by MIKE STUNSON, [email protected] – Personal Facebook information from more than 1.3 million Kentuckians was shared without their knowledge, according to data provided by the social media network to Attorney General Andy Beshear. While Facebook has previously acknowledged outsiders gained access to data on 87 million users, the company provided state numbers to state attorneys general.…
SOMERSET, Ky. (WYMT) – Congressman Hal Rogers is one of two Republican leaders being honored at an Eastern Kentucky award banquet. The Lincoln Club Banquet highlight GOP leaders for their strong conservative values and leadership abilities. Congressman Rogers says it is an honor to be recognized at the event. But he says there is still a…
by ADAM BEAM AND BRUCE SCHREINER, Associated Press – LOUISVILLE — Citing the serial abuse of students and an abundance of low-performing schools, Kentucky’s chief schools officer said Monday he would attempt to seize control of one of the country’s largest school districts in a decision sure to inflame tensions between teachers and the state’s Republican…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Kentucky’s attorney general is teaming up with police to stop human traffickers ahead of Kentucky Derby 144. Attorney General Andy Beshear said it’s true that human traffickers descend on large sporting events, but he added that human trafficking also happens in our communities every day of the year. He said some…
Recently Pure Politics’ Common Ground segment has focused on drawing attention to bills that passed the General Assembly with vast bipartisan support. This week, we continue to shine a light at the legislation which found broad support across the partisan divide. House Bill 84 , otherwise known as “Courtney’s Law” passed with resounding support this year.…
The increasing number of hepatitis A cases in Kentucky has prompted a video from the Kentucky health commissioner saying it’s safe to visit the state and has focused new attention on the role of drug abuse in the outbreak. Kentucky officials have confirmed almost 400 cases of hepatitis A since they declared an outbreak last…
Separating parents will get joint custody of their children by default under a bill signed into law by Gov. Matt Bevin last week, unless one of the parents has been granted a domestic violence order against the other parent. Kentucky is the first state in the country to create a “legal presumption” for joint custody…
Kentucky Gazette editor and publisher Laura Cullen Glasscock has been studying the fundraising of several Congressional candidates prior to next month’s party primaries. She talks about her findings with WUKY’s Alan Lytle. Read more about it here:
Originally published on April 26, 2018 8:33 am There are now well over 1,000 colleges and universities that don’t require SAT or ACT scores in deciding whom to admit, a number that’s growing every year. And a new study finds that scores on those tests are of little value in predicting students’ performance in college,…
by MORGAN EADS AND MIKE STUNSON, [email protected] [email protected] – A white nationalist group claimed credit for hanging a “patriot, hero, statesman” sign to replace a plaque removed from the statue of Confederate president Jefferson Davis in the Kentucky Capitol Rotunda. People associated with Identity Evropa placed the placard on the statue Monday, the group said on Twitter…
