McKenna Horsley
Covering politics for @kentuckylantern.com.
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- Endorsement war brews among Kentucky Republicans ahead of primary election kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/06/e...
- Judge denies dismissal of Kentucky students’ challenge of state public education quality kentuckylantern.com/briefs/judge...
- I just got a supplemental response to an ORR from the Finance and Administration Cabinet on the travel expenses part of this story.
- In Davos, Beshear calls Trump’s push to control Greenland ‘dumb as hell’ kentuckylantern.com/2026/01/21/i...
- First independent poll in Kentucky US Senate race shows many voters are still undecided kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/05/f...
- Viral video of UK employee saying DEI principles part of curriculum sparks GOP criticism kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/05/v...
- Hospitalized McConnell alerts legislative leader to new federal funding for Kentucky kentuckylantern.com/briefs/hospi...
- KCTCS and Morehead State agree on common course numbering system to ease transfers kentuckylantern.com/briefs/kctcs...
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- Kentucky House committee approves changes to assessments that measure student growth kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/04/k...
- Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams (R) in NYT www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/u...
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- Kentucky Black lawmakers’ program reflects on Black history and the need to still teach it kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/03/k...
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- Two GOP priorities for public education advance from Kentucky Senate kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/02/t...
- Embattled Louisville Democrat agrees to pay $2K in fines to ethics commission kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/02/e...
- Kentucky GOP senators make public education a cornerstone of their priority bills kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/02/k...
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- KET announces primary election debate schedule, including U.S. Senate candidates. #kysen The criteria to be invited to the debate is included in the press release. ket.org/pressroom/re...
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- Senate passes a resolution 35-0 from Sen. Shelley Funke Frommeyer, R-Alexandria, that directs directing state agencies to advance "Food is Medicine" initiatives. apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/...
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- Kentucky Senate approves bill to clarify recent teacher and student electronic communication law kentuckylantern.com/briefs/kentu...
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- Trump praises Kentucky’s Comer after suggesting ICE should be removed from Minnesota kentuckylantern.com/briefs/trump...
- Kentucky officials investigating deaths that may be connected to winter storm kentuckylantern.com/2026/01/26/k...
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- Kentucky lawmakers will not convene Monday because of severe snow and ice across the state kentuckylantern.com/briefs/kentu...
- Reposted by McKenna HorsleyAnother person in Minneapolis shot and killed by feds minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/24/a...
- So excited that the Lantern won staff awards for best website and in the general excellence category at KPA this year! It's amazing to see how our outlet has grown since November 2022.
- U.S. Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky: "No witness, not a former president or a private citizen, may willfully defy a duly issued congressional subpoena without consequence. But that is what the Clintons did.”
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- Kentucky’s Paul says states will decide policies on the future of artificial intelligence kentuckylantern.com/2026/01/22/k...
- I have heard (but not personally verified in person) that the Capitol annex snack shop is back and has frozen yogurt #kyga26
- Kentucky legislature reviews impeachment petition for state Supreme Court justice kentuckylantern.com/2026/01/21/k...
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- Moving past ‘heckbent’?
- In Davos, Beshear calls Trump’s push to control Greenland ‘dumb as hell’ kentuckylantern.com/2026/01/21/i...
- In Davos, Beshear calls Trump’s push to control Greenland ‘dumb as hell’ kentuckylantern.com/2026/01/21/i...
- Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear from the World Economic Forum:
- ‘Planting a seed’ to make roads safer: KY Senate approves ‘phone-down’ law kentuckylantern.com/2026/01/20/p...
- Kentucky Senate says ‘yes’ again to limiting governors’ pardons around election time kentuckylantern.com/briefs/kentu...
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- Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear will visit Finland and Sweden next week to attend the World Economic Forum and “support future investment, job-creation and economic development opportunities in the commonwealth,” his office says.
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- “See, I think by the time that we reach 2028, the country is going to be tired,” Beshear argued. “And they’re going to be so tired of what Trump has done, the idea of having a Democratic version of Trump is more than that — it’s exhausting.” www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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- Kentucky, Michigan governors denounce Trump’s threat to use Insurrection Act in Minnesota kentuckylantern.com/briefs/kentu...
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- Returning Kentucky driver’s license renewals to some counties advances from committee kentuckylantern.com/briefs/retur...
- Kentucky senators again signal support to limit governors’ pardon powers around elections kentuckylantern.com/2026/01/14/k...
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- Kentucky moves toward banning cell phone use while driving under GOP bill kentuckylantern.com/2026/01/14/k...
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- Kentucky’s Comer signals contempt of Congress proceedings for President Bill Clinton kentuckylantern.com/briefs/kentu...
- Kentucky GOP lawmakers call for term limits — one federally and another for the statehouse kentuckylantern.com/2026/01/13/k...
- Kentucky education commissioner will focus on school accountability in budget session kentuckylantern.com/2026/01/12/k...
- Anti-immigrant KY bill spurs last-minute candidate to keep living the American Dream kentuckylantern.com/2026/01/09/a...
- Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams said that 86% of 6,550 new voter registrations in December were Republican.
- US judge says Kentucky professor cannot teach amid investigation for criticizing Israel kentuckylantern.com/2026/01/09/u...
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- Beshear criticizes Trump administration’s response to fatal Minnesota ICE shooting kentuckylantern.com/2026/01/08/b...
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- Democratic Caucus Chair Rep. Lindsey Burke said in a press conference this morning Kentucky House Democrats will have Republican co-sponsors on several bills this session, including housing, health and financial initiatives. Particularly one about medical debt. #kyga26
- Gov. Beshear calls for keeping American Dream alive, as GOP largely skips annual speech kentuckylantern.com/2026/01/07/g...
- KY Gov. Andy Beshear is giving his State of the Commonwealth address tonight. In his introductions, he noted the presence of Secretary Michael Adams and Supreme Court justices in the crowd. House Speaker David Osborne and Senate President Robert Stivers told reporters they would not be attending.
