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Joe Sonka

Joe Sonka

Verified

Kentucky State Government Reporter, Louisville Public Media

Louisville

Beats

Primary beats

United StatesPolitics

Secondary beats

World NewsWhite PrivilegeGlobal IssuesWomen’sHaitiConservationElectionsInternet CultureGovernanceHuman-InterestHyper-LocalImport ExportSocial Communication ScienceScotlKentucky GovernmentFrench ExpatsSpiritualityPuerto Rico

Final Covers

Gun Rights, and current events Free Speech, Tech & Innovation Taxes & Regulations, cultural/social issues

Doesn’t Cover

women's issues

Journalist Type

-

Seniority Positions

Mid

Medium Formats

Local,Print

Content

Total articles 2878

  • Kentucky auditor investigating Office of Medical Cannabis over licensing process

    By Joe Sonka Verified| Louisville Public Media Verified Kentucky Auditor Allison Ball announced Thursday her office is investigating the Office of Medical Cannabis and how it administered the lottery process for awarding business licenses last year. In a short press release, Ball indicated her office “has continued to receive complaints” about how the license application process was handled by the state.

    By Joe Sonka Verified · Louisville Public Media

    Apr. 17, 2025

  • Chamber tops list of lobbying spenders in 2025 session of Kentucky legislature

    By Joe Sonka Verified| Louisville Public Media Verified The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce spent more to lobby the members of the Kentucky General Assembly than any other group in the 2025 legislative session that concluded at the end of March. More than 800 businesses and organizations reported spending roughly $8.7 million during the session, according to their filings with the Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission. Close to 90% of that spending was directed to their registered lobbyists, who attempt to sway lawmakers.

    By Joe Sonka Verified · Louisville Public Media

    Apr. 17, 2025

  • Kentucky’s Appalachian archives, humanities programs at risk from federal grant cuts

    By Joe Sonka Verified| WKYU-FM (Bowling Green, KY) Verified Appalshop in Whitesburg, Kentucky has the largest collection of Appalachian media archives in the world, but roughly 70% of its 30,000-item collection was damaged in the historic regional flooding of 2022. The nonprofit received two federal grants last year totaling nearly $1 million to fully restore and digitize much of the damaged archive. Now that funding is at risk of being zeroed out.

    By Joe Sonka Verified · WKYU-FM (Bowling Green, KY)

    Apr. 10, 2025

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Company Info

Louisville Public Media

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

+1 502-814-6500