By JOSH JAMES The League of Women Voters of Kentucky is holding a series of forums to gather voter input on redistricting, a move the General Assembly stopped short of endorsing during the 2021 regular session. The GOP-led legislature is under the gun with 2020 census data arriving late and a 2022 candidate filing deadline currently…
By Ryan Van Velzer It’s National Drive Electric Week and corporations are making major investments in electric vehicle technologies benefiting Kentucky. Transportation is the largest source of greenhouse gases in the U.S. and making the transition away from fossil fuels will require large investments. To that end, Ford Motor Company is announcing its single biggest manufacturing investment in its history…
Joe Sonka Louisville Courier Journal LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear told President Joe Biden last week he opposes large increases to federal excise taxes on tobacco products included in a major spending bill, saying they will “devastate” farmers in his state. The $3.5 trillion spending bill with much of President Job Biden’s policy…
BY AMBER SMITH KENTUCKY FRANKFORT, Ky. — More Kentucky students are taking advantage of dual enrollment courses, which gives students both high school and college credit at the same time. What You Need To Know Dual enrollment courses allow students to get both high school and college credit at the same time Those classes are often much…
By WYMT News Staff FRANKFORT, Ky. (WYMT) – Governor Andy Beshear announced 3,391 new COVID-19 cases in Kentucky on Tuesday. 873 of Tuesday’s new cases were children 18 and younger. 2,287 Kentuckians remain hospitalized. 664 people remain in the ICU, with 445 on a ventilator. The state’s positivity rate fell slightly to 11.95% As of Tuesday,…
by Vivica Grayson PERRY COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) – Positive cases of COVID-19 continue to impact communities across the United States. In Perry County, the Kentucky River Regional Jail staff are facing an issue within their 135 bed facility. “We’re a little overcrowded at the moment,” said Jail Administrator Lonnie Brewer. “I have about 240 inmates.”…
