Jun 27 Investigations Constables To Come Under Council Review In Lexington Council member Kevin Stinnett requested the hearing following recent news stories about constables from WFPL's Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting. By Stu Johnson Kentucky Public Radio Jun 27 Investigations Constables To Come Under Council Review In Lexington Stu Johnson Kentucky Public Radio
Jun 25 Commentary Strange Fruit: Can Gov. Matt Bevin Do That? Gov. Bevin continues to do things his own way, using executive orders to make changes with far-reaching implications — and getting sued for it. By Laura Ellis Jun 25 Commentary Strange Fruit: Can Gov. Matt Bevin Do That? Laura Ellis
Jun 24 Investigations Kentucky Donors Give Little To Donald Trump Through May 31, Trump received only $43,861 in individual contributions, not even half the amount given to Ohio Gov. John Kasich. By James McNair Jun 24 Investigations Kentucky Donors Give Little To Donald Trump James McNair
Jun 13 Environment Study: Kentuckians’ Views On Climate Change Are Based On Politics For her master’s thesis at KSU, Jennifer Hubbard-Sanchez surveyed 229 Kentuckians about their climate change beliefs and knowledge. By Erica Peterson Jun 13 Environment Study: Kentuckians' Views On Climate Change Are Based On Politics Erica Peterson
Jun 8 Investigations In Jefferson County, Constables Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind Jefferson County has more than 1,600 fully trained, certified law-enforcement officers -- roughly four per square mile of real estate. By R.G. Dunlop Jun 8 Investigations In Jefferson County, Constables Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind R.G. Dunlop
Jun 7 Investigations Kentucky Constables: Untrained And Unaccountable Because the office is enshrined in the state constitution, constables are responsible to no one except a small slice of a county’s voters every four years. By R.G. Dunlop and John Boel Jun 7 Investigations Kentucky Constables: Untrained And Unaccountable R.G. Dunlop and John Boel
Jun 3 Environment As Bourbon Booms, Demand For White Oaks Grows Demand for bourbon is putting pressure on the population of Kentucky’s white oak trees, which are used to make staves for whiskey barrels. By Ryland Barton Jun 3 Environment As Bourbon Booms, Demand For White Oaks Grows Ryland Barton
May 31 Politics Clinton Picks Up Fundraising Momentum In Kentucky After three months of trailing Sanders in the chase for campaign money in Kentucky, Clinton posted her best fundraising month in April. By James McNair May 31 Politics Clinton Picks Up Fundraising Momentum In Kentucky James McNair
May 18 Community Primary Election Preview; Spate of Shootings; Sustainable Energy: Today on Byline 1:06: We preview Tuesday’s primary election in Kentucky, with WFPL’s Phillip M. Bailey, KPR’s Kenny Colston, and Joe Sonka from LEO Weekly. 1:20: WFPL’s Devin Katayama and Phillip M. Bailey covered yesterday’s shootings in West Louisville. They join us to talk about what is known and what remains unknown about the incidents, and what’s been […] By Laura Ellis May 18 Community Primary Election Preview; Spate of Shootings; Sustainable Energy: Today on Byline Laura Ellis
May 11 Noise & Notes Noise & Notes Podcast: Going Back to Indiana On this edition of the Noise & Notes podcast, WFPL’s political editor Phillip M. Bailey talks about Indiana and it’s senator, Dick Lugar, who just lost nomination to a seventh term to Tea Party favorite and State Treasurer Richard Mourdock. Joining Phillip are Time contributor Cary Stemle and WHAS-11 political editor Joe Arnold. Enjoy. By Gabe Bullard May 11 Noise & Notes Noise & Notes Podcast: Going Back to Indiana Gabe Bullard
Dec 16 Local News New Scanners Coming to Louisville Airport Louisville is slated to receive new airport passenger scanning equipment. The Transportation Security Administration will send 300 of the $150,000 Advanced Imaging Technology machines to 16 cities. The devices are full body scanners, but are different from the controversial backscatter machines that project an image of passengers’ bodies onto a screen for TSA officials to […] By Gabe Bullard Dec 16 Local News New Scanners Coming to Louisville Airport Gabe Bullard
Nov 8 Politics It’s Election Day Kentuckians are set to elect statewide officers today. The polls in Jefferson County are open until 6:00. You can follow our past coverage of the races for governor, attorney general, secretary of state, auditor, treasurer and agriculture commissioner here. WFPL will have election news throughout the day and into the night, with special newscasts at […] By Gabe Bullard Nov 8 Politics It’s Election Day Gabe Bullard
Nov 8 Local News Southern Indiana Mayoral Races Are Underway The Jeffersonville, Indiana mayoral race may be decided by what voters think of incumbent Tom Galligan’s $65 million canal plan. The plan is partly a response to EPA requirements to fix sewer problems, but Galligan also expects the plan to increase business in the area. Republican challenger Mike Moore says the plan is too expensive. […] By Devin Katayama Nov 8 Local News Southern Indiana Mayoral Races Are Underway Devin Katayama
Oct 30 Local News Election Day Looms. Who’s Doing What? State of the News [Audio] The general election is just over a week away, and the big news this week was that former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani came to town to campaign for Attorney General candidate Todd P’Pool, saying the race has national implications for health care and energy policy. Friday on State of the News, we talked […] By Laura Ellis Oct 30 Local News Election Day Looms. Who’s Doing What? State of the News [Audio] Laura Ellis
Oct 18 Politics Attorney General Debate Follows Campaign Pattern The first debate between the candidates for Kentucky attorney general repeated many themes of the campaign. Democratic incumbent Jack Conway and Republican challenger Todd P’Pool squared off on KET last night. Conway continued touting his accomplishments as the state’s chief prosecutor fighting cyber crime, child pornography and prescription drug abuse. P’Pool, meanwhile, continued his efforts […] By Gabe Bullard Oct 18 Politics Attorney General Debate Follows Campaign Pattern Gabe Bullard