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The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, a national labor union, strongly supports data centers and has been a big donor to In This Together, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's political action committee.

Sept. 8 was International Literacy Day and in Kentucky and other states, a new movement aims to improve reading skills in rural communities where many children lag in literacy skills.

This month marks the four year anniversary of the 2022 flood that devastated parts of southeast Kentucky.

A new Gallup-Charles F. Kettering Foundation poll finds more than 70% of Americans are worried about different parts of the election process.

Used tires are polluting Kentucky waterways, leaching toxic chemicals and rubber pollution into wildlife habitat and drinking water sources.

Some community health centers in eastern Kentucky are training and educating potential employees to fill medical workforce gaps.

Around 700,000 Kentucky kids will return to school in a few weeks and experts said it is important to prepare kids for the transition.

A local citizens' group in Letcher County, Kentucky, said the federal government appears to be slowly moving forward with plans to build a proposed massive federal prison — the fifth such facility in the region.

The 2026 Kids Count Data Book showed 67% of fourth graders in Kentucky are not proficient in reading, while three of four eighth graders are not proficient in math.

Experts will discuss changes to federal safety-net programs during a series of upcoming Kentucky Thrive Roadshow events aimed at community professionals.