Secretary of State Michael G. Adams announced that as if early Tuesday afternoon, 100,000 registered Kentucky voters have taken advantage of govoteky.com to request their absentee ballots for the June 23 election. “Voting absentee is easy, secure, and wildly popular,” Adams said. “I’m grateful to the Kentuckians who understand that we have fewer voting locations available and…
By DALTON YORK The state agency charged with defending low-income clients in criminal cases is warning against prematurely reopening Kentucky’s court system. The Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy was founded in 1972 in response to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Gideon v. Wainwright, which requires the state to provide legal representation to those who can’t afford…
By AARON MUDD [email protected] Rob Clayton – Submitted Seeking crucial advice about how to plan for the looming school year, Kentucky’s school superintendents peppered state officials Tuesday with questions about how to prevent and manage virus outbreaks in their districts. Ultimately, however, officials with the Kentucky Department of Education and the Kentucky Department for Public…
BY SPECTRUM NEWS STAFF | KENTUCKY LEXINGTON, Ky. — Mayor Linda Gorton (R), following Gov. Andy Beshear’s announcement that Kentucky cities will receive federal coronavirus relief funds for virus-related expenses, announced her priorities for how she will recommend those funds be spent. What You Need To Know Lexington Mayor announces her priorities for federal COVID-19 relief…
Jonathan Bullington, Louisville Courier Journal LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Officially, Jim Haswell died of pneumonia. The 73-year-old grandfather was susceptible to the potentially fatal lung infection after undergoing radiation treatments for throat cancer years earlier. But his doctors took steps to lower his risk, and he could usually tell when he was starting to feel ill. One Sunday…
by Lindsey McClave, Special to Courier Journal There are always common themes in my weekly interviews with the independent restaurants in Louisville and this week’s interview with three Jeffersontown staples was no exception. A thread of thankfulness was present during my conversations with the individuals behind Carali’s Rotisserie Chicken, FDKY BBQ, and Mussel & Burger Bar, as was…
By WYMT News Staff | ATLANTA (WYMT) – New guidance recently released on the Centers for Disease Control’s website shows a common belief about how the novel coronavirus spreads may be changing as we learn more about the virus. In a recent update to the organization’s “How COVID-19 spreads” section on its website, officials say they now…
By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Just 15% of Kentucky counties meet minimum recommended coronavirus testing levels, according to a new report from health care company Castlight. Sixty-seven percent of West Virginia counties and 31% of Ohio counties met the threshold. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that states have the capacity to test 1% of…
By JOSH JAMES Gov. Andy Beshear says the there are promising signs in the state’s coronavirus data, but he’s warning that politicization of safety guidelines could hurt recovery efforts. The governor took time out of his daily briefing Wednesday to make the argument against viewing the outbreak through any kind of political lens. With face coverings…
By Eleanor Klibanoff | Jacob Ryan | Jared Bennett Last month, protesters stood outside the window of the room where Gov. Andy Beshear gives his daily press briefing. As Beshear calmly read out the number of Kentuckians newly infected with coronavirus, and those who had succumbed to the disease, the protesters chanted about getting back to…
