kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/04/r...
A defiant Trump vows no SNAP payments until Democrats cave on shutdown • Kentucky Lantern
President Donald Trump said food assistance “will be given only when the Radical Left Democrats open up government, which they can easily do, and not before!”
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November 4, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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The $5 million from Kentucky’s “rainy day fund” that Gov. Andy Beshear gave to food pantries on Friday is headed to distribution centers with one directive: buy food and give it away quickly.
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The $5 million KY gave to food banks during SNAP delays heads out • Kentucky Lantern
The $5 million Gov. Andy Beshear gave to food pantries heads to distribution centers with one directive: buy food and give it away quickly.
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November 3, 2025 at 11:07 PM
The $5 million from Kentucky’s “rainy day fund” that Gov. Andy Beshear gave to food pantries on Friday is headed to distribution centers with one directive: buy food and give it away quickly.
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Veterans, the homeless, recent foster care youth & adults ages 54-64 are no longer exempt from work requirements to receive food benefits for themselves & their families through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
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SNAP work reporting requirements are expanding: what Kentuckians should know • Kentucky Lantern
Many Kentuckians receiving federal food benefits will have to submit proof of work, even as the federal government stays shut down.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Veterans, the homeless, recent foster care youth & adults ages 54-64 are no longer exempt from work requirements to receive food benefits for themselves & their families through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
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