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Liam Niemeyer
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Reporter for the @kentuckylantern.com, focusing on Energy and Environment coverage.

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Kentucky lawmakers warn of state budget hit because of federal cuts kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/10/k... @kentuckylantern.com
Kentucky lawmakers warn of state budget hit because of federal cuts • Kentucky Lantern
Republican leaders in the Kentucky legislature during a Monday conference forewarned of challenges to crafting a state budget next year.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Good morning from Lexington. A slew of KY state lawmakers will be speaking throughout the morning and afternoon for the Kentucky Chamber’s annual legislative preview conference — starting with lawmakers talking about education.

I’ll be tweeting out updates as they come. #kyinterim #KYGA26
November 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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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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Baseball agony, summed up: “The sharp pain may age to a dull ache, but it will never go away. You will go hours, then days, then weeks without thinking about how close you came—and then something will remind you, and it will hurt all over again.” defector.com/toronto-will... @defector.com
Toronto Will Never Get Over This | Defector
Baseball makes you feel bad. I don’t mean that in a literate sense ripping off Bart Giamatti’s lede, the sense of dreading a sullen winter spent longing for the sensory pleasures of the game. I mean t...
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November 3, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Martha Layne Collins, Kentucky’s only woman governor, dies at 88.
She landed a Toyota plant that has become a mainstay of the state's economy. kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/01/m...
Martha Layne Collins, Kentucky’s only woman governor, dies at 88   • Kentucky Lantern
​Martha Layne Collins, who as the only woman to serve as Kentucky governor, revolutionized the state’s economy by landing Toyota has died. She was 88.
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November 1, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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PSC gives permission to LG&E and KU to build gas-fired power for prospective data centers kentuckylantern.com/2025/10/30/p... @liamniemeyer.bsky.social
PSC gives permission to LG&E and KU to build gas-fired power for prospective data centers • Kentucky Lantern
Kentucky’s utility regulator is granting permission to the state’s largest electric utility to build two new natural gas-fired power plants.
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October 30, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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A growing crowd of hundreds is gathering in downtown Louisville, KY for today’s planned No Kings protest this afternoon.

LeRoy Smith of Louisville, holding the sign below, said he feels like rights have been “chipped away” since the start of President Donald Trump’s second term.
October 18, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Colon cancer screening program seeks more funding from Kentucky legislature.
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Colon cancer screening program seeks more funding from Kentucky legislature • Kentucky Lantern
The Kentucky Colon Cancer Screening Program has asked the General Assembly for an increase in state funding to $1.25 million annually.
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October 16, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Doctor. Teacher. Mamaw. Meet some ‘No Kings’ protesters organizing in ‘deep-red’ Kentucky.

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Doctor. Teacher. Mamaw. Meet some 'No Kings' protesters organizing in 'deep-red' Kentucky. • Kentucky Lantern
Kentuckians organizing “No Kings” rallies say the derogatory labels Republicans in D.C. are attaching to the protesters ahead of Saturday’s gatherings are a sign the anti-Trump movement is gaining mom...
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October 16, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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Oldham County board unanimously rejects off-campus Bible classes during school day
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Oldham County board unanimously rejects off-campus Bible classes during school day • Kentucky Lantern
Oldham County school board unanimously rejects an Ohio-based nonprofit’s proposal to offer off-campus Bible-based character education during the school day.
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October 9, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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Kentucky legislature created EPIC last year to review utilities' proposals for retiring coal- and gas-fired power generation.

The commission recently named Eric King its first executive director.

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​​UK exec with ties to McConnell, electric co-ops will help lead KY energy planning board • Kentucky Lantern
An executive at the University of Kentucky will help lead a commission that reviews requests from utilities to retire fossil fuel-fired power plants.
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October 8, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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Pop-up pet vaccine clinics could be out of business in some stores in Kentucky under a proposed change in regulation.
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Tighter regulation of pop-up vaccine clinics for KY pets opposed by some animal advocates • Kentucky Lantern
Some veterinarians who oversee pop-up vaccine clinics in retail stores fear a proposed state regulation could reduce access to preventive veterinary care.
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September 30, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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September 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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An outbreak of a prion disease similar to mad cow on a Kentucky deer farm is renewing questions about whether stronger rules are needed for the more than 100 “captive cervid facilities” the state has permitted.
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Deer farm herd killed to stem spread of ‘zombie’ deer disease in Kentucky. Now what? • Kentucky Lantern
A disease outbreak on a Kentucky deer farm is renewing questions about whether the state needs stronger rules for its permitted “captive cervid facilities.”
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September 8, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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Over 100 deer were killed in July on a KY farm that raised deer as livestock to stem the spread of a "zombie" deer disease.

