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Thursday is the last day Hoosiers who want to vote by mail this election can apply for a mail-in ballot.
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A Kentucky legislator announced plans Tuesday to reintroduce a bill in the 2025 session that would make adding fluoride to drinking water optional for the state’s utilities.
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For a year, some young adults in three Louisville neighborhoods received $500 a month with no strings attached. A new report shows how it affected them.
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The retrial for ex-LMPD officer Brett Hankison continued, as the prosecution called a crime scene investigator, an FBI agent and a former SWAT commander to the stand on Tuesday.
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The Center for Rural Development announced it is not going forward with a land purchase in Somerset, following local officials’ concern it could misuse state funding.
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After the courts struck down a couple legislative attempts at “school choice” measures, some lawmakers are asking Kentucky voters to change the constitution. Amendment 2 would allow public dollars to fund private and charter education instead of being reserved solely for public education.
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Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams said there’s a good reason fewer people are registered to vote this year than in 2020. More than 3-million and 548,000 people are eligible to vote in the November elections – about 21,000 fewer than the last presidential year.
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Industry experts say the decline of what was once one of Kentucky farms’ top crops coincides with shifts in tobacco consumption habits and to the long tail effect of the Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act signed into law by former President George W. Bush 20 years ago this month.
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A new cycle of grants from regional arts nonprofit South Arts is offering funding to artists in nine southern states, including Kentucky.
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The retrial of Brett Hankison, one of the former Louisville police officers who was part of the botched raid at Breonna Taylor’s home in 2020, was underway Monday.
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Some experts say a second Trump term could mean big cuts to the public health insurance program.
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High property taxes impact how much funding Indiana public schools get from their local tax base. School officials and a state tax expert say some districts are using referendums to fill the gaps.
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The United Nations effort to achieve “harmony” with the natural world kicks off in Colombia this week. Recent reports show there's a lot of work to do to achieve that goal.
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LPM & public media reporters from around the state profiled all the candidates in contested races. Use the tool below to compare candidates and build your ballot.
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"Race Unwrapped" is exploring race and democracy this season
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Large swaths of the South and the East Coast are favored to see warmer-than-average temperatures, while the Pacific Northwest has greater odds of cooler-than-normal conditions this winter.
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A far western Kentucky public school system pulled some books from its high school library shelves after a mailer in support of Amendment 2 was sent out earlier this week questioning whether they were appropriate for students.
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"Race Unwrapped" is exploring race and democracy this season
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Republican Mike Braun went into the final month of the governor’s campaign with a healthy financial lead over his opponents.
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A new report shows Indiana’s total health care spending is in line with neighboring states and the national average, but Indiana does differ in other key areas.
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Horror films of all kinds aim to terrify audiences during the inaugural 502 Lumens film festival.
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Friends, family and colleagues remember Barbara Hollis as an example of a public servant. The Clark County Council President died this week at age 80.
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The state appropriated millions for a new workforce training center in Somerset, but a top county official fears it’s being used to buy land from a connected person at many times its cost from just two years ago.
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In western North Carolina, tubing, rafting and kayaking shops are assessing whether the rivers will be safe enough to open by next Summer following the devastating damage from the remnants of Hurricane Helene.