Joe Sonka

2 months ago | lpm.org | Sylvia Goodman |Joe Sonka

Three recent University of Louisville graduates who received international visas through the school authorizing them to stay and work in their fields have had their legal status terminated by the Department of Homeland Security. A spokesman for the university confirmed Friday to Kentucky Public Radio that their visa database records had been terminated, a week after being asked if enrolled students or those in work placement programs have had visas pulled.

2 months ago | lpm.org | Joe Sonka

Kentucky Auditor Allison Ball announced Thursday her office is investigating the Office of Medical Cannabis and how it administered the lottery process for awarding business licenses last year. In a short press release, Ball indicated her office “has continued to receive complaints” about how the license application process was handled by the state.

2 months ago | lpm.org | Joe Sonka

The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce spent more to lobby the members of the Kentucky General Assembly than any other group in the 2025 legislative session that concluded at the end of March. More than 800 businesses and organizations reported spending roughly $8.7 million during the session, according to their filings with the Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission. Close to 90% of that spending was directed to their registered lobbyists, who attempt to sway lawmakers.

2 months ago | wkyufm.org | Joe Sonka

Appalshop in Whitesburg, Kentucky has the largest collection of Appalachian media archives in the world, but roughly 70% of its 30,000-item collection was damaged in the historic regional flooding of 2022. The nonprofit received two federal grants last year totaling nearly $1 million to fully restore and digitize much of the damaged archive. Now that funding is at risk of being zeroed out.

Mar 28, 2025 | lpm.org | Joe Sonka |Sylvia Goodman

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear told state lawmakers in a letter Thursday that he will not be able to implement nearly a dozen bills they passed into law in the 2025 session, as the legislature did not provide any appropriations for his administration to do so.