By Tanner Hesterberg | LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – Thousands of dollars worth of hemp will go up in flames Thursday in Lexington. The Kentucky Dept. of Agriculture has ordered five barrels of industrial hemp that barely missed complying with government standards to be burned. But the frustrated owners of the hemp say losing the plants will hurt…
by JACK BRAMMER, [email protected] – FRANKFORT — Gov. Matt Bevin was adamant in two Louisville radio interviews this week that he will call lawmakers into a special session this year to overhaul Kentucky’s tax code and aid its financially-strapped public pension systems. The Republican governor also lashed out at the state’s media outlets, again accusing them of ignoring important…
by Don Weber – LOUISVILLE – Individuals on both sides of the charter school discussion met at the Louisville Forum on Wednesday to discuss what’s next for the proposal in Kentucky. Senate Bill 520, which was passed late in the 2017 regular session, opened the doors for charter schools to be established anywhere in the Commonwealth of Kentucky…
