A NewsJournal for 21st Century West Kentucky
Vol. 17 No. 3 March 2025 (c)

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Your Voice Matters! Contacting Your Elected Officials

Feb 01, 2025 at 01:31 pm by WKJ Editorial Team

We sometimes hear from people that they are "not interested in politics." As renowned twentieth-century journalist Martha Gellhorn once noted, "They might as well say, 'I'm no.... Read More
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Trump's Return Puts Medicaid on the Chopping Block

Feb 01, 2025 at 01:30 pm by WKJ Editorial Team

Article by By Phil Galewitz January 13, 2025 Under President Joe Biden, enrollment in Medicaid hit a record high and the uninsured rate reached a record low. Donald Trump.... Read More
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The Truth About Medicaid Fraud

Feb 01, 2025 at 01:30 pm by WKJ Editorial Team

by Andy Schneider< January 10, 2025 This article is reprinted with permission from the author at The Center for Children & Families (CCF) at the McCourt School of Publ.... Read More
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Kentucky Voter Purge Challenge

Jan 30, 2025 at 10:59 am by WKJ Editorial Team

Kentuckians for the Commonwealth v. Adams Filed: June 28, 2024 A voting rights lawsuit filed by Kentuckians for the Commonwealth has been dismissed by the Kentucky Weste.... Read More
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The West Kentucky Citizen Journalism Project

Jan 28, 2025 at 06:38 pm by WKJ Editorial Team

This is a bitter-sweet story of transition for the West Ky Journal. Last week, the long-time publisher and editor, Mary Potter, wrote a farewell story to her role here, There.... Read More