Sylvia Goodman
Capitol ReporterSylvia is Kentucky Public Radio's Capitol reporter. Email her at sgoodman@lpm.org.
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According to the Kentucky attorney general’s lawsuit against TikTok, the social media giant sought influence over Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and other top politicians to persuade them of the platform’s value.
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Kentucky Democrats are working to take back state House seats they lost to Republicans in Jefferson County in 2022, hitting incumbents for their stance on the state's abortion ban.
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Democratic state Rep. Rachel Roarx won her south Louisville district by less than 400 votes in 2022. Now, she’s facing a serious challenge from Republican Carrie McKeehan.
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The contents of a two-year investigation into TikTok by 14 attorneys general is now public due to a redaction error by Kentucky's attorney general.
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Louisville’s top state prosecutor is collaborating with Republican Attorney General Russell Coleman to give his office the authority to prosecute certain gun crimes in the city as he opens a new branch office.
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Kentucky joins a dozen other states and Washington D.C. suing TikTok, saying the social media company targeted and knowingly addicted youth in each state to the platform.
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The last eastern Kentucky Democrat in the state House of Representatives faces a rematch as she tries to hold onto her seat in a presidential election year.
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Kentucky students testing either proficient or above in reading and math has remained fairly steady or increased slightly since last year, while proficiency in science remains abysmal.
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In now unsealed court documents, a Franklin County judge ruled that former Attorney General Daniel Cameron could not subpoena employment records from a Louisville abortion clinic.
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Affordable housing developers say there's a critical need to rapidly increase the housing stock, suggesting a state tax credit for low income housing.