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John Cheves

Lexington Herald-Leader

John Cheves is a government accountability reporter at the Lexington Herald-Leader. He joined the newspaper in 1997 and previously worked in its Washington and Frankfort bureaus and covered the courthouse beat.

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LATEST FROM JOHN CHEVES

Politics & Government

KY juvenile justice worker alleges retaliation for exposing sexual harassment

Updated October 30, 2025 at 12:15 PM

Politics & Government

KY has billions in ‘rainy day fund.’ Can the state use it to pay SNAP benefits?

Updated October 31, 2025 at 1:50 PM

Politics & Government

How a KY juvenile justice guard kept his job despite domestic violence charges

Updated October 27, 2025 at 10:10 AM

Politics & Government

KY juvenile justice staff skip safety checks on youths, falsify observation logs

October 20, 2025 at 4:00 AM

Kentucky Sports

Former UK swim coach Lars Jorgensen receives lifetime ban from coaching

October 10, 2025 at 9:47 AM

Crime

KY juvenile justice guard faces felony charge over texts, pics sent to teen girl

October 10, 2025 at 4:00 AM

Politics & Government

KY lawmaker says she’ll push a ban on public schools hiring private lobbyists

Updated October 6, 2025 at 5:19 PM

Education

FCPS paid tens of thousands to lobbyists to promote tax increase, defend Liggins

Updated October 3, 2025 at 11:58 AM

Education

FCPS tried a ‘confidential project’ to study its budgets. It got the data wrong

Updated September 30, 2025 at 9:54 AM

Politics & Government

Digging into government documents: How does the KY Open Records Act work?

September 19, 2025 at 3:45 AM

Crime

Former KY juvenile justice guard fined $5K for inappropriate contact with girl

September 18, 2025 at 6:45 AM

Politics & Government

FCPS open records rules violated law; school district says it will revise policy

Updated September 19, 2025 at 8:47 AM

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