by DANIEL DESROCHERS, [email protected] – SEPTEMBER 01, 2017 3:03 PM — In New Jersey they turned to the state lottery. In Illinois they raised taxes. In South Dakota they lowered their cost-of-living adjustments. Kentucky has one of the worst-funded pension systems in the country, but it isn’t alone. Following the Great Recession, about 75 percent of…
by Don Weber – FRANKFORT — Many school district teachers and administrators are uneasy about recommendations for changes to the Kentucky Teachers Retirement System, which include moving teachers to a combination of Social Security participation and a defined-contribution plan as well as setting the retirement age to 65 as opposed to the current 27 years of service. One…
HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) – A new study released by the Center for American Progress shows many Kentuckians live in areas where licensed child care facilities are scarce or nonexistent. Researchers refer to these areas as childcare deserts and concluded that more than 50 percent of people in the Bluegrass live in these areas. “In the…
The Kentucky State Fair drew more than 609,000 visitors during an 11-day run, exceeding last year’s attendance by more than 44,000. Fair organizers credited good weather and new attractions for the bump in attendance. They say the fair also had record-breaking traffic on social media, with 13 million impressions and a 100 percent increase in…
A growing list of Northern Kentucky schools is advocating voluntary drug testing clubs that ask students to go beyond pledging to be drug-free. Schools want students to prove they are drug-free by taking drug tests. Boone County Schools announced Aug. 28 the district has started Drug Free Clubs of America chapters in all district high schools.…
Last summer Melissa Anderson was unemployed and trying to keep her Pike County, Kentucky, home from falling into foreclosure. “I built it,” she said. “And, you know, for me to lose that home would have been devastating.” Anderson was among more than 800 people who applied for a little more than 50 trainee positions with…
Workers injured on the job received fewer prescription opioids after landmark legislation passed in Kentucky that set up a drug monitoring database, according to a new study out Tuesday. The independent Workers Compensation Research Institute reviewed new workers’ comp claims filed in Kentucky between 2011 and 2014. Prior to the 2011 law (HB 1) that…
President Trump’s travel ban is back in the news after judges decided they would allow grandparents and other relatives of U.S. residents to travel here.The president’s travel ban has two parts: One is a 120-day pause on all refugees coming to the United States from any area of the world. The second part is a…
Thomas More College aims to inspire young children into science careers with a new $600,000 Ohio River Biology Field Station STEM Outreach Center. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. Thomas More’s 50-year-old field station is housed in a former Ohio River lock and dam on 25 acres off Ky. 8 in southern Campbell County.…
The City of Paducah may soon become a designated “Blue Zone” placing greater emphasis on healthy eating and exercise. The initiative comes from Tennessee-based health consulting group Healthways. The designation identifies how to improve community well-being and increase the longevity of residents. BikeWorld owner Martha Emmons is a member of the group spearheading the initiative.…
