BY KHYATI PATEL KENTUCKY BULLITT COUNTY, Ky. — Starting in 2026, Kentucky distillers will see a tax rate on bourbon barrels drop. It’s because the state legislature passed a measure phasing out the tax, and Gov. Andy Beshear enacted it into law. The Barrel Tax sees money from each taxed barrel redirected to fire departments, public schools, or…
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern For those who plan to make a choice in Kentucky’s upcoming primary election, be sure to register to vote by 4 p.m. Monday, April 17. The primary election is Tuesday, May 16. The general election is Tuesday, Nov. 7. Registering can be completed online, via mail, or by returning voter registration cards…
Callie Stone Kentucky State Police Department / kentuckystatepolice.org FRANKFORT, KY — The Kentucky State Police is offering a solution for those who are struggling with drug addiction — it’s called the Angel Initiative. The KSP posted this video to their website to explain what the program is and how it works. According to their website, the KSP began…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A Louisville educational program supporting children impacted by violence is expanding to Nashville. Christopher 2X Game Changers has devoted resources to supporting children impacted by gun violence with the Future Healers program, which is a partnership between Christopher 2X’s Game Changers, UofL Hospital’s Trauma Institute and students at the University of Louisville School of…
WKMS | By Zoe Lewis The U.S. Department of Education has awarded nearly $3 million to Murray State University’s College of Education and Human Services and West Kentucky Educational Cooperative to place mental health providers in several western Kentucky school districts. The grant money will be used for Partner and Connect: MSU/WKEC Mental Health Providers Academy,…
ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. — Today, Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman announced nearly $10.7 in funding for career and technical education, cleaner water projects, nonprofits, tourism and law enforcement in Hardin County. “When we invest in our communities and in our people, we set ourselves up for success,”Coleman said. “As a rural Kentuckian, it’s exciting to see opportunity coming…
By Kennedy Hayes LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – A new app could prevent some instances of child abuse through prediction. The app is called the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago’s Child Injury Plausibility Assessment Support Tool, or LCAST. The app works to save children’s lives and keep families together by helping identify potential…
The Kentucky Department for Medicaid Services is reaching out to providers, stakeholders, Medicaid members, and representatives from the advocacy community to raise awareness of an important issue. As the Medicaid renewals process gets underway, DMS is reminding the public to be aware of telemarketers reaching out to sell short-term health insurance products that are not…
WKMS In the years it takes Kentucky bourbon to mature in new oak barrels, producers face two certainties: They lose a portion of the aging whiskey to evaporation and pay a tax on the containers. Now they’re going to get relief from one of them. Kentucky’s legislature this year voted to completely phase out the property tax…
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Gov. Andy Beshear has signed nine pieces of legislation passed by the 2023 General Assembly into law that increase public safety by supporting law enforcement and better protecting victims of violent crimes and children while at school. KSP resources for body cameras House Bill 401, sponsored by Rep. David Hale, R-Wellington,…
