By JOSH JAMES Lexington will be the first city in Kentucky to use new election security devices meant to better protect statewide election data. About 800 people in the state have the ability to log in to Kentucky’s voter registration system. Once the new devices are in place, those individuals will have to go through a…
By WBKO News Staff FRANKFORT, Ky. (WBKO) – Gov. Andy Beshear submitted a request to President Joe Biden Wednesday asking that a Major Disaster Declaration be issued after rainfall led to flash flooding, mudslides and landslides across the state. “This flooding was some of the worst in my lifetime, damaging about 2,000 homes and destroying infrastructure,…
BY MARIO ANDERSON KENTUCKY KENTUCKY — During this year’s 2021 Kentucky General Assembly legislative session, two alcohol-related bills passed both chambers and were signed into law by Gov. Andy Beshear. House Bill 415 was an update to last year’s historic direct-to-consumer alcohol shipping law that has become a model for the country. Also, restaurants and bars will now…
