Laken Snelling was indicted by a Fayette County grand jury on charges of first-degree manslaughter, abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence and concealing the birth of an infant.
Tired: Fancy coffee is why you'll never be able to afford a home.
Wired: Fancy coffee is responsible for the downfall of American society.
OpEd: New auditor’s report shows that Kentucky’s foster care system is broken; only intense change can solve these intractable problems.
The big anti-crime bill of this legislative session would “result in significant long-term increases in operational costs,” eventually adding hundreds of millions of dollars in expenses for a state that already spends more than $830M a year on its Dept. of Corrections, according to a new analysis.
Each chapter in this saga is more bewildering than the last.
My suggestions for new Kentucky official thingamabobs (and other legislative news, too):
More than 1,300 people had already been killed in U.S. and Israeli strikes in Iran as fighting continued into its 10th day, according to the Iranian ambassador to the UN. Follow live updates. nyti.ms/47Bddb4
We know a lot is going on right now, but we just realized that:
cabinet/board/panel = things made of wood
cabinet/board/panel = terms for organizations
New: AI is probably the defining tech of our time. Yet you don't hear Kentucky candidates for office talk much about it.
So, we asked our candidates for US Senate about it. They didn't split neatly on partisan lines.
amp.kentucky.com/news/politic...
Beshear’s first veto of this legislative session takes aim at a bill he called an “unconstitutional partisan power grab.”
The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board has taken a sudden interest in Kentucky's House Bill 1.
I'm dropping my list of proposed new state symbols in the next Bluegrass Politics newsletter.
Sign up so you don't miss it, because it is just a little bit unhinged but mostly informative: www.kentucky.com/newsletters?...
First, WKU's president ends the deaces-long tradition of sitting down with the Herald's editorial board, instead opting for a press conference with all local media.
Now, this.
Why are they so scared of the power of student journalists?
Love a little cross-McClatchy collab for a good story. 💅
This session, there are bills moving to name a state dog and mushroom.
That got me thinking on what I'd make a symbol of Kentucky if given the chance. So far I've settled on the hellbender as our official amphibian because it sounds badass, but it is also a threatened species.
What about y'all?
More than a year after London Police fatally shot Doug Harless in his home, late at night, just before Christmas, officials have still not named the officers or released the underlying warrant.
Very glad @austinrramsey.bsky.social is all over this case, which needs all the scrutiny it can get:
As Senate Temperature Czar Emerita, I'll see what I can do. 😎
Reminder that a president can't just "announce" a permanent new DHS secretary by fiat; Mullin still has to get confirmed by the Senate. He needs 50 senators to support him (and there's a very good chance he'll get that).
NEWS: President Trump says Sec. Kristi Noem is out at DHS.
Trump also says that Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin will be his next nominee for secretary of DHS, although Trump doesn't word it that way.
Finally, he says Noem will have a new federal role in a new initiative soon to be announced.
Fantasy contests also would be legalized and regulated by Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corp.
Today was the last day to file bills in the Kentucky House, and the final total of bills is 938. For those wagering, the unders (1,000) win. #kyga26
An ICE detainee in Arizona has died of a TOOTH INFECTION after it went untreated for weeks, a local official says. He was a Haitian asylum seeker imprisoned in Florence, Arizona. @emilybregel.bsky.social reports.
tucson.com/news/local/b...
Linda Blackford: Senate Bill 262 would allow lengthy constitutional amendment proposals to be summarized on the ballot.
Meanwhile, at The Associated Press:
More "gutter-level" journalism, at your service!
From @adrianpbryant.bsky.social:
Andy Barr, who is running for Senate, has a second pro-ICE ad out.
"... these domestic terrorists stalk them, assault them, and obstruct law and order. Everyone hates a tragedy, but I’m just going to say it.
These liberal idiots are putting themselves in harms way, and everyone else too."
