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Nationwide, about 22 million renters spent 30% or more of their incomes on rent and utilities in 2023.

Rent is Eating up a Greater Share of Tenants' Income in Almost Every State, Including Kentucky

In Kentucky, housing consumed 30% of income or more for 47.5% of renter households, up from 43.3% in 2019.

By Tim Henderson, Stateline

Newport and Covington are about to see improvements to their bicycling infrastructure.

Newport and Covington Adopt a Bicycle Transportation Plan

By Katherine Barrier

J.D. Vance held his first solo campaign rally as the Republican vice presidential nominee at Middletown High School on July 22.

Vance to Attend Fundraisers in Kentucky as Trump Travels to Swing States

By McKenna Horsley, Kentucky Lantern

One of the slides from the presentation by Patrick Bowen, showing the number of needed housing units in each county as a percentage of the existing housing units.

KY Housing Shortage Will Worsen Without Action, Low-Income Renters Most Vulnerable, Says Study

By Liam Niemeyer, Kentucky Lantern

Amazon workers organizing with Teamsters at KCVG walked off the job on July 24.

Amazon and Unionizing Workers Return to Federal Hearings

By Madeline Fening

Newport on the Levee

Newport on the Levee is Changing Hands

While the lack of homes for buyers is evenly distributed across incomes, lower-income Kentuckians are disproportionately affected by the lack of rentals.

Kentucky’s Housing Shortages Receive Legislative Scrutiny

By Liam Niemeyer, Kentucky Lantern

Kentucky Republican Secretary of State Michael Adams told Stateline that AI could prove challenging for swing states in the presidential election. But he said it may still be too new of a technology to cause widespread problems for most states.

Kentucky Lawmakers Eye Promise, Pitfalls of AI Ahead of November Elections

By Kevin Hardy, The Kentucky Lantern

The CDC recommends everyone six months and older get vaccinated against COVID-19. A new vaccine booster is expected this fall, possibly in September, as an update to the fall 2023 shot.

COVID-19 on the Rise in Kentucky

By Sarah Ladd, Kentucky Lantern

Kentucky Supreme Court (front, from left) Debra Hembree Lambert, Chief Justice Laurance VanMeter, Michelle Keller. (Back row, from left) Christopher Shea Nickell, Kelly Thompson, Robert Conley, Angela McCormick Bisig.

‘Between Rock, Hard Place:’ Will Anyone Ever Have Standing to Challenge Kentucky’s Abortion Ban?

By Sarah Ladd, Kentucky Lantern

About 40 demonstrators total were in attendance at Wednesday's demonstration following the walk-out at KCVG.

Dozens of Amazon Employees Walk Off Job at KCVG Amid Union Push

By Madeline Fening

While abortions do occur later in pregnancy, they are exceptionally rare and happen for many diverse reasons, such as a fatal fetal diagnosis and financial or travel barriers that extend timelines.

Political Rhetoric About Third Trimester Abortion is Misleading, Experts Say

By Kelcie Moseley-Morris, Kentucky Lantern

Comstock famously helped imprison women who disseminated information about birth control and abortion, some who later died by suicide.

Modern-Day ‘Comstocks’ Look to Police Travel, Information as Another Strategy to End Abortion

By Sofia Renick

Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie

‘My Beautiful and Wise Queen’: Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie’s Wife Rhonda Massie Dies

Established in 1972, Title IX was created to prevent “discrimination based on sex in education programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance,” according to the Department of Education.

Kentucky Judge Blocks Biden Title IX Rules Meant to Protect LGBTQ+ Students

By McKenna Horsley, Kentucky Lantern

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