‘Woke’ Ky. schools, religious freedoms and border security: a closer look at GOP gubernatorial campaign messaging

WUKY | By Alan Lytle WUKY’s Alan Lytle and Kentucky Gazette editor and publisher Laura Cullen Glasscock examine the strategies and talking points that Kelly Craft and Daniel Cameron are emphasizing in their ads and on the campaign trail. They also talk about what Craft’s running mate, Senator Max Wise – the author of the controversial…

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After a child’s death, a 170-year-old Kentucky youth welfare institution is on the verge of collapse

Louisville Public Media | By Jess Clark Bellewood and Brooklawn has been serving Kentucky children since the 1850s. But after the death of a child there last July was ruled a homicide, the institution faces an uncertain future. At Bellewood and Brooklawn’s annual donor’s breakfast, about 150 of Louisville’s well-to-do sipped coffee and orange juice inside…

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Kentucky Republicans accept money from sustainable investors, but pass anti-ESG legislation

Louisville Public Media | By Ryan Van Velzer Kentucky Republicans have spent the last two years pushing back against corporate environmental, social and governance goals while accepting funds from pro-ESG companies to renovate and expand the party’s headquarters. The Republican Party of Kentucky Building Fund has accepted nearly $1.85 million in contributions since October from companies…

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Health professionals manage trauma, mental health challenges after mass shooting

BY SABRIEL METCALF KENTUCKY LOUISVILLE, Ky. — While tragedies like the Old National Bank mass shooting in downtown Louisville truly affect entire communities, cities, and more, doctors and others in hospitals—and specifically emergency rooms—have a role that’s simply unavoidable and understandably traumatic. What You Need To Know Doctors are relied on in times of emergency and healing, but…

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