United Way Success By 6® and its early childhood partners have launched MyPre-K, an early childhood public awareness campaign in Northern Kentucky. The purpose of the general campaign is to show the unlimited potential of young children and elevate Pre-K as the first educational step toward shaping our youth. The tagline for the campaign is…
Lawmakers will soon return to Frankfort to deal with billions in under funding to the state’s pension systems, but then they’ll have to return again months later to write a 2-year state spending plan — and the call for more revenue will be loud, that call could kick start a debate on curbing unhealthy habits,…
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Gov. Matt Bevin was not alone Wednesday when he released the plan to change Kentucky’s pension laws. He was joined by House Speaker Jeff Hoover and Senate Present Robert Stivers. The public endorsements by the two Republican legislative leaders was a strong sign that once the plan becomes a bill and is considered…
STERLING, Va. (AP) – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he’s willing to bring bipartisan health care legislation to the floor if President Donald Trump makes clear he supports it. A proposal by two senators – Republican Lamar Alexander and Democrat Patty Murray – would extend to insurers federal payments that Trump has blocked. Trump has…
Protesters who block Kentucky streets could be charged with a crime, while motorists who run into them could be held criminally and civilly immune, under a bill pre-filed Friday by a Republican state lawmaker.The language written by Rep. C. Wesley Morgan of Richmond would add to Kentucky’s laws on riots and disorderly conduct. One part would make it a…
JACKSON, Ky. (WYMT) Seven recovery clinics in Eastern Kentucky will be allowed to stay open after a Medicaid freeze hindered their ability to fund themselves. Four clinics in Hazard, Jackson, Paintsville and Richmond were raided back in August and are currently under investigation by the Attorney General’s office. Dr. George Burnette’s seven clinics treat more than…
They don’t have a bill to share with the public yet, and there still isn’t a date for a special legislative session, but Republican Gov. Matt Bevin and GOP legislative leaders on Wednesday unveiled a summary of their proposed solution for Kentucky’s public pension crisis. “Keeping the promise is what we’re really doing here today,”…
In announcing a pension reform plan Wednesday, Gov. Matt Bevin said a special session to consider the proposal won’t be called until “we’re ready.” He said the session would be five days, the minimum number of days it takes for a bill to get through the legislative process. He previously has promised to call a special session…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Oct. 16, 2017) – Gov. Matt Bevin today made the following appointments to Kentucky Boards and Commissions: Rebecca Lynn Brady, Anthony James Cowherd, Mary Bach, Charles Boyd II, Billy Glenn Turpin, Mark Reding, Samuel Moore, Marc Brian Ashby and Sharon Furches have been appointed to the State Board of Agriculture. Rebecca Lynn Brady,…
A Republican leader in the Kentucky Senate still believes the General Assembly is on target to hold a late October or early November special session on pension reform. A party colleague in the House says it will likely be a harder vote for freshmen lawmakers. Senate Majority Floor Leader Damon Thayer and Erlanger Representative Adam Koenig…
