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Louisville Metro Council voted to block revisiting a proposed ban on federal agents wearing masks during operations. The ordinance sponsor says he’ll try again in a couple weeks. www.lpm.org/news/2026-02...
Louisville Metro Council declines to revive ICE mask ban measure after killings in Minneapolis
Louisville Metro Council voted to block revisiting a proposed ban on federal agents wearing masks during operations. The ordinance sponsor says he’ll try again in a couple weeks.
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February 13, 2026 at 7:41 PM
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The Tennessee Valley Authority has moved to strike language about renewable energy generation and diversity, equity and inclusion while reversing plans to retire aging coal power plants.

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After Trump's shakeup, TVA board votes to keep coal burning, drop renewable energy plans
The Tennessee Valley Authority has moved to strike language about renewable energy generation and diversity, equity and inclusion while reversing plans to retire aging coal power plants.
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February 13, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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Louisville has invested millions of dollars into Jefferson Memorial Forest in recent years and Mayor Craig Greenberg wants to see more improvements. www.lpm.org/news/2026-02...
Louisville mayor previews proposed improvements to Jefferson Memorial Forest
Louisville has invested millions of dollars into Jefferson Memorial Forest in recent years and Mayor Craig Greenberg wants to see more improvements.
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February 12, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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A bill that would make it a crime to interfere with or harass first responders, creating a 25-foot buffer zone, passed a Senate committee Thursday. www.lpm.org/news/2026-02...
Harassing an officer in Kentucky? Back up 25 feet under new GOP legislation
A bill that would make it a crime to interfere with or harass first responders, creating a 25-foot buffer zone, passed a Senate committee Thursday.
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February 12, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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A GOP bill seeks to make new data centers cover their own utility costs in Kentucky, preventing existing electricity customers from subsidizing them. www.lpm.org/news/2026-02...
GOP bill seeks guardrails for new data centers to ‘pay their own way’ in Kentucky
A GOP bill seeks to make new data centers cover their own utility costs in Kentucky, preventing existing electricity customers from subsidizing them.
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February 12, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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An Indiana House committee advanced an amended bill this week that would extend syringe services programs by two years. Some advocates say requirements in the amendment would weaken programs. www.lpm.org/news/2026-02...
Amended Indiana syringe services bill would require ID, one-to-one exchange
An Indiana House committee advanced an amended bill this week that would extend syringe services programs by two years. Some advocates say requirements in the amendment would weaken programs.
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February 11, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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A Kentucky House committee passed a bill Wednesday that would put restrictions on how law enforcement agencies use and keep data they collect from controversial license plate readers. www.lpm.org/news/2026-02...
Kentucky GOP bill would limit license plate reader data sharing, storage
A Kentucky House committee passed a bill Wednesday that would put restrictions on how law enforcement agencies use and keep data they collect from controversial license plate readers.
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February 11, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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Five Kentuckians have been indicted on federal charges following an investigation into driver's licensing fraud. The defendants are all Louisville residents and are charged with fraud and money laundering offenses.

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Five Louisville residents under federal indictment for driver's license fraud
Five Louisville residents are under federal indictment for allegedly getting financial kickbacks in a driver's licensing scheme.
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February 11, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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Ford's EV battery plant in Glendale was supposed to be the biggest economic development project Kentucky has ever seen. Now that the plant has shuttered, some former workers feel spurned, but community leaders remain cautiously optimistic. www.lpm.org/news/2026-02...
A Kentucky town bet big on Ford's EV strategy. Then the battery plant closed
Ford's EV battery plant in Glendale was supposed to be the biggest economic development project Kentucky has ever seen. Now that the plant has shuttered, some former workers feel spurned, but community leaders remain cautiously optimistic.
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February 11, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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As Kentucky legislators work their way through a bare bones budget, school superintendents are asking for full funding for transportation and construction. www.lpm.org/news/2026-02...
Kentucky superintendents ask lawmakers to fully fund transportation in public schools
As legislators work their way through a bare bones budget, school superintendents are asking for full funding for transportation and construction.
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February 10, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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Jeffersonville Mayor Mike Moore has been in office for 14 years, but isn’t planning to run for reelection. www.lpm.org/news/2026-02...
Jeffersonville Mayor Moore won’t seek reelection next year
Jeffersonville Mayor Mike Moore has been in office for 14 years, but isn’t planning to run for reelection.
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February 10, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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Several longtime Southern Indiana office-holders aren’t seeking reelection this year, drawing new candidates hoping to fill the seats. www.lpm.org/news/2026-02...
2026 primary elections: Here’s who’s running in Clark, Floyd Counties
Several longtime Southern Indiana office-holders aren’t seeking reelection this year, drawing new candidates hoping to fill the seats.
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February 10, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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City officials in Louisville asked residents what kind of regulations should be placed on new data centers. Most said they want to keep them out of Jefferson County. www.lpm.org/news/2026-02...
Survey: Vast majority of Louisville residents oppose building new data centers
City officials in Louisville asked residents what kind of regulations should be placed on new data centers. Most said they want to keep them out of Jefferson County.
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February 9, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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The company wanting to build a large-scale data center in southern Kentucky has received another setback from local zoning regulators.

