BY MICHON LINDSTROM KENTUCKY Rep. Jason Nemes, R-Louisville, has been elected to lead campaign efforts for the 2020 election cycle. As Chairman of the House Republican Caucus Campaign Committee, Nemes will be responsible for overseeing recruitment efforts for the Republican House candidates, as well as fundraising and other organizational activities leading up to election day. “Two years…
By ALAN LYTLE This week on Capitol Chat WUKY’s Alan Lytle and Kentucky Gazette editor and publisher Laura Cullen Glasscock discuss the first several days of the 2019 Legislative Session and whether there might be surprises down the road.
By Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) – A southwest Ohio Republican party is featuring neighboring Kentucky’s governor at an annual dinner. The Hamilton County GOP has announced that Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin will speak March 14 at its Lincoln-Reagan dinner at Cincinnati’s Music Hall. Details will be made public later. The conservative Republican governor announced last August he…
by Deborah Yetter, Louisville Courier Journal FRANKFORT, Ky. – Emboldened by two conservative justices added to the U.S. Supreme Court in the past two years, a top Republican legislator believes Kentucky could be at the forefront of an effort to end legalized abortion nationwide. “I would be proud if it’s Kentucky that takes it up to the Supreme Court…
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — An agreement that will provide qualified Appalachian College of Pharmacy (ACP) students the opportunity to simultaneously earn a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Pikeville (UPIKE) while completing their Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree at ACP was jointly announced Wednesday by officials at UPIKE and ACP. A formal signing…
By Mary KuhlmanPublic News Service It’s no longer a secret that Americans are dying at an alarming rate from a nationwide opioid crisis and increased suicide rate, and those factors also are contributing to reduction in life expectancy. Late last year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported a sustained, three-year drop in…
by AP FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky lawmakers have scheduled a hearing later this month to decide what to do about a former Republican lawmaker who lost his re-election effort by one vote and has challenged the results. Democrat Jim Glenn defeated former Republican state Rep. DJ Johnson in November by one vote. The Kentucky…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — With the Kentucky Lottery’s 30th anniversary occurring in 2019, a new logo that better represents its roots in the Bluegrass has been unveiled. “The lottery is a different organization than we were 10 years ago when the last logo was rolled out, and I felt it was time for a redo,” said…
by Kevin Wheatley LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – The Jefferson County Board of Education unanimously passed a racial equity plan Tuesday that aims to cut the achievement gap between white and black students, promote a more diverse teaching staff and improve access to district programs for minority students. The push for racial parity in Jefferson County…
by Mandy McLaren, Louisville Courier Journal Hours before Kentucky lawmakers are expected to present bipartisan school safety legislation, a House Republican has filed a bill to that would let people carry guns into schools. House Bill 30, filed by Rep. Robert Goforth, of East Bernstadt, would scrap most location restrictions for persons with a concealed deadly weapon…
