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FRANKFORT — Unlike his predecessors, Gov. Andy Beshear has declined to identify friends and political supporters who buy prime tickets to the Kentucky Derby made available by Churchill Downs each year for the governor’s guests. The Louisville racetrack sets aside large numbers of Derby tickets for sale at face value to Kentucky elected officials, including […] The post Governor’s Derby guests? appeared first on Kentucky Lantern.

Linda Blackford: A public monument to Lewis and Harriet Hayden, their incredible escape from slavery on the Underground Railroad and to all the other enslaved Lexingtonians who found their way north to freedom.

(TNS) From a writer who was one of the first chroniclers of the AIDS epidemic to one of American drama’s leading lights, this year’s inductees to the Kentucky Writers’ Hall

By Steve FlairtyNKyTribune columnistKentucky has a rich literary and historical landscape, for sure. And across the state, there are frequent events that showcase such. Here are a few that are h

What to do and see in Central Kentucky’s defining city

This year, 34 new members will be inducted into the Kansas Newspaper Hall of Fame, the largest group ever in a single year. Download this month's Publisher here to see the stories and photos of the inductees. An explanation of the process that led to this year’s decisions can be found below. Mostly, it’s catching up on a number of people who were overlooked in the past because

“When the bourbon came to our counties, they asked for the handshake and now they’re retracting that handshake,” said the Nelson County sheriff.

As the president of a nonprofit public policy organization which emphasizes making government at all levels more transparent, I’m often asked if we reveal our donors.

Ada Limón of Lexington wants to connect through her writing, her podcast and her post as the U.S. Poet Laureate

Sara Bennett Wealer, author and 1994 KU alumna, has just published her fourth novel titled, "Grave Things Like Love".