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For a second time, Franklin zoning regulators table vote on data center proposal
A data center proposal remains stalled before the Franklin Planning and Zoning Commission.
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February 9, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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On the Senate floor Friday, several Kentucky lawmakers held an impromptu discussion of the federal immigration crackdown, with one GOP senator saying we need to “tone it down.” www.lpm.org/news/2026-02...
‘We’ve lost our way’ Kentucky Republican senators debate immigration
On the Senate floor Friday, several Kentucky lawmakers held an impromptu discussion of the federal immigration crackdown, with one GOP senator saying we need to “tone it down.”
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February 9, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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Kenny Kavanaugh announced Friday he was running for Clark County Sheriff as a Republican, setting up a challenge in the primary election. www.lpm.org/news/2026-02...
Former Jeffersonville police chief running for Clark County, Ind. sheriff
Kenny Kavanaugh announced Friday he was running for sheriff as a Republican, setting up a challenge in the primary election.
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February 6, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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Residents across Jefferson County have expressed frustration with the state of Louisville’s roadways following Winter Storm Fern. That’s despite the city plowing and salting more than they have in past years. www.lpm.org/news/2026-02...
Louisville residents frustrated by city's snow response to Winter Storm Fern
Residents across Jefferson County have expressed frustration with the state of Louisville’s roadways following Winter Storm Fern. That’s despite the city plowing and salting more than they have in past years.
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February 6, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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After one local coffee shop chain received backlash on social media, other Louisville business owners said ICE agents aren’t welcome in their stores. www.lpm.org/news/2026-02...
Louisville coffee shops speak against ICE following Please & Thank You controversy
After one local coffee shop chain received backlash on social media, other Louisville business owners said ICE agents aren’t welcome in their stores.
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February 6, 2026 at 6:30 PM
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Outside Nashville’s Homeland Security Office, more than 100 people braved the ice-slicked roads on a snowy Friday to say a prayer in honor of those killed by federal immigration agents. www.lpm.org/news/2026-02...
As Nashville recovers from storm, fears over immigration enforcement remain
As a historic winter storm devastated Tennessee, the fight over immigration continued to play out at the statehouse and in Nashville’s streets.
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February 6, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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With multiple nuclear facilities being built in the Bluegrass State, the Kentucky Public Service Commission has scheduled a series of public information meetings to hear what Kentuckians have to say about the industry's potential impacts on their communities. www.lpm.org/news/2026-02...
Kentucky Public Service Commission plans public hearings on nuclear energy across state
With multiple nuclear facilities being built in the Bluegrass State, the Kentucky Public Service Commission has scheduled a series of public information meetings to hear what Kentuckians have to say about the industry's potential impacts on their communities.
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February 6, 2026 at 2:31 PM
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A Franklin County judge ruled Thursday he won’t dismiss a lawsuit brought by a group of Kentucky students alleging the state has failed to provide an adequate and equitable education. www.lpm.org/news/2026-02...
Kentucky student lawsuit over ‘inadequate’ education can move forward, judge rules
A Franklin County judge ruled Thursday he won’t dismiss a lawsuit brought by a group of Kentucky students alleging the state has failed to provide an adequate and equitable education.
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February 5, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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A Kentucky Senate committee has passed bills that would limit administrator pay increases to those given to teachers and require more training, as the legislature hones in on public school accountability. www.lpm.org/news/2026-02...
Kentucky public school leaders could get more training, limited raises under GOP bills
A Kentucky Senate committee passed bills that would limit administrator pay increases to those given to teachers and require more training, as the legislature hones in on public school accountability.
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February 5, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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Kentucky gave Ford a $250 million upfront loan to build an EV battery plant that is now shuttered. The company is negotiating with the state ahead of scheduled repayments. www.lpm.org/news/2026-02...
Kentucky lawmakers seek answers on $250M loan after Ford EV battery plant closure
Kentucky gave Ford a $250 million upfront loan to build an EV battery plant that is now shuttered. The company is negotiating with the state ahead of scheduled repayments.
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February 4, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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Emphasizing the unknowns of “cultured” meat grown in labs, a state House committee pushed through a bill that would ban its manufacture and sale in Kentucky. www.lpm.org/news/2026-02...
Republicans seek to ban lab-grown meat before it hits Kentucky shelves
Emphasizing the unknowns of “cultured” meat grown in labs, a state House committee pushed through a bill that would ban its manufacture and sale in Kentucky.
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February 4, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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A former Clark County Council member charged in the investigation of Jamey Noel was unsuccessful in getting the state Supreme Court to weigh in on his case. www.lpm.org/news/2026-02...
Indiana Supreme Court won’t consider case of ex-council member charged in Noel investigation
A former Clark County Council member charged in the investigation of Jamey Noel was unsuccessful in getting the state Supreme Court to weigh in on his case.
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February 4, 2026 at 6:30 PM