Olivia Krauth is Hellbender Newsroom’s political correspondent. A lifelong Kentuckian, she previously covered education and politics for The Courier Journal before pivoting to independent journalism. Her reporting has earned a range of accolades and recognitions, including being named Louisville’s 2025 Best Local Writer.
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From Cave City to Carter County, fights over where to put data centers—or whether they should exist at all—are cropping up across Kentucky.
Gov. Andy Beshear said some local leaders asked for a 10-cent gas tax cut at the last second—and others backed away from their previously announced requests.
Kentucky has no statewide data center regulations, leaving local leaders to figure out next steps for their cities and counties.
Only 33 cities and counties will still see lower fuel prices after local leaders requested extensions to the gas tax cut.
The 10-cent per gallon drop may only be saving Kentucky drivers a few dollars a month, transportation industry leaders said this week.
Kentucky lawmakers failed to pass data center regulations, despite bipartisan support for some form of ratepayer protections.
A pilot project in Louisville found an extra $500 a month meant better chances of full-time employment and lower chances of being evicted.
The Northern Kentucky Democrat is stepping into the embers of one of the nation’s most closely watched primary races—and its most expensive one, too.
It is always a good time to know who your elected officials are, y’all.
Kentucky lawmakers failed to regulate data centers in 2026, making these fights local.
