Last year, Black drivers were more than twice as likely as white drivers to be searched by Louisville police officers during a traffic stop. That’s the topline finding in a report given to the Louisville Metro Police Department from its own hired consultant. From @justinhicks.lpm.org

Louisville police watchdog 'alarmed' after data shows potential bias in LMPD traffic stops

Last year, Black drivers were more than twice as likely as white drivers to be searched by Louisville police officers during a traffic stop. That’s the topline finding in a report given to the Louisvi...

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This is very off brand for Mr. Heckbent

GOP Secretary of State Michael Adams officially announces he is NOT running for governor at this year's Fancy Farm

Latest Mitch McConnell update from me and @sylviaruthg.lpm.org 👇

Kentucky Public Radio@kentuckypublicradio.org · last wk.

A statement from Mitch McConnell released by his office says he’s still undergoing “intense physical therapy” and will miss the Fancy Farm political event this Saturday.

Well, Rocky Adkins just announced his #kygov run via press release ahead of his rally this afternoon.

Joe Sonka 😐@joesonka.lpm.org · 2w ago

Rocky Adkins filed a "Statement of Spending Intent" with KREF last week to run for governor of Kentucky, which any potential candidate needs to do to spend money on a candidacy. In case there were any doubters left. #kygov

Yesterday, WIRED learned that Madison Square Garden was suing us for our accurate reporting. We stand by our work. That’s why we’re removing the paywall from two of the MSG stories they don’t want you to read, making them free for everyone.

It's drive day at LPM! If you donate at lpm.org today you get this teensy tote (if you're a new member, it's just $5/month!) Personally I desperately need this tote to carry my General Assembly essentials: Capitol badge, extra SD card and Pepcid

Nearly three years after 18-year-old Henry Willis killed himself with a ghost gun he purchased online, a Louisville jury awarded his mother more than $100 million in damages. From @sylviaruthg.lpm.org

Ghost gun company ordered to pay $104 million in Kentucky case, ‘largest in U.S. history’

After an online ghost gun company failed to appear at its own trial, a Louisville jury awarded a mother $104.2 million in damages.

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We have the final details on this wild race below. 37 MILLION spent in ONE House primary and who it came from (thanks to one @joesonka.lpm.org )

Kentucky Public Radio@kentuckypublicradio.org · 3w ago

Most of the record $37 million spent in the GOP primary between Thomas Massie and Ed Gallrein was from PACs funded by pro-Trump billionaires, pro-Israel groups and dark money. Here’s a breakdown of who sought to fluency the race.

Reporting by @lpm.org intern Satchel Walton. Our interns are just built different.

Kentucky Public Radio@kentuckypublicradio.org · 3w ago

KyCIR found that Jefferson County Clerk David Yates picked his friend, donor and business partner to oversee elections and IT, based on the consultation of that person’s mother, who received a no-bid contract.

Some are reporting on a KY appeals court denying a Bevin attempt to vacate an arrest warrant. FYI that March warrant was already recalled so it's a moot argument... But the JUNE order that sentenced Bevin to 60 days is definitely still active. Still no clue where Kentucky's former governor is

Good afternoon! At midnight, the public comment period ends for a proposed federal rule change that would put political appointees in charge of science grant funding. Thousands have already written in against it, including several Nobel laureates. www.scientificamerican.com/article/scie...

Scientists overwhelmingly against rule change that would give political appointees say over science grants

Hundreds of thousands of scientists, including Nobel laureates, warn that changes to the way federal grants are approved would greatly damage American science

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Look, does follower count matter? Probably not. Am I going to text my mom anyways? Yes.

Sylvia Goodman@sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 3w ago

I'm not one to beg... but I'm also not not one to beg

I'm not one to beg... but I'm also not not one to beg

Joe Sonka 😐@joesonka.lpm.org · 3w ago

Dogged Kentucky state government reporter @sylviaruthg.lpm.org is 23 followers short of 10K on BlueSky, you know what to do.

Rocky Adkins has left his role as senior adviser to Gov. Andy Beshear and may soon announce a run for governor of Kentucky in 2027. From WKU: #kygov

Rocky Adkins leaves Beshear administration as signs point to run for Ky governor

Senior Advisor Rocky Adkins has left Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's administration. Adkins' departure signals he's laying the groundwork for a second run for governor.

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Another whoopsie caught by @lpm.org : Two JCPS school board candidates filed in district they don't live in... meaning they simply aren't eligible ⤵️

Two JCPS school board candidates filed in wrong districts

The candidates don’t live in the districts they seek to represent. Under state law, they’re not eligible.

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Proof of life from Mitch McConnell:

A split vote of the Burgin City Council advanced an ordinance to annex Mercer County land where a massive data center has been proposed, angering residents in attendance.

City council in Mercer County advances annexation that could clear way for data center

A split vote of the Burgin City Council advanced an ordinance to annex county land where a massive data center has been proposed, angering residents in attendance.

