Divya Karthikeyan
Capitol ReporterDivya Karthikeyan is the Capitol Reporter at Kentucky Public Radio, a collaborative of stations including LPM, WEKU, WKYU and WKMS. Originally from Chennai, India, she’s reported for national and international outlets on politics, climate change, gender and caste inequality in India. She started out in the US as a graduate student at NYU’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute and interned at The New Republic and Gotham Gazette.
Email Divya at dkarthikeyan@lpm.org.
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The ACLU of Kentucky unveiled their 2023 legislative priorities including discrimination protections and voting rights for people with certain felony convictions. -
Gov. Andy Beshear announced a slate of juvenile justice measures that will include pay raises to attract and retain more workers.
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Ky. Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced an initiative to mobilize landlords and communities to identify massage businesses as sources of human trafficking.
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Ag. Commissioner Ryan Quarles has rescheduled his appearance at an event with a Louisville police officer involved in the fatal raid on Breonna Taylor’s apartment.
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Gov. Andy Beshear’s administration banned TikTok on state government devices amid security concerns.
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Almost two months after arguments, the Kentucky Supreme Court still hasn’t issued a decision on the state’s near-total ban on abortion.
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12 Republicans are running for the chance to unseat Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear. He's drawn two primary challengers as well.
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The GOP-led legislature has sped up a cut to income taxes. Critics say it's risky for the state’s economic health and could lead to an expansion of the sales tax.
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In his fourth State of the Commonwealth address, the governor urged lawmakers to reform the juvenile justice system, fund universal pre-k and provide raises for teachers.
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Republicans say lawmakers will focus less on policymaking and more on tweaks to existing legislation, including another cut to the state’s income tax.
