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Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton presents her proposed budget to the Urban County Council later today, plus we have updates on so-called FLOCKcameras, short-term rental regs outside the Urban Service Boundary and an opportunity for you to meet some of the people running for office in the May primary. Civic Lex's Adrian Bryant has all of the details. He talks with WUKY's Alan Lytle. -
Josh James/WUKYWhile the 2024 Kentucky General Assembly resulted in a number of big ticket bills — including a constitutional amendment that could allow public dollars to flow into private schools, a sweeping and controversial anti-crime measure, and a $33 billion budget — the final day proved a non-starter for several closely-watched bills.
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With hours remaining in the 2024 Kentucky General Assembly, Republican lawmakers are celebrating big ticket bills that have reached final passage as they wrap up legislative business. But some questions do linger as the clock ticks down. -
Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart says he can’t comment on a lawsuit filed by two former swim team members against him, the school and former coach Lars Jorgensen, alleging sexual assaults including rape by Jorgensen and claiming the school “purposefully” disregarded multiple credible reports of inappropriate sexual relationships. -
Mark Pope was introduced as Kentucky men's basketball coach and didn't mince words, saying “We are here to win banners.” His introduction came two days after Kentucky hired him to replace John Calipari, a Hall of Fame coach who was hired by Arkansas on Wednesday after 15 years highlighted by winning the 2012 national championship. -
Republican lawmakers in Kentucky on Friday removed the Democratic governor from any role filling future U.S. Senate vacancies — a movesupporters said was unrelated to recent scrutiny about the health of the state's senior senator, Republican leader Mitch McConnell. -
The nominee for Kentucky Education Commissioner appears poised for confirmation by the Senate by Monday. -
Kentucky's GOP-dominated legislature is knocking out Gov. Andy Beshear's vetoes one by one as the session winds down. -
Kentucky has hired BYU’s Mark Pope as men’s basketball coach, bringing home a member of the Wildcats’ 1996 national championship team to succeed John Calipari. The school announced the 51-year-old Pope’s hiring in a release on Friday morning but did not mention any contract details. -
Scott Drew will remain as Baylor's men's basketball coach, stating his desire to "bring more championships" to the program on social media after being linked to the Kentucky coaching vacancy following John Calipari's departure to Arkansas. -
Arkansas hired John Calipari as men’s basketball coach on Wednesday, a day after the Hall of Fame coach stepped down from the Kentucky program he led to the 2012 NCAA championship. -
As expected, Lexington leaders are on track to approve a five-year contract to keep the city’s license plate readers in place. The first vote didn’t come without some back-and-forth between members of the public, the council, and law enforcement.
