Louisville organizations plan to use $4.5 million in grant funding over the next four years to help families experiencing homelessness by reducing the waitlist for shelter space and providing ...

Trump's declaration of an 'energy emergency' and designating coal a critical mineral is fast-tracking new coal mines — even when they don't make economic sense ...

Christine Condon covers state politics with a focus on environmental and energy issues for Maryland Matters. She is a Maryland native who previously reported on the environment for The Baltimore Sun.

More than 63 million Americans are caregivers for a family member with complex medical needs, a 20 million increase over the past decade.

Nearly 600,000 Kentuckians got help buying food through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in June 2025, according to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. But the program, better ...

Following a federal lawsuit, a Kentucky public school district has agreed to not block users from its social media pages.

Kentucky's Capitol, which opened in 1910, is empty in preparation for a $300 million renovation that is expected to take at least three years.

Appalachia Commentary Why US should not abandon its debt to Appalachia Instead of defunding regional commission, here’s an argument for reimagining it and the region’s future. Could this be a job for ...

Despite Kentucky hospitals’ warnings of “devastating” effects, four of six Kentuckians in the House voted “yes” to President Trump’s budget plan.

Government Health Politics ‘They’ll get over it,’ McConnell reportedly assures GOP colleagues about Medicaid cuts U.S. Senate proposals would shutter some Kentucky hospitals, warns state hospital ...

In his final address as president of the American Medical Association, Kentucky’s Dr. Bruce A. Scott called on the medical community to turn its “anger into action” to protect the medical safety net ...

A long time Eastern Kentucky Democrat has announced she is joining the Republican Party. Sen. Robin Webb, a Carter County lawmaker who has served in the state legislature since 1999, was one of two ...