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UK awaits funding budget cuts for 2026-2027

UK awaits funding budget cuts for 2026-2027

Abby Sears, Staff Reporter March 2, 2026

A proposed budget moving to the Kentucky Senate could reduce the University of Kentucky’s state funding by about 4% for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, and another 3% for 2027-2028.  This budget is yet...

Students walk through the rain while Fayette County was under a tornado watch on Thursday Feb. 19, 2026, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Ky. | Photo by Vincenzo Ciaramitaro Kentucky Kernel

Lexington under tornado watch

Abby Sears, Staff Reporter February 19, 2026

Lexington will be under a tornado watch until 9 p.m. Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.  On Feb. 19, after temperatures neared the 70s throughout the day, storms in the mid-afternoon...

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