An abrupt shakeup at the Kentucky Education Department could have far-reaching impact on the future of the state’s public schools. So, what’s happened so far? After criticism from the governor and pressure from the state education board, Kentucky Education Commissioner Stephen Pruitt resigned Tuesday. An interim leader is already in place. That’s on top of seven new…
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin’s administration is seeking to disqualify Attorney General Andy Beshear and his office from participating in a lawsuit filed last week over recent pension reform. The motion filed Tuesday in Franklin Circuit Court alleges Beshear has a conflict of interest, because he provided legal advice to Kentucky lawmakers on Senate Bill 151. It includes…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WYMT) – On Monday, officials with the Lotts Creek Community School and those with the Knott County School Board met in Franklin Circuit Court to discuss the ongoing battle to keep the Cordia School open. They also discussed the Knott County School Board’s decision to end a lease with the school. Officials representing Cordia…
Families with patients in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Kentucky Children’s Hospital are making use of a new welcoming center. KCH unveiled the new Makenna Foundation Welcome Center at a press event earlier today. It replaces the previous space which was established thirty years ago. The new center includes patient and visitor registration, a…
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Lawmakers spent the last two days of the legislative session passing proposals that tackle issues like gangs and taxes, but now Gov. Matt Bevin has sole control over the fate of those final bills. If he vetoes any of those bills, the legislature has no recourse to override him because they have adjourned. What’s safe…
A lawmaking session that started with a sexual harassment scandal and featured a monthslong fight over pension reform ended Saturday, leaving behind raw feelings after a public showdown between Kentucky teachers and their elected officials. Here’s what happened with the key issues and controversial proposals the legislature debated during the 2018 session. Pension reform Republican…
FRANKFORT– Attorney General Andy Beshear released his 2017 income tax returns Monday and urged every office holder, including Gov. Matt Bevin, “to embrace transparency and release their returns.” Beshear, a Democrat, also said he filed his annual financial disclosure statement with the Executive Branch Ethics Commission on April 9. Beshear’s chief political opponent, Bevin, has declined…
Gov. Matt Bevin’s one-time political rival Hal Heiner, resigned Monday as the cabinet Secretary of Education and Workforce Development, and has accepted the governor’s appointment to the Kentucky Board of Education. “I am grateful for Sec. Heiner’s skilled and selfless leadership of the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet over these past two and a half…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WDRB) – The long-awaited state audit of Jefferson County Public Schools will be released soon, Kentucky Education Commissioner Stephen Pruitt said Wednesday. But exactly when the Kentucky Department of Education’s extensive examination of the state’s largestschool district will be made public remains unclear. “We are very close to release,” Pruitt said in response…
An auditor in the Kentucky Attorney General’s office is accused of smoking marijuana in a McDonald’s drive-thru lane. The State Journal reports that 51-year-old Elizabeth Anna Justus was arrested Tuesday and charged with two misdemeanors, following a traffic stop for allegedly failing to use a turn signal. Frankfort police Lt. Dustin Bowman says the arresting officer…