It's renewing questions over how to curb the spread of chronic wasting disease in KY and the role of these deer farms: kentuckylantern.com/2025/09/08/d... @kentuckylantern.com
Deer farm herd killed to stem spread of ‘zombie’ deer disease in Kentucky. Now what? • Kentucky Lantern
A disease outbreak on a Kentucky deer farm is renewing questions about whether the state needs stronger rules for its permitted “captive cervid facilities.”
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September 8, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Kentucky advocates for people with Alzheimer’s are excited by new research showing that lifestyle interventions like exercising and keeping the brain active can slow cognitive decline and improve brain health.
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First of its kind clinical trial offers new hope for Kentuckians at risk of dementia • Kentucky Lantern
Kentucky advocates for people with Alzheimer’s are excited by new research showing that lifestyle interventions like exercising and learning can slow cognitive decline.
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August 20, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Kentucky could be on the brink of a data center boom.
But in Mason County details are sketchy.

Local officials sign non-disclosure agreements with the developer.
Residents have concerns about the potential impacts and the secrecy.

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Kentucky could be on the eve of a data center boom. But in Mason County details are sketchy. • Kentucky Lantern
A more than $1 billion investment could bring a "technology campus" with data centers to a rural Kentucky county along the Ohio River.
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August 21, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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In Mason County, locals are organizing to demand more answers about a potential $1 billion data center “campus” that could land in a rural part of the county. Local officials have signed NDAs and won’t say who the data center developer is. kentuckylantern.com/2025/08/21/k... @kentuckylantern.com
Kentucky could be on the eve of a data center boom. But in Mason County details are sketchy. • Kentucky Lantern
A more than $1 billion investment could bring a "technology campus" with data centers to a rural Kentucky county along the Ohio River.
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August 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Kentuckians tell state utility regulator to oppose new gas-fired power for prospective data centers kentuckylantern.com/2025/08/05/k... @kentuckylantern.com
Kentuckians tell state utility regulator to oppose new gas-fired power for prospective data centers • Kentucky Lantern
Kentuckians told the state’s utility regulator a proposal to build gas-fired power generation for data centers could burden ratepayers with costs.
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August 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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GOP Rep. John Blanton says he feels the drinking water utility serving his area is "driving into a brick wall."

The Salyersville utility has grappled with water leaks, staffing shortages and a recent lawsuit over sewage backing up into homes. kentuckylantern.com/2025/07/30/s... @kentuckylantern.com
State lawmakers, advocates voice drinking water, wastewater infrastructure needs and concerns • Kentucky Lantern
Several state lawmakers, local advocates and a representative with an industry group expressed concerns about drinking water and wastewater infrastructure.
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July 31, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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“I think Eastern Kentucky has spent a lot of time waiting for other people to show up with resources. And that’s — quite honestly — that’s the dynamic I’m actually interested to change." kentuckylantern.com/2025/07/28/e... @kentuckylantern.com
Eastern Kentucky’s ‘higher ground’ homes are being built. The builders see the need for much more. • Kentucky Lantern
The groundbreaking Wednesday for a new neighborhood in the Floyd County seat of Prestonsburg wasn’t just a ceremony for Tom Manning-Beavin. The crews working for his nonprofit had already started digg...
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July 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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As homelessness rises in Kentucky, especially outside the two largest cities, the Trump administration wants to cut hundreds of millions of dollars in federal support for state housing programs.
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Homelessness jumps again in Kentucky as Trump administration moves to cut housing funds • Kentucky Lantern
As homelessness rises in Kentucky, especially in rural areas, Trump administration wants to cut hundreds of millions of dollars in federal housing support.
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July 11, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Pesky PFAS present in Louisville water, data show www.lpm.org/investigate/... @morganwatkins.lpm.org @lpm.org
Pesky PFAS present in Louisville water, data show
Drinking water utilities are preparing to meet future federal safety regulations on forever chemicals. Here’s how Louisville Water Co. is approaching the challenge.
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June 25, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Dr. Steven Stack says Kentucky, which already struggles with poor health, is “on the cusp of having a significant backslide” if the federal government cuts programs like Medicaid and SNAP.

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A conversation with Dr. Steven Stack, Kentucky’s new health cabinet secretary  • Kentucky Lantern
Dr. Steven Stack sat down with the Kentucky Lantern to discuss lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, the politics of health, the direction the United States is heading and more.
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June 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Bill is a fantastic reporter, but he's an even better human.

He knows everything about everything, he's got a phone number for whoever you need, and he's a nonstop good idea machine.

I'm happy he gets to step back and relax — though I'm not sure he actually knows how.
June 24, 2025 at 12:56 PM