The Kentucky Department of Corrections said last month that 67 state inmates are taking hormones to treat gender dysphoria. A Republican priority bill seeks to deny such medication.

Property taxes, cutting early voting days, civics course controversy... Here’s what you might have missed last week at the Indiana Statehouse.

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It's an unusual winter for respiratory illnesses. The flu is peaking twice: once in early January and again in February. Meanwhile, it's the mildest COVID winter since the pandemic began.

The House education committee is charged with forging consensus on the nation's education policy. But at a recent meeting, partisan differences were on full display.

On the latest edition of Science Behind the Forecast, LPM's Bill Burton and Tawana discuss flooding... and cookies.

A recent class at a Louisville public library focused on researching historic Black newspapers helped residents explore their roots and dive into their history.

LGTBQ+ songwriters can hear their pieces performed by members of the Louisville Orchestra through a free, multi week workshop.

Buoyed by notable Southern victories in 2024, the United Auto Workers Union is on a quest to organize the electric vehicle and battery sector. UAW hopes its next prize is a sprawling campus in rural Kentucky.

Kentucky’s U.S. senators have voted to approve nearly all of Trump’s picks thus far, keeping to the party line including on some highly controversial figures.

It's common for young people leaving jails and prisons to end up back behind bars, often after lapses related to untreated mental illness or substance abuse. A new law will help them get Medicaid.

Local law limits how Louisville police can collaborate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Two bills in front of the Kentucky General Assembly seek to change that.

Meet a scrappy take on a marquee Louisville event, like Poorcastle and the UnFair. A new event invites locals to taste bourbon for a lower price on the heels of the Bourbon Classic.

Republicans and Democrats stood together to remember and celebrate Black history in Kentucky even as the GOP renews discussion of limiting diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at public colleges.

A Kentucky Senator has tried to limit when governors can issue pardons or commute sentences in a gubernatorial election year during five of the last six legislative sessions. This year’s attempt gained committee approval Wednesday.

As a major producer of coal for foreign and domestic use, West Virginia coal producers look at potential Chinese tariffs with concern.

Advocates have long been concerned about the displacement of residents from Smoketown, a historic Black neighborhood. The Smoketown Community Land Trust aims to help.

A decentralized group of more than 200 protestors stood on the steps of the Kentucky Capitol, protesting broadly about the sweeping changes President Donald Trump has made in his first weeks in office.

Roller skating has been part of Laneisha Beasley’s life since her youth. As an adult, she leads a group that aspires to cement and sustain Louisville’s Black roller skating culture.

The lack of a final resolution around tariffs with close trade partners has left some elected leaders and industry officials concerned about Kentucky bourbon. American whiskey exports slumped amid an earlier trade dispute during Trump’s first term.