LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Jan. 10 (TNSres) -- The Council of State Governments issued the following commentary on Jan. 9, 2025: * * * Artificial Intelligence and Public Comment By Cassandra Hockenberry Artificial intelligence is working its way into many aspects of our lives. As so often with innovation, it can be used for good but can also be used by bad actors. AI can be used in the public comment period, raising concerns around bad actors using the technology to create policies not supported   more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Jan. 10 -- The Council of State Governments issued the following news: Construction on the Brandon Road Interbasin Project is expected to begin in early 2025, thanks to a Project Partnership Agreement reached in July 2024 between two states and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This project has been identified as a "critical pinch point" for keeping invasive carp and other aquatic nuisance species from reaching the Great Lakes. The Corps awarded the first contract for site  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Jan. 10 -- Transylvania University issued the following news: Transylvania University students will get another real-world look at the legal profession Jan. 22 when the Pre-Law Society hosts a session of the Kentucky Court of Appeals. Starting at 1 p.m, the public and campus community are invited to come out to Carrick Theater as a panel of judges hears oral arguments of these three cases related to issues of involuntary commitment, health insurance and the corrections dep  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Democracy Forward, a legal organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2025: * * * Tennessee -- Today, the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Kentucky struck down a Title IX regulation that strengthened protections for students, including student survivors, pregnant and parenting students, and LGBTQI+ students, from disc  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The National Women's Law Center issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Kentucky rejected the Title IX rule the Biden administration finalized last spring to protect student survivors, LGBTQI+ students, and pregnant and parenting students against harassment and discrimination. The following is a statement from Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women's Law Center: "Today's dec  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Jan. 11 -- Transylvania University issued the following news: Transylvania University presents a screening of "Lazy Eye" on Jan. 23 followed by a Q&A with its acclaimed filmmaker, Tim Kirkman. Part of the school's Creative Intelligence series, the public event begins at 7 p.m. in Carrick Theater. Reserve free tickets here, and note that the film and discussion contain mature themes and content. Kirkman wrote and directed the 2016 romantic comedy-drama, which streamed on N  more

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, Jan. 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Louisville issued the following news release: The University of Louisville has secured $24 million to train the next generation of clinical researchers and drive work that can save and improve lives. The funding includes $11.7 million from the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of General Medical Sciences, matched dollar-for-dollar by UofL, and marks the single largest investment in clinical research in the university's  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 [Category: Political] -- The Independent Women's Forum issued the following news release: A Federal District Court in Kentucky issued a decision today in Tennessee v. Cardona that strikes down the Biden Administration's unlawful attempt to redefine "sex" in Title IX to include "gender identity." The Court's ruling applies nationwide and is a win for women and girls across the country.  In April, Independent Women's Law Center, and the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, an  more

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Jan. 10 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following news release: * * * ADF attorneys represent high-school female athlete, Christian educators in successful legal challenge against Dept. of Ed. rule change * * * COVINGTON, Ky. - A federal district court in Kentucky issued a decision Thursday in State of Tennessee v. Cardona that blocks the Biden administration's unlawful attempt to change the meaning of "sex" in Title IX--a federal law designed to create equa  more