Kentucky State students file state lawsuit against law ushering in polytechnic mission

By: McKenna Horsley

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: May 26, 2026

Words: 430

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago

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Kentucky officials are facing a second lawsuit over a new law to make Kentucky State University a polytechnic institution.

Filing the case in Franklin County Circuit Court last week, a group of anonymously identified students allege that Senate Bill 185 violates the Kentucky Constitution. The students argued that if the law is implemented, it could affect their programs of study at KSU.

A group of KSU students, alumni and prospective students

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