The Rural Blog “U.S. farm bankruptcies in September surged 24 percent to the highest since 2011 amid strains from President Donald Trump’s trade war with China and a year of wild weather,” Mike Dorning reports for Bloomberg. “Growers are also becoming increasingly dependent on trade aid and other federal programs for income, figures showed in a report by the American Farm…
BY MICHAEL CADIGAN KENTUCKY FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky Youth Assembly (KYA) is a three-day, learning conference in which students participate directly in the Commonwealth’s democratic process. The students act as Senators and Representatives. They write, debate, and vote on legislation that affects them. “When you come in here and really sit in the chamber, you sit in…
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – A Republican lawmaker from Louisville is proposing legislation for the 2020 General Assembly that would legalize medical marijuana in Kentucky. Rep. Jason Nemes, whose district includes parts of eastern Jefferson County and Oldham County, introduced similar legislation during the 2019 session, which had 53 bipartisan co-sponsors.…
