Kentucky Lantern

06/18/2026

Sad news about a legendary Kentucky journalist.

James Bruggers, a longtime, groundbreaking Kentucky environmental and energy journalist, died Tuesday.

06/18/2026

Are data centers the new coal?

06/17/2026

SpringHaven, a domestic violence organization in Elizabethtown, will close on June 30, its partner organization, ZeroV, announced Wednesday.

Available data shows about half of Kentucky women and a third of men will experience intimate partner violence in their lifetime.

06/17/2026

A coalition of prediction market companies including Polymarket and Kalshi is suing to block Kentucky’s recently enacted tax on prediction markets.

06/17/2026

Families are facing rising grocery prices at the same time that many of the most vulnerable are losing access to the nation’s largest food assistance program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. More than 4 million Americans lost SNAP benefits between February 2025 and this Feb...

06/16/2026

In her commentary, kinship care expert Norma Hatfield has some good questions for our leaders.

Kentucky's budget issues make it feel like we’re in constant crisis mode — more public performance than progress, more finger-pointing than problem solving.

06/16/2026

A spokesperson for U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell said the Kentucky Republican is keeping up with government business during his recent hospitalization.

A spokesperson for U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell said the Kentucky Republican is keeping up with government business amid hospitalization.

06/15/2026

Several of the Kentucky hospitals that received either warning notices or corrective action plan requests from the Trump administration that cited pricing transparency issues say the letters were sent because of technical errors.

The Associated Press obtained a list of 519 hospitals around the country that received letters from the Trump administration, 8 of which were in Kentucky.

06/15/2026

Kentucky’s electric utilities are creating ratepayer protections for large data cneters through state-approved rules, rates and contracts.

06/14/2026

https://kentuckylantern.com/2026/06/14/mcconnell-admitted-to-hospital-spokesperson-says/

U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell admitted to hospital.