A NewsJournal for 21st Century West Kentucky
Vol. 17 No. 2 February 2025 (c)

Female minister standing on street holding protest sign

"Where have all the leaders gone?" A letter to Senator Mitch McConnell

Feb 21, 2025 at 10:11 am by WKJ Editorial Team

Last Monday, as our nation celebrated Presidents' Day, a holiday originally established to recognize George Washington and more recently observed to honor all US presidents, a.... Read More
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Senate committee green lights nuclear energy grant bill

Feb 19, 2025 at 03:58 pm by WKJ Editorial Team

  Capitol Update Legislative Research Commission | 702 Capital Ave. | Frankfort, KY 40601 US FRANKFORT, Ky. (Feb. 19, 202.... Read More
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Kentuckians can’t afford federal cuts to Medicaid

Feb 17, 2025 at 09:16 am by WKJ Editorial Team

by Emily Beauregard, Kentucky Lantern February 17, 2025 This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Medicaid program. Over the last six decades, Medicaid has been one of our.... Read More
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Beshear adds Kentucky to Democratic AGs’ lawsuit challenging Trump funding freeze

Feb 16, 2025 at 09:05 pm by WKJ Editorial Team

 Not about politics, says governor, but getting what ‘the people of Kentucky are owed’ by McKenna Horsley, Kentucky Lantern February 13, 2025 FRANKFORT &mda.... Read More
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Trump administration plans for federal contracts stir worries across Kentucky

Feb 16, 2025 at 01:02 pm by WKJ Editorial Team

by Jamie Lucke, republished from  https://kentuckylantern.com  Creative Commons LicenseFebruary 10, 2025 From farmers who have installed fencing for rotational graz.... Read More