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Cast Your Votes, Kentuckians: Celebrate the Best in Kentucky

The Kentucky Standard 14 May 2026
Voting opened May 1, and Kentuckians are encouraged to visit KentuckyLiving.com to cast their votes and recognize Kentucky’s best.
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Kentuckians urged to buckle up ahead of Memorial Day travel

The Kentucky Standard 13 May 2026
FRANKFORT – During the “Click It or Ticket” enforcement campaign, running May 11 to May 31, Kentuckians are reminded to buckle up and properly secure children in car or booster seats to keep themselves safe throughout the year.
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Are Kentuckians at risk for hantavirus? Local risk for infection is low

Courier Journal 11 May 2026
As American passengers return home from a cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak, Louisville health officials are maintaining that risks to Kentuckians remain low ... Here is what Kentuckians should know.What is hantavirus?.
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Report: Kentuckians of color have worse health outcomes than white neighbors

The News-Enterprise 09 May 2026
Black babies in Kentucky are more than twice as likely to die as white babies, according to a new report that shows health outcomes and access are, in general, worse in the commonwealth than the nation ... .
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Report: Kentuckians of color continue to have worse health outcomes than white neighbors

The Paducah Sun 30 Apr 2026
Black babies in Kentucky are more than twice as likely to die as white babies, according to a new report that shows health outcomes and access are, in general, worse in the commonwealth than the nation ... .
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Kentuckians spend the 10th-lowest percentage of income on housing

The Kentucky Standard 29 Apr 2026
In some states, housing costs consume up to 50% of the median income. But not in Kentucky, according to a new report released by WalletHub ... In this instance, housing refers to mortgage payments and home energy costs ... kAmw2H2. ... kAm!6@A=6 .? w2H2. ... ....
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Energy, data center bills stall as Kentuckians face soaring costs

Courier Journal 29 Apr 2026
Thousands of Kentuckians have lost their electricity access since 2025 amid steep rate increases from utility companies like LG&E ... Kentuckians increasingly cannot afford their energy bills, and the ...
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$100M in unclaimed funds returned to Kentuckians. Are you on the list?

Courier Journal 24 Apr 2026
Kentuckians have received more than $100 million in forgotten funds from the Unclaimed Property Division, according to a news release from the Kentucky State Treasury ... Kentuckians with those funds.
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Treasurer Metcalf delivers $100 million back to Kentuckians

Commonwealth Journal 23 Apr 2026
Metcalf announced today that the Treasury’s Unclaimed ...
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Memorial Day 2026 is near. What Kentuckians need to know as holiday approaches

Courier Journal 23 Apr 2026
Show Caption. Hide Caption. Bill and Riley Mott on competing as trainers in Kentucky Derby 2026 ... The month then concludes with a holiday. Memorial Day. Here’s when Memorial Day falls in 2026 and what Kentuckians need to know.When is Memorial Day 2026?.
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State budget become law: Responsible spending, making state government better at serving Kentuckians

The Pioneer News 23 Apr 2026
The 2026 General Assembly has now concluded, marking the end of a busy legislative session in Frankfort. During this year’s 60-day legislative session, lawmakers filed a total of 1,291 bills and, as of April 15, 171 have become law ... .
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Kentuckian charged with making threats to kill president, ICE agents

The Kentucky Standard 22 Apr 2026
LEXINGTON – A Lexington man has been arrested and is facing federal charges for allegedly threatening to assault and murder President Donald J. Trump and law enforcement officers in online posts on social media. The U.S ... kAmp>@?8 @E96C E9.?8Dk^Am.
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Federal waiver to provide Medicaid for a year to Kentuckians exiting incarceration

The Paducah Sun 17 Apr 2026
Kentuckians leaving incarceration will be covered by Medicaid for one year and receive one month’s supply of any medications prescribed to them while in state custody under a federal waiver ... .
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Kentuckians lost almost $92 million to scams in 2025. How to avoid them

Courier Journal 17 Apr 2026
Louisville officials are sharing tips to combat scams targeting residents after the Federal Trade Commission reported Kentuckians lost more than $91.8 million to scammers in 2025, according to a joint release from Chase and Louisville Metro Police.
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COLUMN: Kentuckians want a senator, not a rubber stamp

The Kentucky Standard 11 Apr 2026
This column was written before Tuesday night’s debate among four candidates in the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate. “Kentucky is in play this year. Believe it,” U.S. Senate candidate Amy McGrath told her email list last week ... ....
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