by Joe Sonka Louisville Courier Journal Kentucky Republicans expanded their dominant 62-seat supermajority in the state House on Tuesday, flipping at least eight seats currently occupied by Democrats and defending several targeted incumbents. By Wednesday morning, Republicans had picked up at least eight of these seats from Democrats and led in five more races in Democratic-held districts…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The Jefferson County Public Schools tax increase question on the ballot delayed election results in Louisville on Tuesday night, election officials said. Nore Ghibaudy, spokesperson for the Jefferson County Board of Elections, said the JCPS tax hike on the ballot slowed the result tallies Tuesday. A judge threw out a petition…
By Dalton York, WKMS Unofficial general election results show Kentucky voters rejected a proposed constitutional amendment to raise experience requirements and term lengths for some judicial officials. Under the current version of the state constitution, district court judges serve four-year terms and an attorney must hold Kentucky licensure for two years before seeking a district court judgeship. Constitutional…
By JOSH JAMES Anti-electioneering laws won’t necessarily keep people seeking to influence voters away from Kentuckians waiting in long lines at the polls. Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron says the state’s 100-foot ban on electioneering at the polls starts at the polling location entrance — not where the line ends. The opinion comes in response to…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – During the 2020 Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR) virtual summit last week, Gov. Andy Beshear and U.S. Rep. Harold “Hal” Rogers (KY-05) announced two new projects in Pike and Boyd counties have been selected for more than $8 million in funding through the Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) Pilot grant program. Pikeville…
By Jacqueline Pitts Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Recovery is always a difficult process. The COVID-19 pandemic has made things even harder on many individuals and organizations trying to help across the commonwealth. Volunteers of America of Kentucky President and CEO Jennifer Hancock says important work is being done during this time to ensure the health…
By Elizabeth Chapin University of Kentucky A new University of Kentucky College of Medicine study published in the Journal of Applied Physiology finds that tattooed skin does not sweat as much as non-inked areas of the body, which may have implications for the body’s ability to cool in people with extensive tattooing. UK Physiology Professor…
By Kimberly Keagy PIKE COUNTY, Ky. (WSAZ) – Another virus is making its way to the front lines: the flu. “This year is more important than any other year in the history of us giving the influenza vaccine or the flu shot,” said Dr. Fares Khater, an infectious disease specialist with Appalachian Regional Hospital. Dr. Fares…
BY MICHAEL CADIGAN KENTUCKY LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Since 2007, Marine Corps reservist Alex Nauert has faithfully served his country. He knows the potential challenges servicemen and women face when they return home. That’s why he’s now working to serve them as a sitting board member with the Veteran’s Club. “I saw the struggles that I went through. I…
