By STU JOHNSON Governor Beshear’s just released two year budget calls for $18.2 million to support school security upgrades. In his speech, the governor noted that amount is in line with the request by the Kentucky School Boards Association. Senate President Robert Stivers was asked if his chamber might be willing to place more money into…
By DALTON YORK The United States Department of Agriculture is investing $55.3 million in broadband infrastructure projects throughout rural Kentucky and Tennessee. The funding announced Wednesday by Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Donald “DJ” LaVoy will invest in four high-speed broadband projects. The first project is a $2.4 million grant to the Ballard Rural Telephone…
By Phil Pendleton FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) – Kentucky lawmakers are moving forward with a bill to prevent sanctuary cities in the commonwealth. They’ve made the issue a top priority for the 2020 legislative session. Senate Bill 1 would prohibit law enforcement from enacting, adopting, or otherwise enforcing any sanctuary policy and to support the enforcement of federal immigration…
