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Trump won central Kentucky’s congressional district easily in 2024. Democrat Zach Dembo flipped the script this week, overperforming in both urban and rural counties.
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Pennyrile Regional Energy Agency is entangled in more than 20 lawsuits across several counties -
In order to expand the issues its drafted plan focuses on, Kentucky Heritage Council is asking for the public to give their own experiences and ideas that can contribute and help with preservation efforts across Kentucky. -
After being one of the most recognizable faces on KET's air, Renee Shaw will step in to lead the network. -
Longtime Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn will make history as Tennessee’s first female governor without the majority of the vote. -
Republicans will still hold a dominant supermajority in Frankfort next year, but Kentucky Democrats were able to knock off nine GOP incumbents in suburban legislative districts. -
Lucy VanMeter defeated incumbent Kentucky Court of Appeals Judge Will Moynahan, overcoming intervention in the race by Gov. Andy Beshear.
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Speaking with Morning Edition, Hakeem Jeffries discussed ending the Iran war, holding Trump accountable and calls for new Democratic leadership, but offered few specifics on how Democrats would deliver. -
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School enrollment was already expected to plunge by 2 million kids by 2030. Education experts say deporting immigrant families, many with school-age children, is making the crisis worse. -
Pope Leo XIV is kicking off a three-nation tour of Latin America with a visit to Uruguay, three weeks after undergoing lung cancer surgery that had put the entire trip into question. -
The Trump administration hoped to begin construction immediately after a federal panel approved its arch late Thursday. But just after midnight, the judge issued an order blocking work for 14 days. -
Shares sank, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq dropping over 5%, as investors reacted with fear that a Democratic Congress — and states across the country -— would crack down on AI and data centers.
