Nadia Ramlagan

The new school year is underway in most Kentucky counties, and districts are grappling with the impact of federal funding uncertainty on top of reduced state-level funding schools rely on to hire food service workers, custodians, teachers and counselors, and upgrade buses and buildings.

A new report claims if child care were more available and affordable in Kentucky, around 16,000 to 28,000 people could join or rejoin the state's workforce, adding up to $600 million to the economy.

Workers at BlueOval SK, an electric vehicle battery manufacturer, will vote on forming a union at a plant in Kentucky this week.

Kentuckians and local elected officials do not agree with a proposal to build two new gas plants to meet demand from future data centers in the Commonwealth.

Kentucky received around $62 million in grant funding from the Environmental Protection Agency's Solar for All program to expand access to solar power and help households reduce their utility costs, but communities will no longer see those funds after the Trump administration announced the program’s cancellation.

Most of Kentucky community and technical college students say they are stressed and worried about finances, and 68% say they have experienced depression.

Kentucky is among the states with the fewest safeguards for patients with medical debt, according to a new report from the Commonwealth Fund.

Lack of air conditioning in prisons can cause unsafe conditions for incarcerated people, especially during the hottest time of year.

More than a million Kentucky residents receive Social Security benefits. As the law that created the program approaches its 90th anniversary on August 14, advocates say it helps older adults retire with dignity.

Labor leaders say the Tennessee Valley Authority, a cornerstone of Kentucky’s energy infrastructure, could potentially be privatized under the Trump administration.