One of my favorite things about having two dogs is one will get spooked and yell about something and the other, with not a sliver of understanding about what's going on, immediately joins in the barking as a show of solidarity.
Sarah Ladd
@sarahelizabethladd.bsky.social
health and policy reporter at the Kentucky Lantern • community college english and journalism instructor • dog mom • woman • first gen: AA, BA, MFA • sladd@kentuckylantern.com
CBD, THC combo proven to help late-stage dementia patients’ quality of life in KY research study From @sarahelizabethladd.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/08/04/c...
CBD, THC combo proven to help late-stage dementia patients’ quality of life • Kentucky Lantern
New research in Kentucky shows a combination of cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) can help late-stage dementia patients feel less agitation.
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It was brought to my attention that my @kentuckylantern.com site bio was offensively outdated. I couldn’t edit it to say I love hiking with my dog(s) because let’s face it, Fezzik is the laziest person ever. But the bio now acknowledges that I’m a mom of two. You may now continue with your day.
The Fauci-Paul battle shows real cracks in public health. One group has answers. From @sarahelizabethladd.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/08/03/t...
The Fauci-Paul battle shows real cracks in public health. One group has answers. • Kentucky Lantern
a nonpartisan commission — which includes a former Kentucky governor — is pushing for better relationships between elected and public health officials.
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“Be extremely cautious what you say because it can come back to backfire on you,” the woman was told.
EMT reported sexual harassment. Officials told her to ‘lock those lips,’ lawsuit says
“Be extremely cautious what you say because it can come back to backfire on you,” the woman was told.
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Couple denied wedding license by Kim Davis allege she has covered up assets owed them From @sarahelizabethladd.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/briefs/coupl...
Couple denied wedding license by Kim Davis allege she has covered up assets owed them • Kentucky Lantern
Attorneys for the couple denied a marriage license by former Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis more than a decade ago now allege she lied about her assets to avoid dishing out the roughly $570,000 she owes...
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Puppy logic: If I cry all night while mom tries to sleep, I get to sleep all day while she tries to stay awake and work. How fun!
TSA shares passengers’ personal information with immigration enforcement, documents show. @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social reports for @statesnewsroom.com based on docs @weareoversight.bsky.social obtained.
TSA shares passengers’ personal information with immigration enforcement, documents show
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has for more than a year used personal information airline passengers provide to the Transportation Security Administration for immigration enforcement, according...
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Hyperscale data center, natural gas-fired project planned for Paducah’s former nuclear plant From @liamniemeyer.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/07/29/h...
Hyperscale data center, natural gas-fired project planned for Paducah’s former nuclear plant • Kentucky Lantern
More than $100 billion in private investment will go to build a massive hyperscale data center along with new natural gas-fired power plants at the former Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant in McCracken ...
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Former Gov. Matt Bevin once again a no-show at child support hearing From contributor @dyetter.bsky.social who will be following this hearing today. kentuckylantern.com/2026/07/28/f...
Former Gov. Matt Bevin once again a no-show at child support hearing • Kentucky Lantern
A hearing on whether former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin and his ex-wife, Glenna, are required to support their estranged son, Jonah Bevin, got underway Tuesday without Matt Bevin.
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KY scientists learned what causes sleep loss in Alzheimer’s patients — and how to stop it From @sarahelizabethladd.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/07/27/k...
KY scientists learned what causes sleep loss in Alzheimer’s patients — and how to stop it • Kentucky Lantern
University of Kentucky scientists have discovered the cause of sleep loss in patients with Alzheimer’s disease and how to help restore hours of rest.
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Puppy Diaries: My new dog found his reflection in the mirror today. He was both curious and upset and confused. Bless his heart.
Idaho state election officials are asking the public to weigh in on a proposed ballot initiative to end the state’s strict abortion ban. via @idahocapitalsun.com
Want to weigh in on Prop 1, the Idaho abortion ballot initiative? Here’s how.
Idaho state election officials are asking the public to weigh in on a proposed ballot initiative to end the state’s strict abortion ban.
