by Kevin Wheatley LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – Kentucky lawmakers negotiating the state’s next two-year budget agreed Wednesday to fully fund the Kentucky Teachers Retirement System (KTRS), rejecting the Senate’s proposal to withhold more than $1 billion in funding in exchange for structural reforms to the pension program. Lawmakers on the budget conference committee are working to put…
By GREG DAVIS WUKY’s Dr. Greg Davis talks with Dr. Kathleen Winter, assistant professor in the Department of Epidemiology in the UK College of Public Health about COVID-19 in Kentucky. Dr. Winter is also volunteering with the Lexington Fayette County Health Department during the Coronavirus Pandemic Crisis. She talks about how the state is dealing with…
By Ryland Barton With Kentucky’s economy slowing to a trickle during the coronavirus pandemic, the state’s already cash-strapped coffers and services are going to take a big hit. The outbreak presents a massive challenge, both for Kentuckians who rely on state programs and for lawmakers currently trying to finalize a two-year state budget to possibly pass…
By Associated Press | FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Gov. Andy Beshear has signed a bill giving Kentucky’s schools the latitude to use as many nontraditional instruction days as needed in response to the coronavirus outbreak. The proposal to give relief to school districts sped through the legislature with strong bipartisan support as lawmakers deal with the global…
LEXINGTON, Ky. — To protect patients, families, employees and the community during the outbreak of COVID-19, UK HealthCare is implementing a no visitation policy beginning midnight tonight in its hospitals and clinics until the threat of COVID-19 transmission has decreased significantly. “These are extraordinary times and we ask for your cooperation and assistance in complying…
by Kevin Wheatley LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – Kentucky public schools will not be administering standardized tests for the 2019-20 school year after the U.S. Department of Education approved its waivers to skip the accountability exams during the novel coronavirus pandemic. The Kentucky Department of Education submitted the waiver request Friday, the same day officials with…
Secretary of State Michael Adams, acting on his promise to ensure ballot integrity and enhance public confidence in our election system, told the House Standing Committee on Elections, Constitutional Amendments and Intergovernmental Affairs that counties using electronic ballot machines should move to using only paper ballots as soon as fiscally possible. Adams spoke in favor…
By Allison Baker | Posted: Tue 2:24 PM, Mar 17, 2020 | Updated: Wed 12:12 AM, Mar 18, 2020 BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) — Bowling Green Independent Schools: They will continue serve breakfast and lunch Monday through Friday, March 16 to March 27, 2020. The efforts will include using BGISD buses and elementary bus routes to deliver meals throughout…
By VANESSA ROMO Originally published on March 21, 2020 5:38 pm The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first rapid point-of-care COVID-19 test, that can deliver results in less than an hour. Cepheid, a Silicon Valley diagnostics company, made the announcement on Saturday, saying it has received emergency authorization from the government to use the test. While…
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Kentucky State Parks remain open but have implemented precautionary measures due to the coronavirus. Park officials say precautionary measures include canceling or postponing scheduled events through April 30. Historic homes and museums remain open per winter and spring schedules and food services are limited to carry out. The decision was made by…
