Kentucky

Kentucky Governor Tells Feds He Will Dismantle State's Insurance Exchange

6:48pm January 12, 2016

by Ryland Barton

Republican Gov. Matt Bevin follows through on a campaign promise to end Kynect, the state's health plan marketplace. He also said he will change the state's approach to Medicaid.

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A coal miner stands in the Dotiki mine, operated by Alliance Coal, in Webster County, Ky.

Economy

In Kentucky, The Coal Habit Is Hard To Break

6:41pm January 12, 2016

by Steve Inskeep

The coal region of western Kentucky has managed to keep its mining industry alive through changing energy trends of the past few decades. That is, until now.

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Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin during his election campaign in May.

Per Governor's Order, Kentucky Marriage Licenses No Longer Need Clerk's Name

7:16am December 23, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The issue was brought to the forefront when Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis declined to issue licenses to same-sex couples. The ACLU says this new policy will just complicate things.

Kentucky Gov.-elect Matt Bevin has vowed to do away with Kynect, the successful state-run insurance exchange.

What Happens If Kentucky Dismantles Its Health Insurance Exchange?

2:50pm December 01, 2015

by Phil Galewitz

Supporters of Kentucky's insurance exchange have asked the governor-elect to reconsider a pledge he made to shutter it and shift people to the federally run HealthCare.gov.

Politics & Government

Meet Matt Bevin, The Political Outsider Who Is Now Kentucky's Governor

3:04pm November 13, 2015

by Ashley Lopez

In a year full of political outsiders, Republican Bevin is the first to make it into office. A businessman who had never held office, he has shocked the state's political establishment.

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Voters Rebuke Democrats At Polls In Another Blow To Obama

4:38pm November 04, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

A Republican will be governor of Kentucky for only the second time in 40 years. Democrats blamed "Trump-mania." Conservatives helped block pot legalization in Ohio and repealed an LGBT law in Houston.

Can Democrats Find Their Southern Charm?

9:42am November 01, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

Governors races in Kentucky and Louisiana are within reach for Democrats this month — thanks to both appealing moderate candidates and flawed GOP nominees.

Images released by the Kentucky State Police show Trooper Cameron Ponder (left) and the man suspected of killing him, Joseph Thomas Johnson-Shanks.

National

Kentucky State Trooper Shot And Killed; Suspect Dies After Manhunt

11:20am September 15, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Kentucky state police believe the suspect, Joseph Thomas Johnson-Shanks, led Trooper Cameron Ponder on a nearly 10-mile pursuit before shooting at his police car.

Supporters Of Jailed Kentucky Clerk To Hold Prayer Rally

10:56am September 05, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Kim Davis was put behind bars earlier this week for refusing to comply with a federal court order to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

Street preacher Jeffrey Shook, with Unity Baptist Church in Hickory N.C., preaches to Kim Davis protesters in front of the Carl D. Perkins Federal Building in Ashland, Ky., Thursday. Same-sex couples in Rowan County began marrying Friday — but Davis' la

National

Attorneys For Kim Davis: Marriage Licenses Issued Friday Are 'Void'

6:02pm September 04, 2015

by Bill Chappell

After spending the night in jail, Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis tells her lawyers, "All is well," adding that she slept well. She also says she is prepared to stay in jail.