89.3 WFPL News Louisville | By Ryland Barton Hearkening to a time when Democrats were overwhelmingly powerful in Kentucky, Charles Booker is reaching back nearly a century for his new campaign initiative, saying the state needs a “Kentucky New Deal” to lift people out of poverty, build infrastructure and provide universal health coverage. Booker, a former…
By ASSOCIATED PRESS The Kentucky Senate’s top leader says it’s lawmakers who wield the policymaking power to redraw congressional and legislative boundaries. Republican Senate President Robert Stivers pushed back against the Democratic governor’s insistence on seeing a plan before deciding whether to call them into special session. Stivers said Monday lawmakers could be ready to take…
By Grason Passmore LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – State Senator Reggie Thomas has proposed a new bill that would ticket drivers who run red lights. One Lexington neighborhood association said a change is needed to prevent a tragedy. “It’s going to save lives if, IF, we can slow traffic down,” said Fran Taylor with the Woodward Heights…
