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SD public defense duties shift from counties to state; SCOTUS appears skeptical of restricting government communications with social media companies; Trump lawyers say he can't make bond; new scholarships aim to connect class of 2024 to high-demand jobs.

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The SCOTUS weighs government influence on social media, and who groups like the NRA can do business with. Biden signs an executive order to advance women's health research and the White House tells Israel it's responsible for the Gaza humanitarian crisis.

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Midwest regenerative farmers are rethinking chicken production, Medicare Advantage is squeezing the finances of rural hospitals and California's extreme swing from floods to drought has some thinking it's time to turn rural farm parcels into floodplains.

KY: Media Reform

By 2022, 32% of bills that passed the Kentucky  House and 24% that passed the Senate were fast-tracked in ways that cut out the public, according to a new League of Women Voters of Kentucky report. (Adobe Stock)<br />
Report: KY lawmakers increasingly fast-track bills, reducing transparency

Kentucky lawmakers convene this week for the 2024 legislative session, and a new report finds state representatives are increasingly fast-tracking …

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Para 2022, el 32% de los proyectos de ley aprobados en la Cámara de Representantes de Kentucky y el 24% de los aprobados en el Senado fueron acelerados de manera que excluyeron al público, según un nuevo informe de la Liga de Mujeres Votantes de Kentucky. (Adobe Stock)
Legisladores de KY aceleran proyectos de ley, reduciendo la transparencia

Los legisladores de Kentucky se reúnen esta semana para la sesión legislativa de 2024, y un nuevo informe encuentra que los representantes …

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Studies have shown that children's media use of more than two hours a day can lead to increases in obesity. (Adobe Stock)<br />
Kentucky AG Wants Facebook to Scrap Kids’ Instagram

FRANKFORT, Ky. - Kentucky's attorney general is part of a group that wants Facebook to stop its plans to create a kids' version of Instagram…

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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs says more veterans are relying on telehealth appointments to communicate with their health care providers. (Adobe Stock)
Data Show More Veterans Using Telehealth During COVID-19 Crisis

FRANKFORT, Ky. -- For the more than 300,000 veterans living in the Commonwealth, the coronavirus pandemic has hindered in-person doctor visits…

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The Kentucky Wired plan to install high speed Internet nodes in every county is expected to be complete in the next two years. (Kentuckywired)
Rural Digital Divide Two-Fold Problem for KY

FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Internet is an essential tool in the daily lives of many Americans – however, Kentucky's challenges in closing the …

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Current consumer Internet protections are slated to expire June 11. (Pixabay)
Can U.S. Senate Save Net Neutrality?

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Supporters of a free and open Internet in Kentucky are making a last ditch plea to federal lawmakers to save net neutrality…

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61 percent of respondents in a survey felt it is a breach of ethics for researchers to use their Twitter posts. (PhotoMIX-Company/Pixabay)
Watching What You Tweet? Science Mining Twitter

FRANKFORT, Ky. — New legal and ethical questions surrounding the business practices of Facebook seem to surface daily. But at the same time…

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Rural residents look to local newspapers for school, police and civic information that other news sources don't provide. (Cas/Flickr)
Local Papers Hold Their Own in Digital World

FRANKFORT, Ky. -- About 63 million, or 16 percent, of people in the U.S. live in rural America and, while they increasingly embrace digital …

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Many Internet users fear that the end of net neutrality will create a tiered system of access. (theloon/morguefile)
Kentucky Joins Nationwide Protests Ahead of Net Neutrality Vote

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The movement to preserve the nature of the Internet as we know it comes to Kentucky over the next few days, as protesters in …

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Affordable access to high-speed internet is being threatened by an FCC proposal, say advocates for consumers. (Greg Stotelmyer)
FCC Urged to Not "Slow Down" Broadband

LEXINGTON, Ky. - The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission wants to redefine broadband by lowering the standard for speed, a move …

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An online protest, calling on the FCC to not ditch net neutrality, is scheduled for Wednesday. (Greg Stotelmyer)
Seeking Security Net for Net Neutrality

LEXINGTON, Ky. – After winning the battle for open Internet rules two years ago, net neutrality advocates are hoping a wave of public comments …

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Advocates for net neutrality worry that under the Trump administration, the Federal Communications Commission may reverse course on its rules to treat the Internet like a utility. (Greg Stotelmyer)
Is Trump FCC Threat to Net Neutrality?

FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) guaranteed equal access to the Internet two years ago, when the regulatory agency …

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