A split vote of the Burgin City Council advanced an ordinance to annex county land where a massive data center has been proposed, angering residents in attendance.
City council in Mercer County advances annexation that could clear way for data center Read More »
A free market think tank found Kentucky awarded $1.3 billion of single-bid road contracts from 2023 to 2025, calling for competitive bidding reform to avoid monopolies.
Kentucky awarded $1.3B of single-bid asphalt contracts in past 3 years, report shows Read More »
Kentucky Addiction Recovery Care owner Tim Robinson pleaded not guilty to three federal felony charges related to an alleged scheme to defraud multiple lenders.
ARC owner Tim Robinson pleads not guilty to federal fraud charges Read More »
Recent polling shows data centers are increasingly unpopular. That opposition was a factor in several local primary races in Kentucky where data center projects have popped up.
The fight over data centers was front and center in local Kentucky primary elections Read More »
ARC has been under federal investigation for alleged Medicaid billing fraud for two years, but Tim Robinson’s indictment was for an unrelated tax credit fraud scheme.
Kentucky Addiction Recovery Care owner Tim Robinson indicted for fraud scheme Read More »
Congressman Thomas Massie led a “liberty” movement that gained power among the GOP in northern Kentucky. Is his primary defeat an anomaly, or a death knell?
‘Liberty’ GOP movement bloomed in northern Kentucky. What does Massie’s loss mean? Read More »
Kentucky lawmakers plan to address data centers in the upcoming session, as utilities seek more power generation to serve them and locals fight new projects.
The AI data center boom is coming for Kentucky. What will lawmakers do about it? Read More »
Countering a House GOP leader, the Kentucky Senate’s top Republican says he will not push for an income tax cut in the coming session, adhering to budget trigger rules.
Kentucky Senate GOP leader won’t push for tax cut after state misses budget triggers Read More »
Heckbent, the 501(c)(4) run by Gov. Andy Beshear’s top political strategist, reported raising more than $1.3 million in 2024 — but not the identity of its donors.
Anonymous donors gave $1.3M to Gov. Andy Beshear’s dark money group last year Read More »
Government contractors, health-related groups and the medical marijuana industry were among hundreds of organizations that spent $9.1 million lobbying Kentucky’s executive branch agencies on policy in the fiscal year ending this summer.
Groups spent $9M lobbying Kentucky executive branch officials in past fiscal year Read More »
Kentucky GOP Sens. Rand Paul and Mitch McConnell are clashing over a provision that opponents say will destroy the growing hemp industry in America.
An official with the National Transportation Safety Board says the left engine fell off the UPS plane as it was attempting to take off, before crashing just beyond the runway.
Federal agency investigating Louisville UPS plane crash says engine fell off on takeoff Read More »
The Kentucky Public Service Commission set rates and terms for future data center customers of East Kentucky Power Cooperative, which serves 89 counties.
Kentucky regulators approve power co-ops’ rates, terms for future data centers Read More »
The impeachment petition alleges Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Pamela Goodwine should have recused herself from an education case she granted a rehearing for.
Petition filed to impeach Kentucky Justice Goodwine over alleged conflicts Read More »
State regulators are allowing Kentucky’s largest power companies to spend $3 billion on two new gas power plants, which LG&E/KU say are needed for future data centers.
