Linda Blackford

22 hours ago | kentucky.com | Linda Blackford

Welcome to another installment of Agree to Disagree, in which I discuss topics with people on different sides of the political spectrum. This time around, I emailed with former Republican state Rep. Adam Koenig, who served in the Kentucky legislature from 2007-2023. He is now the head of Koenig Public Policy and Political Consulting. We talked about diversity, equity and inclusion, as well as other timely topics. Linda Blackford: Hi Adam, thanks for emailing with me.

1 day ago | kentucky.com | Linda Blackford

Back in January, a group of Kentucky students marked a momentous, inspiring moment in front of the Franklin County courthouse when they announced litigation to reopen Kentucky’s landmark school funding case. On Tuesday, they got a crash course in the gritty, dull realities of the law: A nearly two-hour hearing on whether they even have standing to sue.

1 week ago | kentucky.com | Linda Blackford

One of the most important domestic buildings in U.S. history has found a future with some stability. The Pope Villa — designed by America’s first architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe, who also designed much of the U.S. Capitol — will be completely rehabilitated through a $3.4 million deal between The Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation and a Washington, D.C., preservation-focused development firm, the two groups announced Wednesday.

1 week ago | miamiherald.com | Linda Blackford

Like many parents, Lois Combs Weinberg got involved in reading instruction when her son made it to third grade without knowing how to read. The Weinbergs traveled from their home in Hindman to Louisville for training that taught parents how to tutor dyslexic kids with the appropriate materials. She found 15 parents in Knott County whose kids were having similar problems.

1 week ago | kentucky.com | Linda Blackford

I’m aware that, according to those who comment on our Kentucky.com site, I’m a dumber-than-a-rock-lib-suffering-from-Trump-Derangement-Sydrome, and I’m starting to think they’re right because for the life of me I do not understand this: The federal government is currently proposing to redline the one thing that seems to be slowing down our horrific overdose deaths, the miracle drug known as Narcan.