By Linda Blackford | Editor
Never a dull moment. That’s how we feel around here, when on a sleepy summer afternoon, a federal judge dismisses a Trump administration lawsuit over voter rolls. Reporter McKenna Horsley broke the story and has all the details.
If data centers weren’t enough, now we have more gas pipelines to worry about. At least that’s the feeling of a lot of residents in Rowan, Fleming and Mason counties, where a proposed $400 million pipeline is proposed. The pipeline has plenty of supporters, but opposition appears to be growing.
The Trump administration has a novel new approach to teen pregnancy.
And in Commentary, two writers explore what “E pluribus unum” really means.
Happy Friday! Hope you have a wonderful weekend.
A person votes in the Rocky Hill Volunteer Fire Department which is split into two sides for Rocky Hill voters and Cedar Springs on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Edmonson County, Ky. (Austin Anthony for The Kentucky Lantern)
By McKenna Horsley
A federal judge has dismissed a case from the U.S. Department of Justice against Kentucky election officials that sought to gain access to voter registration data, including sensitive information such as driver’s license and Social Security numbers.
A map of the proposed natural gas pipeline filed by Columbia Gulf Transmission before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. (Screenshot/FERC Application)
By Liam Niemeyer
Sharon Kulovsek and her husband moved to the Rowan County woods to be closer to nature and family. What she didn’t expect was to have a gas company representative tell her a planned 30-inch diameter pipeline would run through her yard.
One of the grantees affected by new federal rules was Children’s Aid, a 170-year-old organization in New York City that served 1,200 youth each year with its nearly $1 million grant. Among the staff members affected are peer educators who were hired for summer roles in the teen pregnancy prevention program. (Courtesy of Children’s Aid)
By Kelcie Moseley-Morris
The Trump administration has a new plan for teenagers learning about pregnancy: Beginning this summer, it will steer millions of dollars toward organizations that focus on anatomy, fertility tracking, hormonal production and “reproductive goals counseling.”
The plan will also emphasize abstinence from sex and the importance of marriage.
The 2026 NCSL Legislative Summit will bring together state lawmakers and legislative staff from the 50 states and U.S. territories from July 27-29 in Chicago. (Photo by Leontura/Getty Images)
COMMENTARY
By Tim Storey and Sue Urahn
Like two sides of a coin imprinted with the nation’s motto, “e pluribus unum” — out of many, one — America’s political factions are cast in opposition, but they are intrinsically bound together as parts of a larger whole.
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