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Between around five and ten million people nationwide are expected to lose Medicaid coverage due to new work requirements and more frequent eligibility checks
Experts: Kentucky residents should prepare for Medicaid changes


Adults must document 80 hours per month of work, education or community service to keep their health coverage.

In 2022
Report: Kentucky clean energy manufacturing boom falls short


Manufacturing employment in the clean energy sector is down nearly 300,000 jobs from 2024, according to a new report.

Gov. Andy Beshear issued an executive order Aug. 6 directing the Kentucky Public Service Commission and the Energy and Environment Cabinet to take specific actions to limit the effects of data center operations. (Kentucky Lantern photo by Liam Niemeyer)
Pro-data center labor union gives big to Kentucky governor


The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, a national labor union, strongly supports data centers and has been a big donor to In This Together, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's political action committee.



According to a Save the Children report
New push aims to improve literacy, access to books for Kentucky kids


Sept. 8 was International Literacy Day and in Kentucky and other states, a new movement aims to improve reading skills in rural communities where many children lag in literacy skills.

The mosaic was commissioned by Cowan Community Action Group in Letcher County. It is part of their annual Growing Home event which honors the anniversary of the flood of 2022. (Mimi Pickering/Appalshop)
New public art commemorates eastern Kentucky foods

This month marks the four year anniversary of the 2022 flood that devastated parts of southeast Kentucky.

Last year
Election security concerns growing among Kentucky voters

A new Gallup-Charles F. Kettering Foundation poll finds more than 70% of Americans are worried about different parts of the election process.

Research from Yale University found the chemical 6PPD
Tire pollution an increasing problem in Kentucky waterways

Used tires are polluting Kentucky waterways, leaching toxic chemicals and rubber pollution into wildlife habitat and drinking water sources.

Around 52 million people rely on community health centers in the United States
Eastern Kentucky program aims to boost regional healthcare workforce

Some community health centers in eastern Kentucky are training and educating potential employees to fill medical workforce gaps.

According to the CDC
Kentucky expert: Prioritize mental health as kids return to school

Around 700,000 Kentucky kids will return to school in a few weeks and experts said it is important to prepare kids for the transition.

United States Penitentiary Big Sandy is a high-security federal prison in Martin County
Kentucky residents: Proposed prison ignores environmental risks

A local citizens' group in Letcher County, Kentucky, said the federal government appears to be slowly moving forward with plans to build a proposed massive federal prison — the fifth such facility in the region.

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