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Members of Lexington’s Urban County Council took their first sustained look at the mayor’s proposed budget Tuesday. The spending plan comes as leftover federal American Rescue Plan Dollars dwindle.
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A new rule from President Joe Biden's administration blocking blanket policies to keep transgender students from using school bathrooms that align with their gender identity could conflict with laws in Republican-controlled states.
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The 2024 Defender Kentucky Three Day Event starts this Wednesday at the Kentucky Horse Park. With the Paris Olympics looming on the horizon the entry list is stacked with the very best horses and riders in the world. WUKY’s Samantha Lederman spoke with Lexington rider Liz Halliday as she prepares for the competition.
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PodcastsThis week Joe and Josh talk "spring asparagus" - the different types and ways to prepare, from eating raw with dip to grilling. Plus an extra on how to keep asparagus fresh in your fridge.
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A Kentucky Republican is signing on to the push to oust U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, while another big name from the commonwealth is lining up behind him.
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Celebrated UK freshmen Reed Sheppard will be entering the NBA draft and not returning to play for the Wildcats next season.
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On Tuesday Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton laid out her budget proposal for fiscal year 2024/25. WUKY’s Karyn Czar reports.
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Kentucky’s 2024 Legislative session wrapped up Monday. The state’s Republican majority celebrates their wins, while Democratic leaders express frustration over what they say was a lack of cooperation.
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Kentucky Gazette editor and publisher Laura Cullen Glasscock and WUKY's Alan Lytle discuss the major storylines going into and coming out of the now concluded 2024 Legislative Session and how those votes might play out in next month's primary election (May 21st for those of you scoring at home) and the November general election.
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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.
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While 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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A Kentucky Democratic lawmaker made a failed eleventh-hour push to debate exceptions for rape and incest in the state's near-total abortion ban on the final day of the General Assembly.