HEBRON, Ky. — Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport officials briefed a group of state legislators yesterday on road improvements needed to support a $1.5 billion freight hub Amazon is building at the airfield. “While the predominance of package movement will be plane to plane, there is also a need to expand road infrastructure,” airport CEO Candace McGraw…
BY MICHON LINDSTROM KENTUCKY PUBLISHED 9:12 AM ET JUL. 18, 2019 LEXINGTON, Ky. – There are now three Democrats vying to unseat Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in 2020. Farmer and retired Marine Mike Broihier announced his candidacy Thursday morning with a three-minute video titled “labels.” The video begins in black and white with people holding up chalkboard…
Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier JournalPublished 9:24 a.m. ET July 18, 2019 | Updated 9:43 a.m. ET July 18, 2019 A new list of rankings from a high-profile polling organization is giving a big red thumbs down to Gov. Matt Bevin. Kentucky’s governor is the least popular in the nation among voters in their own state, according…
BY JONATHON GREGG KENTUCKY PUBLISHED 7:05 PM ET JUL. 17, 2019 LOUISVILLE, Ky- A new report published by The Washington Post reveals just how many addictive painkillers are legally distributed to communities across the United States each year. The data tracked by the Drug Enforcement Administration was previously unreleased to the public and the Washington Post specifically tracked two legal…
Tom Loftus, Louisville Courier JournalPublished 7:06 a.m. ET July 17, 2019 | Updated 8:22 a.m. ET July 17, 2019 Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says President Donald Trump is “not a racist” after Trump tweeted over the weekend that four congresswomen of color should return to their native countries. All of the congresswomen are American citizens.…
July 16, 2019 FRANKFORT, Ky. — Public Protection Cabinet Secretary K. Gail Russell named Marni Gibson acting deputy commissioner of the Department of Financial Institutions (DFI), and Commissioner Charles Vice promoted DFI staff to senior management roles, which is effective immediately. Gibson, who has been with DFI since 2009, previously served as director for both the…
Phillip M. Bailey, Louisville Courier JournalPublished 5:26 p.m. ET July 16, 2019 | Updated 7:29 a.m. ET July 17, 2019 Kentucky Sports Radio host Matt Jones is losing his television show until the outspoken media personality makes a decision on running for U.S. Senate in 2020, according to a Lexington station. LEX 18’s General Manager Pat Dalbey…
BY CHELSEA WASHINGTON KENTUCKY PUBLISHED 9:29 PM ET JUL. 15, 2019 Louisville, Ky-The message at Monday’s forum was clear: the time to act is now when it comes to addressing the rising incarceration rate in Kentucky. The first step is a series of conversations outside of Frankfort. It’s an effort to hear from people whose…
By Stu Johnson Kentucky Corrections officials continue to face a housing crunch when it comes to the state’s inmate population. State Justice Secretary John Tilley said unfortunately an inmate housing prediction has become reality. “Well this time last year, maybe even before, we predicted May of this year 2019 would be a time when…
By Phillip M. Bailey, Louisville Courier Journal Democratic state Rep. Charles Booker thinks Kentucky is ready to make history if he enters the 2020 U.S. Senate race to take on Republican Leader Mitch McConnell. The 34-year-old freshman legislator confirmed speculation that he is considering giving up his seat in the General Assembly to make a…