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Republicans Push To Legalize ‘Property Owners’ Killing Homeless People in Kentucky
In Kentucky, politicians are preparing to vote on a law that would authorize the use of force against unhoused people who are found to be camping on private property.
Kentucky Schools Can’t Teach Kids About Puberty Anymore
A new law that’s full of anti-trans provisions also bans teaching about puberty until sixth grade, when many kids are already going through puberty.
Mass Shooter In Louisville Livestreamed His Attack on Instagram
“Active shooter at the bank,” someone shouted in video posted from the scene outside Old National Bank in downtown Louisville.
Kentucky Just Banned ‘Gas Station Heroin’
The governor of Kentucky just issued an emergency ban on tianeptine, also known as “gas station heroin,” a drug that’s causing extreme addiction.
Desperate People Are Turning to Illegal Online Pharmacies for Birth Control
Millions of Americans buy counterfeit medications from online pharmacies, including counterfeit contraception. In a post-Roe world, that’s riskier than ever.
Emails Show Biden Planned to Nominate Anti-Abortion Judge the Day Roe Fell
The plan to nominate Chad Meredith has infuriated progressives and become emblematic of the administration’s flat-footed response to the fall of Roe.
Biden Reportedly Thinks Now Is a Great Time to Appoint an Anti-Abortion Judge
Because we don’t have enough of them already.
Abortion Is Effectively Banned in Kentucky
Beyond a 15-week abortion ban, Kentucky’s new law creates an abortion-monitoring system so baroque, providers and state agencies alike can’t do their jobs.
States Are Trying to Exempt Cops From Paying Taxes
Republicans in Georgia, Kentucky, and New Mexico have all introduced bills that would spare police from having to pay state taxes.
‘They Told Me I’d Be Fired:’ Kentucky Candle Plant Workers Stayed During Tornado
The factory was obliterated in the second tornado and at least eight people were killed.
Disastrous Tornadoes Like the One That Hit Kentucky Are the New Normal
Climate change doesn’t just affect the coasts—tornadoes are likely to become more common in a warming world.
Here's What We Know About the Deadly Tornadoes That Tore Through Kentucky
“It's the definition of hell on earth. People lost everything, it's just terrible.”