By Sarah Ladd | Health and Policy Reporter
McKenna Horsley reports that after a “clerical error” prevented a handful of voters from casting a ballot in the correct precinct, about 290 voters on the county line must now vote in Jefferson County rather than a surrounding county.
Meanwhile, the Kentucky Court of Appeals is allowing a class action lawsuit to move forward against a shuttered Scott County landfill that local residents have lodged complaints against for years. Liam Niemeyer has that story.
And Sarah Ladd (that’s me) reports Kentucky has a measles outbreak.
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Jefferson County Clerk David Yates held a press conference about voting problems on July 1, 2026. (Kentucky Lantern photo by McKenna Horsley)
By McKenna Horsley
Jefferson County Clerk David Yates told lawmakers Tuesday that as a result of a review of registered voters’ information after a “clerical error” prevented a handful of voters from casting a ballot in the correct precinct, about 290 voters on the county line must now vote in Jefferson County rather than a surrounding county.
Earlier this year, Yates said “a clerical error by a former employee” prevented eight voters from casting a ballot in the 44th House District during Kentucky’s May primary. At the time, Yates had said 30 registered voters were assigned to an incorrect precinct and called for further review of registered voters’ precinct information within the state’s most populous county.
Health officials urge Kentuckians to talk to their health care provider about getting the the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine.(Getty Images)
By Sarah Ladd
Kentucky has a measles outbreak, according to the state’s Department for Public Health.
The state confirmed 15 cases in Christian, Owen, Todd, Trigg, and Washington Counties in the last four days, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services said Tuesday.
“Working with local health departments, the Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH) is actively investigating and expects case numbers and counties associated with the outbreak to increase,” the cabinet said. Earlier this year, four cases of measles were reported in Jessamine County.
A lawsuit against a Scott County landfill has stretched for years. (Stock photo/Getty Images)
By Liam Niemeyer
The Kentucky Court of Appeals is allowing a class action lawsuit to move forward against a shuttered Scott County landfill that local residents have lodged complaints against for years over allegations of pervasive and noxious odors coming from the site.
In an Aug. 7 decision, Court of Appeals Judge Will Moynahan wrote Scott County Circuit Judge Kathryn Gabhart did not err in her ruling that a lawsuit against Waste Services of the Bluegrass met the legal requirements to be class action — meaning that the plaintiffs can represent a larger group of people in the case.
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