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Opponents of Kentucky's ban on gender-affirming care cheer federal judge’s decision

Opponents of a new law banning gender-affirming care for minors are cheering a decision by a federal judge to block the ban. S.B. 150 would have taken effect today.

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State supreme courts issue 392 opinions from June 12-25

State supreme courts issued 392 opinions from June 12-25. The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia led the field with 82 opinions issued, followed by Kentucky with 31 and Texas (supreme court) with 20. The last two weeks’ 392 opinions account for 12% of the year-to-date total of 3,408.…

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Judge temporarily blocks Kentucky ban on gender-affirming care for minors

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A federal judge has temporarily blocked the portion of a law that would ban gender-affirming care, including puberty blockers, for Kentucky transgender youth.

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Federal judge temporarily blocks part of Kentucky law banning gender-affirming care for trans youths

A federal judge temporarily has blocked Kentucky’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youths

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Federal judges block Kentucky and Tennessee bans on gender-affirming care for trans youth

Judge partially blocks sweeping state law targeting LGBT+ people in the state hours before going into effect

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Kentucky Gov. Beshear and gubernatorial hopeful Cameron are reporting each other to the FBI. Here’s what we know

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Over the last week, the campaigns of Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and GOP gubernatorial nominee Attorney General Daniel Cameron been attacking each other over parallel campaign finance controversies.

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She lost her transgender son to suicide. She isn’t giving up fighting for him

Weeks after her son’s death, Kentucky state Senator Karen Berg confronted the very same legislation that he warned was coming. Her love and her grief fuel her fight against a ‘desperate last stand’ of political attacks, she tells Alex Woodward

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Haze over Great Lakes region reminds US residents that Canadian wildfires persist

The haze of unhealthy air that settled over the Great Lakes region Tuesday reminded U.S. residents from the Midwest to the Northeast and as far south as Kentucky to brace for more depending on which way the wind blows as Canadian wildfires rage on

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Labor group requests ethics probe of Kentucky GOP gubernatorial candidate over campaign solicitation

A labor group has requested an ethics investigation of Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron for soliciting and accepting campaign donations from a drug treatment organization under scrutiny by his office

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No Kid Hungry Kentucky grants going to 10 school districts

10 rural school districts across the commonwealth will share a total of more than 130-thousand dollars in grants from the No Kid Hungry Kentucky campaign.

WEKU

Bluegrass musician who helped popularize song 'Rocky Top' dies at 91

A community college in eastern Kentucky says Bluegrass musician Bobby Osborne has died

The Independent UK

McConnell predicts ‘new spending hard to come by’ for 2023 Farm Bill

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell spent Tuesday morning at the University of Kentucky discussing this year’s farm bill with state agriculture leaders

WEKU

An illegal psychedelic could change how KY treats opioid addiction. It’s not without risk

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Jessica Blackburn didn’t know she was addicted to opioids until her body’s first withdrawal.

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Kentucky attorney general is accused of seeking donations from company his office is investigating

An attorney says Kentucky Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron solicited donations for his gubernatorial campaign from executives of a drug treatment organization that is being investigated by his office

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US woman who shot and killed Uber driver claims she thought she was being kidnapped

Kentucky woman allegedly saw sign for Mexican city of Juárez and shot Daniel Piedra multiple times in the back of the head

Daily Mirror

Woman who 'shot Uber driver she mistook as kidnapper' charged with murder

Authorities say Phoebe Copas from Kentucky was taking an Uber when she saw a road sign in El Paso, Texas, reading 'Juarez, Mexico', a notorious cartel hotspot just across the border. Fearing her driver was kidnapping her she pulled out a gun and shot him in the head

WEKU

Public health leader says verdict on Long COVID still out

The head of Kentucky’s state public health agency says the long-term effects of coronavirus remain a question mark. The summer of 2023 finds COVID seldom in news headlines.

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Drought-tolerant trees – 10 resilient choices for low-maintenance yards

These reliable and robust options are ideal for warmer climes with less rainfall

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From Glasgow to Kentucky: How an exchange trip inspired author's latest novel

PAUL Mendelson was watching hit Netflix show The Queen’s Gambit when he was hit with an idea for his latest novel.

The Independent UK

Tennessee, Kentucky battery plants for Ford electric vehicles on track for $9.2B federal loan

The U.S. Department of Energy says massive battery plants planned in Tennessee and Kentucky for Ford’s electric vehicles are on track to receive up to a $9.2 billion federal loan

WEKU

End of federal COVID-19 benefits impact food banks in central and eastern Kentucky

The declared end of the COVID-19 pandemic by the federal government last month could pose additional burdens on food banks.

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Why some doctors stay in US states with restrictive abortion laws and others leave

Many maternal care doctors in states that have restrictive abortion laws are facing the choice of whether to stay or leave after last year's Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade

WEKU

KMA: KY doctors leaving; administrative barriers cited as chief complaint

Kentucky lost nearly 600 physicians between the years 2019 and 2022. That’s according to Patrick Padgett, the executive director of the Kentucky Medical Association, who testified before the Interim Joint Committee on Health Services in Frankfort Wednesday.

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Kentucky attorney general asks FBI to investigate donations to his rival in governor's race

Attorney General Daniel Cameron's office has asked the FBI to investigate an infusion of campaign donations linked to a credit card

WEKU

Kentucky law enforcement prepare to enforce state, local fireworks laws

With the 4th of July just around the corner, law enforcement officers across Kentucky will be responding to complaints about things that go boom.

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