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  • March 17Ky Legislature sends HB 5, 'Book Banning Bill' to Governor
  • March 15Illinois legislators pass mandatory leave 'for any reason'
  • March 15Ky lawmakers push public funding for private schools as session nears end
  • March 15Racer Basketball alum, Grizzlies star Morant suspended from NBA for 8 games
  • March 15Ky Senate committee advances sports betting bill
  • March 10Habitat for Humanity, Governor dedicated 100th home to December 2021 tornado survivors
  • March 10MSU celebrates Holi with festival of colors
  • March 8Ky Senate gives nod to bill building nuclear energy development working group
  • March 8Louisville PD routinely violate civil rights, Attorney General says
  • March 1Report: TVA largest mortality rate from coal burning of any US parent company

The Murray State News

The Murray State News

Opinion: Open Records Act under attack.

Opinion: Open Records Act under attack.

April 8, 2021

The free speech of Kentuckians is under attack and here is why you should care. On March 25, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Kentucky Kernel, the student newspaper at the University...

Black Lives Matter

Black Lives Matter

June 12, 2020

Cady Stribling Features Editor [email protected] President Jackson released a statement on Tuesday, June 2 in response to the nationwide protests sparked by the death of George Floyd...

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Anti-Chinese sentiment spreads faster than coronavirus

February 19, 2020

What do AIDS, ebola and the novel coronavirus all have in common? All have been accompanied by some sort of prejudice toward a group of people. For AIDS, it was the LGBTQ+ community. For ebola, it was...

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Can Mitch McConnell lose in Kentucky?

February 17, 2020

Dylan Doyle Contributing Writer [email protected] George Orwell’s magnum opus “1984” concerns itself with an authoritarian political party wielding the full power of a surveillance...

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‘1917’ sparks talks of war glorification

February 6, 2020

Megan Reynolds Opinion Editor [email protected]   “1917” is a World War I film released on Christmas Day of 2019 and, under the direction of Sam Mendes, attempts (and succeeds)...

Changes on Campus: Old Richmond, Speed Tables and Starbucks… oh my!

Changes on Campus: Old Richmond, Speed Tables and Starbucks… oh my!

January 16, 2020

Along with the new decade, the campus has undergone many changes right in time for the start of the semester. It was impossible to miss the large vacant space where Old Richmond Hall once stood as students...

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“Joker” film raises concerns of violence

October 31, 2019

Cady Stribling Opinion Editor [email protected] Supervillain film “Joker” ended its first month as the highest grossing R-rated film ever. Hype leading up to its Oct. 4 release added...

Always removes feminine symbol

Always removes feminine symbol

October 31, 2019

Always sanitary products is redefining feminine hygiene by removing the Venus symbol from its packaging. Transgender activists publicly urged Procter & Gamble to be more inclusive with its branding....

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Legendary Doc McGaughey

September 23, 2019

Bob Valentine Guest Writer  “He created a legend. By the end of his career, everyone recognized it.”  “To this place, and the kindness of these people, I owe everything.” ~ Abraham Lincoln Robert...

Jordan Peele preaches through the social commentary of Us

Jordan Peele preaches through the social commentary of “Us”

April 5, 2019

Megan Reynolds Opinion Editor [email protected] Jordan Peele, comedy writer turned to horror, released his latest film on March 22, “Us.” In February 2017, Peele released his...

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New Zealand stands strong

April 1, 2019

March 15, 2019, Brenton Tarrant of Australia gunned down 50 people and injured 50 others in their place of worship. For the sake of solidarity with New Zealand, his name will not be mentioned again...

Journalists write because it’s your right

March 14, 2019

Megan Reynolds Opinion Editor [email protected] In the midst of Sunshine Week, a week dedicated to the laws requiring government organizations to be open with the public, the press finds...

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