by Ryland Barton – State lawmakers return to Frankfort Tuesday after a break in this year’s General Assembly. With nearly two months left, the legislature is likely to consider major changes to the public education and criminal justice systems, giving the governor more power to reorganize university boards and altering the way medical malpractice lawsuits progress through…
by RYLAND BARTON – When Kentucky lawmakers return to Frankfort next week, they’re expected to take up charter school legislation. In the meantime, Louisville Public Media is taking a look at the issue from various angles. In this installment of the weeklong series, we take a look at another way the issue is often framed: as urban vs. rural.…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has signed an executive order aimed at giving people with criminal records a “fair chance” to land state government jobs. The Republican governor’s action will remove the box on state job application forms that asks job seekers whether they have criminal records. Bevin said Wednesday that background checks can still be…
WATCH |Senator Mike Wilson holds town hall regarding education By Sean Baute | BOWLING GREEN, KY. (WBKO) — Sen. Mike Wilson of Warren County held a town hall meeting at Greenwood High School Monday to discuss issues regarding education, especially Senate Bill 1. Wilson addressed the teachers in the crowd, reassuring how important education is. “58% of our…
by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS – Governor Matt Bevin is planning a visit to Virginia to help Republican Ed Gillespie’s bid for governor. Gillespie’s campaign said Tuesday that the two will campaign together in Lynchburg and Staunton on February 9. Bevin joins a growing list of current and former GOP governors supporting Gillespie. The former chairman of the…
by Madeline Janicki – Elaine Chao breezed through the confirmation process, being confirmed to serve as the next Secretary of Transportation by the United States Senate on Tuesday afternoon. This will not be Chao’s first time serving in a President’s cabinet, serving under President George W. Bush as the Secretary of Labor. Chao is the first Asian-American…
by Chris Mayhew , [email protected] – STORY HIGHLIGHTS “Our current plan does not provide equal access to the law and justice,” Sen. John Schickel said. Parents arguing for child visitation rights in Boone and Kenton counties have to wait about four months before a judge hears their case. Shorter wait times for Northern Kentucky non-emergency family court cases will come…
by Ryland Barton – Kentucky is one of seven states in the U.S. that doesn’t allow charter schools. But the General Assembly is likely to soon approve a bill that would make the organizations a reality in the Bluegrass. Lawmakers will return next week to consider the measure. In the meantime, 89.3 WFPL is taking a look at…
by Chris Kenning , @ckenning_cj – The two executive orders contain multiple provisions, including the creation of 15,000 new jobs. Video provided by Newsy Newslook Louisville bills itself as a welcoming place for immigrants: Mayor Greg Fischer has often urged the city to “embrace our foreign-born neighbors.” But it hasn’t publicly declared itself a so-called “sanctuary” city, many…
by R.G. DUNLOP – Adam Horine is escorted from jail by Officer Ron Dickow in this image from jail surveillance video. Carrollton’s police chief has been held in contempt of court for his role in the removal of a mentally ill man from jail and the man’s banishment to Florida in April 2015. Rather than jail Michael…
