Joe Sonka

Trump is pushing Republicans to stop talking about Jeffrey Epstein, but Congressman Thomas Massie wants a vote to force his administration to release more information.

LG&E and KU are seeking permission to build out $3.7 billion of power plants, largely due to its forecasted rise in data center energy demand. Critics say that demand is speculative and ratepayers could end up holding the bag.

McConnell says the bill would close an unintended loophole from his 2018 bill to legalize hemp, but industry leaders fear a ban could decimate the hemp industry.

The moratorium passed by the Oldham County Fiscal Court halts all data center projects. A top official alleging corruption was also fired for recording a secret meeting on data centers.

The Kentucky Hospital Association supported the House version of what’s dubbed the “Big Beautiful Bill,” but a top executive says Senate changes would devastate health care and create larger economic fallout.

The PAC ads attack northern Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie for voting against Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” and opposing his military strike against Iran.

Paul says Trump’s criticism will not deter the Kentucky senator from disagreeing with his party’s president on policies such as debt spending and tariffs.

A company planned to build one of the most powerful data centers in the world on Oldham County farmland, but has switched to much smaller property after local resistance.

Republicans’ supermajority in the Kentucky Senate grows a bit larger, as longtime Democratic Sen. Robin Webb announced she’s switching parties.

Oldham County residents are resisting a company’s proposal to build a 2 million square-foot data center complex using 600 megawatts of power on a stretch of rural farm land.

Companies tied to Chicago-based Cresco Labs submitted 128 expensive applications for Kentucky medical cannabis licenses. They landed two, delivering the most coveted cultivator operation back to Cresco.

The Kentucky Supreme Court upheld a law in December that limits the power of the Jefferson County school board, but will soon rehear the case.

Kentucky’s state auditor is investigating the process for how medical marijuana licenses were awarded last year, which was criticized by local hemp farmers.

The advocacy group for Kentucky businesses spent more than $150,000 to lobby the state legislature in the three-month session, paying 14 lobbyists.

Cuts to federal agencies and grants for museums and libraries will have a large impact on the Kentucky Humanities Council and the ability of Appalshop to preserve its flood-damaged historic archives of the region.