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Business

Kentucky Labor Force Grows as Payroll Survey Shows 800-Job Dip

Kentucky’s unemployment rate held at 4.7% in September as the labor force grew by nearly 7,000 people, while a separate employer survey showed a modest monthly payroll decline and uneven industry results.

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Policy

Kentucky conditions $191 million cooling-tower approval on federal aid

Oct 20, 2026

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Policy

KentuckyWired board overhaul renews dispute over executive authority

Oct 19, 2026

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Politics

Partisan Support Intensifies Kentucky’s Nonpartisan Appeals Race

Oct 3, 2026

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Travel

Kentucky Kingdom 5K Includes Oct. 4 Park Admission

Oct 2, 2026

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Policy

Kentucky Housing Programs Pivot as HUD Redirects $4.04 Billion

Sep 30, 2026

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Policy

Kentucky Raises 2027 Standard Deduction $110 to $3,470

Sep 26, 2026

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Politics

Kentucky Voter Registration Closes Oct. 5 at 4 P.M.

Sep 25, 2026

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Policy

Federal Notice Sets Nov. 1 Deadline for 20 Kentucky Counties

Sep 24, 2026

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Policy

Kentucky Court Blocks School-Board Rule for 2 Large Districts

Sep 24, 2026

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Healthcare

Kentucky Secures Nearly $17 Million for Crisis Care

Sep 23, 2026

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Politics

Kentucky Amendment 1 Would Freeze Pardons for 60 Days

Sep 23, 2026

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Healthcare

Kentucky Directs $17 Million to Five Behavioral-Health Programs

Sep 22, 2026

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Politics

Kentucky Voters to Decide Limit on Late-Term Pardons

Sep 22, 2026

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Politics

House Democrats Move to Block Saudi Nuclear Agreement

Sep 18, 2026

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Politics

House Passes Third Resolution to End Iran War

Sep 16, 2026

Federal Regulators Pull the Plug on a Kentucky Organ Network After Finding Nearly 30% of Reviewed Cases Had Safety Red Flags

Healthcare

Federal Regulators Pull the Plug on a Kentucky Organ Network After Finding Nearly 30% of Reviewed Cases Had Safety Red Flags

Aug 8, 2026

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