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Lexington, KY

Joined June 2008

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WUKY@wuky · 12 h

Federal utility assistance program on the chopping block, but this Kentucky Republican has glowing reviews wuky.org/wuky-news/2025…

wuky's tweet card. Despite Trump administration plans to zero out funding for a long-running federal assistance program, a key Kentucky Republican is expressing support for the assistance.

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WUKY@wuky · 12 h

One year after unlawful camping bill, hundreds of Kentuckians arrested, charged wuky.org/wuky-news/2025…

wuky's tweet card. The number of Kentuckians cited for unlawful camping has spiked since House Bill 5 went into effect, criminalizing unlawful camping in the state.

WUKY@wuky · 6 h

'It feels like I just stepped out of an oven'; Kentuckians are trying to beat the heat wuky.org/wuky-news/2025…

wuky's tweet card. As the heat wave continues, people across the Commonwealth are looking for ways to stay cool.

WUKY@wuky · 6 h

Beshear urges Trump administration to allow reclassification of cannabis wuky.org/wuky-news/2025…

wuky's tweet card. With potential hurdles developing in the U.S. House, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is lobbying President Donald Trump and DEA Administrator Anne Milgram to clear the path for fewer restrictions on...

WUKY@wuky · 7 h

Joe's Blues salutes Crunk Funk Master DeBraun Thomas... A pair of vintage shows from the archives: "The Funk Soul Connection" and "Funky Soup for Your Funky Soul" 7 to 9 this Monday evening - only on 91.3 or wuky.org

wuky's tweet image. Joe's Blues salutes Crunk Funk Master DeBraun Thomas...
A pair of vintage shows from the archives:
"The Funk Soul Connection" and "Funky Soup for Your Funky Soul"
7 to 9 this Monday evening - only on 91.3 or wuky.org

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WUKY@wuky · 8 h

Rep. Thomas Massie talks Esptein and 'political pain' on NBC's Meet the Press wuky.org/wuky-news/2025…

wuky's tweet card. Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie argues failure to meet the moment on the Epstein controversy could prove politically damaging to the GOP in the next election.

WUKY@wuky · 12 h

National cybersecurity law may be extended with new 'anti-censorship' provision promoted by Sen. Rand Paul wuky.org/wuky-news/2025…

wuky's tweet card. Kentucky U.S. Sen. Rand Paul says the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, which he chairs, will work to renew the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act — a cyber informatio...

WUKY@wuky · 12 h

NWS issues heat warning, Lexington officials extend Phase One Heat Plan wuky.org/2025-07-28/nws…

wuky's tweet card. High temperatures and humidity, with heat indices, are expected to reach the upper 90s and potentially a peak of 105 on Tuesday.

WUKY@wuky · 12 h

Kentuckians credited with saving a state trooper day of a mass shooting recognized by Governor wuky.org/wuky-news/2025…

wuky's tweet card. The Good Samaritans who sprang into action the day a Kentucky State Trooper was shot at Lexington’s Bluegrass Airport two weeks ago have received the state’s highest honor.

WUKY@wuky · Jul 25

Ex-Kentucky clerk still fighting same-sex marriage case a decade on wuky.org/wuky-news/2025…

wuky's tweet card. Former Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis is continuing to pursue legal action stemming from her 2015 decision not to issue same-sex marriage licenses.

WUKY@wuky · Jul 25

Joe's Blues salutes Crunk Funkster DeBraun Thomas with a funky double feature... Two shows from the archives out of 2005 - "The Funk Soul Connection" & "Funky Soup For Your Funky Soul" Tonight 9 to 11 - 91.3 or wuky.org

wuky's tweet image. Joe's Blues salutes Crunk Funkster DeBraun Thomas
with a funky double feature...
Two shows from the archives out of 2005 -
"The Funk Soul Connection"
&amp; "Funky Soup For Your Funky Soul"
Tonight 9 to 11 - 91.3 or wuky.org

WUKY@wuky · Jul 25

SNAP cuts set to strain KY budget, may impact schools wuky.org/2025-07-25/sna…

wuky's tweet card. Kentucky faces deep cuts to a key food support program with the passage of the budget reconciliation bill.

WUKY@wuky · Jul 25

'Not at all': Beshear says federal aid not contingent on Louisville immigration policy change wuky.org/wuky-news/2025…

wuky's tweet card. Gov. Andy Beshear says he does not believe President Donald Trump's approval of federal public assistance for Kentucky's recent tornadoes and floods hinged on a Louisville decision to allow more...

WUKY@wuky · Jul 24

New student communication law drawing opposition post-rollout wuky.org/wuky-news/2025…

wuky's tweet card. Critics of a recently-enacted state law say it's leading to confusion between students, teachers, and parents when it comes to text and online communication.

WUKY@wuky · Jul 24

Heatwave hits Kentucky; emergency plan in place in Lexington wuky.org/wuky-news/2025…

wuky's tweet card. With heat indices predicted to reach temperatures in the triple digits, Lexington's emergency management has activated Phase One of its heat plan.

WUKY@wuky · Jul 24

StoryCorps Mobile Tour: Well, we don't want to get married... But you'd want to marry me, right? wuky.org/wuky-news/2025…

wuky's tweet card. WUKY presents: Conversations from the Lexington StoryCorps Booth, brought to you by Quantrell family of dealerships. In this week’s conversation Adrian Paul Bryant and Amber Litwiller reflect on how...

WUKY@wuky · Jul 24

Kentucky Oaks moves to primetime for the first time wuky.org/wuky-news/2025…

wuky's tweet card. In 2026, the Kentucky Oaks shifts to primetime for the 152nd edition of the race for 3-year-old fillies.

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WUKY@wuky · Jul 24

Ground broken on high-ground neighborhood in Eastern Kentucky wuky.org/wuky-news/2025…

wuky's tweet card. Gov. Andy Beshear joined local officials to break ground on the future site of New Hope Estates in Floyd County. The neighborhood will comprise 34 homes for flood survivors.

WUKY@wuky · Jul 23

Felony charges dropped against reporters swept up by Covington police amid protest wuky.org/wuky-news/2025…

wuky's tweet card. Felony charges against two reporters who were arrested during a Northern Kentucky protest have been dismissed.

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WUKY@wuky · Jul 23

Kentucky AG urges NCAA to revise record books amid reversal of trans athlete policy wuky.org/wuky-news/2025…

wuky's tweet card. Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman is pressing for the NCAA to restore the titles and recognitions of women athletes he says were deprived of due to policies allowing "biological males" to...