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Kentucky-based Shady Rays expanding to Indiana
WDRB - Kentucky
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July 17, 2025
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A Kentucky-based sunglass company is expanding its retail footprint to Indiana. According to our partners at Louisville Business First, the Simpsonville-based Shady Rays will open a location in Noblesville, just north of...
Kentucky Equal Justice Center cites 'hard realities' in decision to close its doors
WUKY - Kentucky
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July 18, 2025
In operation for nearly 50 years, the center is closing down in the wake of a federal freeze on grants and loans from the Trump administration. The nonprofit center describes itself as an advocacy group for workers, immigrants and refugees,...
Kentucky governor offers road map for how Democrats win in SC
WCSC - South Carolina
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July 17, 2025
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC/AP) - A Kentucky governor visited the Lowcountry to offer his advice on how he won several times in the Palmetto State. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, a possible 2028 Democratic presidential candidate, stopped in Charleston...
Kentucky Rep. Guthrie Backs Trump Travel Ban Amid US-China Tensions
DevX
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July 17, 2025
Representative Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) has expressed strong support for President Donald Trump’s travel ban while addressing growing concerns about U.S.-China relations. The Kentucky congressman’s comments come amid heightened tensions following...
EKY schools receive recognition from Ky. Dept. of Education
WYMT - Kentucky
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July 17, 2025
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WYMT) - Eleven schools in the state were recognized by the Kentucky Department of Education as spotlight schools for excellence and innovation. Four of those schools were in the mountains. Cold Hill Elementary (Laurel County...
Former federal prosecutor enters race for Kentucky's 6th Congressional District
Lex 18 - Kentucky
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July 17, 2025
(LEX 18) — A new Democratic candidate has entered the race for Kentucky's 6th Congressional District, which represents Lexington and central Kentucky. Zach Dembo, a 39-year-old ninth-generation Kentuckian, announced his candidacy on Thursday,...
An inside look into a Kentucky jail housing ICE detainees
Lex 18 - Kentucky
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July 17, 2025
(LEX 18) — The Laurel County Correctional Center is just one facility in Kentucky with a contract allowing them to house immigration detainees. To learn more about why this is happening and what the process looks like, LEX 18 asked jailer Jamie...
Kentucky AG Russell Coleman files lawsuit against Temu
WNKY - Kentucky
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July 17, 2025
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Attorney General Russell Coleman announced Thursday a lawsuit has been filed against Temu for unlawful data collection. According to a release by Coleman’s office, the lawsuit against Chinese online shopping platform also alleges...
Kentucky suing Chinese shopping platform for stealing data
WSMV 4 - Tennessee
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July 17, 2025
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WSMV) - Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman has announced the state is suing TEMU, a Chinese online shopping platform, for stealing Kentuckians’ data. Coleman alleged that the shopping site unlawfully collected data, violated...
Beshear joins lawsuit over federal education funding freeze; local leaders weigh impact
The Hazard Herald - Kentucky
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Gov. Andy Beshear announced Monday that Kentucky has joined 23 other states and the District of Columbia in a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s decision to freeze $6.8 billion in federal education funding. Beshear said the move...
Two new candidates enter U.S. House race
The Daily Independent - Kentucky
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July 17, 2025
Kentucky’s race for an open U.S. House seat got two new candidates — one from each party — Thursday morning. Republican Dr. Ralph Alvarado, a former Kentucky lawmaker, and Democrat Zach Dembo, a former federal prosecutor, announced they’re...
Search underway after inmate with immigration detainer escapes local jail
WYFF 4 - South Carolina
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July 17, 2025
Inmate with immigration detainer escapes county jail in North Carolina WE HAVE A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP NEWS STORIES, TRAFFIC AND WEATHER ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR ON THIS THURSDAY. WE START WITH OUR ISABELLE MARAK LIVE IN GREENVILLE COUNTY,...
Two new candidates enter race for Kentucky’s 6th Congressional District
WKYT - Kentucky
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July 17, 2025
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Two new candidates from opposite sides of the aisle have thrown their hats into the ring for Kentucky’s 6th Congressional District. Former state senator Ralph Alvarado announced his campaign Thursday morning. The Republican...
Kansas Governor joins 17 others to demand release of $6.8 billion in education funding
KCTV 5 - Missouri
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July 17, 2025
TOPEKA, Kan. (KCTV) - Kansas’ Governor has joined a group of 17 others who have demanded the Trump Administration release $6.8 billion in education funds. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announced on Thursday, July 17, that she joined the coalition to...
SEC Media Days: Everything Kentucky Coach Mark Stoops said Thursday in Atlanta
WPMI - Alabama
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Kentucky Coach Mark Stoops spoke to reporters Thursday at SEC Media Days in Atlanta.. Here is a transcript of his press conference, courtesy of the SEC. THE MODERATOR: We welcome the head football coach from the University of Kentucky, Mark...
Immigrant father in the U.S. for 30 years is challenging warrantless ICE arrests
NBC News
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July 17, 2025
A Chicago father who has lived in the United States for about 30 years and has no criminal record has become a prime example of the kind of immigrants being swept up without warrants by Immigration and Customs Enforcement as the Trump...
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker demands the release of $7 billion in federal education funding
Chalkbeat
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Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, along with 16 other Democratic governors, sent a letter Thursday to federal education and budget officials...
How the Jewish commandment to ‘be fruitful and multiply’ could help a woman challenge Kentucky’s abortion ban in court
Forward
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July 17, 2025
Protesters at the “Jewish Rally for Abortion Justice” rally in 2022 in Washington, D.C. Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images By Hannah Feuer July 17, 2025 A Kentucky state judge partially reversed a prior decision that blocked three Jewish women...
In Senate race, donations flow to Barr while funds to Cameron slow
Courier-Journal - Kentucky
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Rep. Andy Barr raised $1.4 million in the first two months of his campaign for Mitch McConnell's Senate seat. Daniel Cameron raised significantly less, around $386,000, during the same period. Businessman Nate Morris, also running, has not yet...
Two new candidates enter US House race
The Richmond Register - Kentucky
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Kentucky’s race for an open U.S. House seat got two new candidates — one from each party — Thursday morning. Republican Dr. Ralph Alvarado, a former Kentucky lawmaker, and Democrat Zach Dembo, a former federal prosecutor, announced they’re...