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Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

KY: LGBTQIA+ Issues

An expert says while freedom of religion was meant to prevent government intrusion, those liberties have limits, especially when they infringe on the rights of others. (unitedchurchofchrist/Flickr)
Study Raises Concerns About Federal Religious-Exemption Protections

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Trump administration guidelines allowing for what it calls religious exemptions have opened the door for discrimination across …

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Districts nationally lose more than $7 billion a year because of teacher turnover. (Ilmicrofono Oggiono/Flickr)
Kentuckians at National 'Meeting of the Minds' on Education

FRANKFORT, Ky. - Teachers, administrators and other voices in education from Kentucky and other states are working together to confront some of the …

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Kentuckians will be among the tens of thousands of people at Saturday's Women's March on Washington. (Sierra Club/SergeyIT/iStockphoto)
Kentuckians Headed to DC for Women's March

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Donald Trump will be greeted by a massive, grassroots human rights rally during his first full day in office as president …

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The Kentucky Capitol is one of many across the country where today, clergy and activists will rally against what they see as
Moral Day of Action Reaches Kentucky Capitol

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Today is Moral Day of Action at the State Capitol in Frankfort, as well as other capitols across the country with leaders of …

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A new report says transgender people are targeted and mistreated in the U.S. justice system. (Greg Stotelmyer)
Report Finds Transgender People Behind Bars Often Harassed

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Transgender people end up behind bars at a much higher rate than others, and once there they are subjected to harassment…

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Same-sex couples who marry are eligible for health coverage under the Affordable Care Act outside of the open enrollment periods. Credit: Greg Stotelmyer.
Same-Sex Marriage Ruling Opens Door to Health Care Enrollment

FRANKFORT, Ky. – The U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage has far-reaching effects in Kentucky, including triggering the …

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PHOTO: The head of the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky says the Supreme Court ruling making same-sex weddings legal in all 50 states has an impact far beyond marriage. Photo credit: Lexington Fairness.
SCOTUS Ruling Means More than Marriage Licenses

FRANKFORT, Ky. - Within hours of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling last Friday that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to wed, county clerks…

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PHOTO: From Ashland to Paducah, and including all other Kentucky towns, you can now put a community's livability to the test. AARP has created an online livability index. Photo by Greg Stotelmyer.
Living in the Bluegrass State

FRANKFORT, Ky. – What makes a community livable might change depending on the age of the person giving the opinion. AARP has launched an …

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PHOTO: A new report finds LGBT women in Kentucky and around the country face lower pay, frequent harassment, compromised access to health care, and heightened violence that threatens their economic security. Photo credit: Marius Boatca/Flickr.<br />
LGFT Women Face Higher Risk for Poverty

FRANKFORT, Ky. - More than 19 percent of Kentuckians live in poverty, the fifth-highest rate in the nation. A new report finds lesbian, gay, bisexual…

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PHOTO: More than half of teens surveyed for the Pew Research Internet Project said they'd observed instances of cyber-bullying. Photo by Greg Stotelmyer.
Bracing for Bullying in Era of Social Media

FRANKFORT, Ky. - Bullying is no longer a behavior that happens mostly on the playground or the school bus. Social media is providing online channels …

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Rallying for Immigration Reform – and Gay & Lesbian Couples’ Inclusion

FRANKFORT, Ky. - As Washington, D.C., and state capitols around the country were flooded with immigration reform advocates Wednesday, some made sure …

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Study: Girls and Boys Who Act Like the Opposite Sex at Risk of Abuse

FRANKFORT, Ky. - A new study published by the American Academy of Pediatrics concludes that boys who act like girls and girls who act like boys are …

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