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Puppy Diaries: He found my weight lifting gloves in my gym bag and chewed the fingers off them.
Autopsies show how hard doctors tried to save babies who died after not getting a vitamin K shot: tubes inserted in their airways, blood transfusions. They’re excruciating to read because they underscore how preventable these deaths could have been. (Published May)
What I Can’t Forget About the Babies Who Died After Not Receiving a Vitamin K Shot
Babies have died after not receiving the vitamin K shot at birth. Their autopsy records underscore how preventable their deaths could have been.
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Beshear reverses 4% Kentucky Medicaid provider cuts From @sarahelizabethladd.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/07/22/b...
Beshear reverses 4% Kentucky Medicaid provider cuts • Kentucky Lantern
Gov. Andy Beshear announced Wednesday that Medicaid providers will not suffer a 4% reimbursement cut after all.
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Democrat Rocky Adkins officially enters Kentucky governor race From @mckennahorsley.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/07/21/d...
Democrat Rocky Adkins officially enters Kentucky governor race • Kentucky Lantern
Rocky Adkins, a former Democratic leader in the Kentucky House and senior advisor to Gov. Andy Beshear from Eastern Kentucky, is officially running for governor.
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Devastating: Woman goes to gym, discovers other people also decided to go to the gym at the same time.
KET’s Renee Shaw to retire from the public television network at the end of July kentuckylantern.com/briefs/kets-...
KET’s Renee Shaw to retire from the public television network at the end of July • Kentucky Lantern
Renee Shaw, a notable Kentucky journalist who has worked at KET for 29 years, will retire from the state’s public television network at the end of July.
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Ahead of Rocky Adkins event tomorrow "to discuss what comes next in his long history of service to the commonwealth," his website has gone for hidden to this: #kygov
Dozens of Kentuckians with disabilities and their loved ones and advocates came to Frankfort Friday and pleaded with elected officials to find a way to protect the services they receive through Medicaid waivers. From @sarahelizabethladd.bsky.social: kentuckylantern.com/2026/07/17/k...
Kentuckians with disabilities, advocates say looming 4% Medicaid cut is a ‘threat’ • Kentucky Lantern
Gov. Andy Beshear has blamed the legislature for forcing his hand to the cuts. Lawmakers have said he could better manage the money provided.
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Two out-of-state donors give very big to Beshear super PAC From Tom Loftus kentuckylantern.com/2026/07/16/t...
Two out-of-state donors give very big to Beshear super PAC • Kentucky Lantern
Two big Andy Beshear supporters from outside Kentucky provided the lion's share of the money donated to Beshear's super PAC between April 1 and June 30.
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More from the Puppy Diaries: Fezzik grabbed my sandal and started chewing on it. I took it from his mouth and he started huffing and sighing. He then left the room and came back with a donut cone his brother had been wearing earlier and starts chewing on that instead.
Jefferson Circuit Court Judge Melissa Logan Bellows heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case challenging the constitutionality of Kentucky’s sales tax on period products. From @sarahelizabethladd.bsky.social: kentuckylantern.com/2026/07/16/l...
Louisville judge hears arguments in challenge to sales tax on period products • Kentucky Lantern
Two women sued the state over the 6% sales tax on menstrual products, saying it was “arbitrary and irrational” as well as unconstitutional.
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Kentucky’s constitutional officers are asking the state’s highest court to reconsider a case that clarified Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s appointment power over the State Fair Board. From @sarahelizabethladd.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/briefs/ky-co...
KY constitutional officers ask state Supreme Court to rehear state fair board case • Kentucky Lantern
Elected leaders ask the state’s highest court to reconsider cases that clarified Gov. Andy Beshear’s appointment power over the State Fair Board.
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Day 2 of a seemingly incurable headache and: - a courthouse security guard said to me “you look all worked up, like you’re mad.” Thanks, you too! -a courtroom deputy assumed I was a lawyer there to argue a case. (I think this is complimentary?)
When making a PB & J, what utensil do y’all spread the PB and jelly with?