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"In Metropolis, Illinois, they have a one gram vape cartridge of THC on sale for $24 and I went to our place here (in Kentucky) to pick something up and it was $130." #kyga26

Kentucky Public Radio@kentuckypublicradio.org · 4w ago

Kentuckians with chronic pain are finding it harder to afford medical cannabis. The governor lifted his 2022 executive order shielding patients from prosecution for going out of state to purchase medical marijuana. Now required to buy in Kentucky, they're paying much higher costs. From WKU:

Latest from moi: U.S. Rep. Morgan McGarvey said he opposes all hyperscale data center construction in the state, including one planned in west Louisville, at a public forum organized by Democratic state lawmakers in Louisville

Kentucky congressman ‘absolutely opposed’ to in-state hyperscale data centers

U.S. Rep. Morgan McGarvey said he opposes all hyperscale data center construction in the state, including one planned in west Louisville, at a public forum organized by Democratic state lawmakers in L...

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I think we too would take even a 17-min phone call with Mitch McConnell, the senior Senator from Kentucky

Joe Sonka 😐@joesonka.lpm.org · 4w ago

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear would also like one of those 20-minutes phone calls with McConnell

Violent crime has declined from a pandemic-era peak. But Louisville homicides remain stubbornly high compared to national trends. From @lpm.org

Louisville violent crime is down in recent years, but homicides are higher than in other cities

Violent crime has declined from a pandemic-era peak. But Louisville homicides remain stubbornly high compared to national trends.

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The work of @justinhicks.lpm.org to uncover this massive amounts of errors has spurred the Jefferson County Clerk’s office to conduct an audit of all 600,000 addresses in Louisville

Kentucky Public Radio@kentuckypublicradio.org · last mo.

LPM analysis of the Jefferson County Clerk’s publicly available address data and voter tools found that voters from more than 1,800 households may have received the wrong ballots. This could have affected he outcome in at least one state House primary that was decided by 5 votes.

Absolutely incredible piece from our @justinhicks.lpm.org and @byrobertor.lpm.org out. Voters from more than 1,800 Louisville households may have cast incorrect ballots due to a clerical error. In the case of extremely close elections, it could have made a difference

Voters across Louisville may have gotten the wrong ballots – for years

LPM News uncovered that voters from more than 1,800 households may have cast incorrect ballots due to an error by the Jefferson County Clerk’s office. In some instances, this affected where they voted...

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27 states have passed laws like this, barring trans women and girls from participating in girls' sports. That includes Kentucky in 2022

Ky. lawmakers override veto, banning trans athletes from girls and women’s sports teams

The new Kentucky ban prohibits trans girls in grades six through college from teams that match their gender identity.

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Mark Joseph Stern@mjsdc.bsky.social · last mo.

The Supreme Court's first decisions are the trans athlete cases. By a 6–3 vote, the court holds that Title IX and the equal protection clause do NOT stop states from excluding trans women and girls from female sports teams. The three liberals dissent. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

people really do just be saying stuff in an authoritative tone

Joe Sonka 😐@joesonka.lpm.org · last mo.

What this person with 109K followers on here is saying about vacancies is completely false. Under Kentucky law, the governor no longer appoints a replacement for a Senate vacancy in any circumstance or timeline, it is always through an election. #kysen #PeopleAreSaying

The story --> Weeks after the state stripped $4.5 million in funding from the Lee Specialty Clinic, Kentuckians with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their caregivers demanded a reversal in a legislative hearing

Families, patients of disabled Kentuckians demand renewed clinic funding at hearing

Weeks after the state stripped $4.5 million in funding from the Lee Specialty Clinic, Kentuckians with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their caregivers demanded a reversal in a legisla...

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Sylvia Goodman@sylviaruthg.lpm.org · last mo.

Here at the Medicaid oversight and advisory board meeting in Frankfort. Staff has just opened the second overflow room. Supporters of the Lee Speciality Clinic have come en masse to fight back against major cuts affecting roughly thousand disabled Kentuckians

There are now FOUR (!) overflow rooms for people to view this meeting, which may be a Frankfort record.

Sylvia Goodman@sylviaruthg.lpm.org · last mo.

Here at the Medicaid oversight and advisory board meeting in Frankfort. Staff has just opened the second overflow room. Supporters of the Lee Speciality Clinic have come en masse to fight back against major cuts affecting roughly thousand disabled Kentuckians

Here at the Medicaid oversight and advisory board meeting in Frankfort. Staff has just opened the second overflow room. Supporters of the Lee Speciality Clinic have come en masse to fight back against major cuts affecting roughly thousand disabled Kentuckians

The court reviewed both of Weddle's properties and found that the Keavy property had a “fully-furnished and well-stocked playroom for Weddle’s son” but the London one had “very few toys."

McKenna Horsley@mckennahorsley.bsky.social · last mo.

Court rules that London Mayor can’t seek office because he lives outside of city limits kentuckylantern.com/2026/06/23/c...