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Trump nominates Tennessee attorney to federal appeals court, marking first judicial pick of second term

Marianna Bacallao

May 5, 2025

Whitney Hermandorfer has the led the Tennessee AG’s Strategic Litigation Unit, where she defended the state’s near-total abortion ban.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Abortion, Jonathan Skrmetti, Kentucky, lgbt, lgbtq, Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, Tennessee Attorney General, transgender, Whitney Hermandorfer

One of Kentucky’s last remaining movie rental stores is still fighting in the age of streaming

Derek Operle

February 10, 2025

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Symsonia, a one-stoplight town, is home to one of the last movie rental shops in the region. Carol Turner has run Symsonia Video for more than 35 years.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, film, Kentucky, Weekend Adventure

Construction of massive Kentucky Lock project hits milestone after nearly 25 years

Derek Operle

November 25, 2024

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The Kentucky Lock Addition Project — a more than $1.5 billion federal construction effort — aims to solve the logjam by doubling the length of the lock that flows resources and products to 20 states.

Filed Under: Business, Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, Kentucky, WKMS

Where private schools are plentiful, Kentucky Amendment 2 still failed

Sylvia Goodman, KPRandJustin Hicks, KPR

November 19, 2024

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Proponents of Amendment 2 were counting on traditionally blue urban areas in Kentucky to vote in favor of the “school choice” initiative. But even in the three most populous counties, it failed overwhelmingly.

Filed Under: Education, Politics Tagged With: Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, Kentucky, Kentucky Public Radio, Louisville Public Media, school choice

Kentucky voters overwhelmingly approve of allowing medical cannabis businesses

Joe Sonka, KPRandJustin Hicks, KPR

November 11, 2024

Each of the 106 counties and cities in Kentucky with a ballot referendum approved allowing medical cannabis businesses to operate in their jurisdiction.

Filed Under: Health Care, Politics Tagged With: Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, cannabis, Kentucky, Kentucky Public Radio, Louisville Public Media, marijuana, marijuana legalization, medical marijuana

Kentucky Democrats Not Convinced Judd is Best Candidate

Nina Cardona

February 28, 2013

Williamson County resident Ashley Judd is considering a run for US Senate in her home state of Kentucky. But Democratic leaders seem lukewarm about having the actress and activist try to unseat Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Allison Lundgren Grimes, Ashley Judd, democrats, Kentucky, Mitch McConnell, Politics, Ray Jones, US Senate

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