On Feb. 11, President Donald Trump issued an executive order implementing the Department of Government Efficiency Workplace Optimization Initiative, consolidating federal workplaces and displacing workers...
A Fayette Circuit Judge heard arguments on March 25 from the Kentucky Kernel and the University of Kentucky on their motions regarding an open records lawsuit.
UK denied an open records request filed...
Editor’s note: Some people mentioned in the story requested their last names be omitted.
Protesters marched through downtown Lexington, calling for justice as part of a statewide protest supporting...
The case against a Lexington man accused of raping and strangulating a UK student was dismissed by a Fayette County grand jury on March 18.
Kathryn Holt, an assistant Commonwealth attorney, said the...
Hannah Piedad, Assistant News Editor
• March 20, 2025
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to begin dismantling the Department of Education on Thursday, March 20.
The executive order calls on the Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon, to “take...
The Kentucky General Assembly passed legislation prohibiting Medicaid from funding gender-affirming healthcare and bans hormonal treatment and gender reassignment for incarcerated people in Kentucky.
According...
Hannah Piedad, Assistant News Editor
• March 17, 2025
Lexington women were honored for being pioneers in their fields during the inaugural Trailblazer Luminaries event at Lexington Public Library’s Farish Theater.
During the Friday, March 14 event...
University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto said the university is under review for using “racial preferences and stereotypes in education programs and activities” in a university-wide email.
The...
The United States Department of State has paused funding for study-abroad programs, as of Feb. 13, 2025, leaving many scholars stranded, according to The Associated Press.
In addition to the Fulbright...
Anthropologist and award-winning author Jason De León discussed human smuggling and its importance to the Latino immigrant population at the Lewis Honors College.
De León discussed his 2024 National...
President Donald Trump is now threatening to impose a 200% tariff on European alcohol.
Beginning March 4, Trump had reinstated 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, according to NBC News.
According to...
An amended bill banning “conversion therapy” now also proposes outlawing the use of Medicaid for gender-affirming healthcare for transgender Kentuckians, according to the Courier Journal.
On Wednesday,...
