Ryland Barton
Managing Editor for CollaborativesRyland Barton is the Managing Editor for Collaboratives. He's covered politics and state government for NPR member stations KWBU in Waco and KUT in Austin. He has a bachelor's degree from the University of Chicago and a master's degree in journalism from the University of Texas. He grew up in Lexington.
Email Ryland at rbarton@lpm.org.
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Peppy Martin, a former Republican who lost to incumbent Gov. Paul Patton in 1999 amid a series of controversial statements, has filed to run for Kentucky’s top political post in 2023. -
Kentucky lawmakers begin to consider exceptions to abortion bans after voters rejected an anti-abortion amendment.
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Refugees often have to give up using professional skills when resettling in the United States because of complicated licensure requirements.
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Continued enforcement of Kentucky’s near-total ban on abortion now hangs in the balance of the state Supreme Court.On Tuesday, the high court heard…
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Judges at varying levels vied for benches across Jefferson County. Here’s a look at who won and what it means.
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Franklin Circuit Court Thomas Wingate said the constitution doesn’t block lawmakers from taking politics into account when drawing maps.
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Initial results show the party growing their ranks from 75 to 80 seats in the 100-member House of Representatives
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It's almost Election Day. Candidates are making their pitches across the state and voters are starting to cast their ballots.
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Former Democratic Congressman Ron Mazzoli has died. He represented Kentucky’s 3rd Congressional District for 12 terms and authored a massive immigration bill in 1986.
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This week in Kentucky politics...Rand Paul and Charles Booker began making their final push ahead of the Nov. 8 election.
