BY ERIN KELLY KENTUCKY FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentuckians won’t be paying more in gas taxes for now. A move to increase the tax by 10 cents did not move forward before the legislative session ended Tuesday. What You Need To Know A bill that would raise the gas tax by 10 cents per gallon did not move…
By Kelly Dean BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) – Nearly 25 percent of Kentucky’s population is vaccinated against COVID-19, but will enough people receive the vaccine in order to reach herd immunity? As Governor Beshear announced the tenth week of decreasing COVID cases in Kentucky, many are attributing this feat to the vaccine. “We’re routinely scheduling over…
By Ashton Jones BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) – A Kentucky state senator is the victim of unemployment fraud. Whitney Westerfield posted a tweet yesterday showing a fraudulent unemployment claim someone filed in his name. [Story continues below Twitter embed] Westerfield received a letter from the unemployment office stating he was entitled to Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA),…
By WBKO News Staff FRANKFORT, Ky. – Gov. Andy Beshear has made the following appointments to Kentucky boards and commissions: Gov. Beshear has appointed the Honorable Mark Thurmond of Franklin to the office of Circuit Judge for the 49th Judicial Circuit, Division 1, of Kentucky. Gov. Beshear has appointed Queenie Averette, Tonya Lindsey, Amy Brady, Melissa…
By Chad Hedrick FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) – For a year now, COVID-19 has been a part of our regular vocabulary. So have phrases like social distancing. But as vaccines are going into arms, the nation’s top health officials say those who have gotten fully vaccinated can gather with others who have been vaccinated, and don’t have…
By Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Gov. Andy Beshear is urging Kentucky’s lawmakers to go bold in crafting a budget. Beshear said Monday the money is available to strengthen the state’s competitiveness as the economy recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. The governor’s pitch came as top lawmakers started a final push toward putting together a…
By Ryland Barton Police reform wasn’t on the radar of most Kentucky lawmakers when Louisville police killed Breonna Taylor last March. But after months of protests calling for change, politicians started to pay attention. Demonstrations led to some new policies—the city of Louisville passed a ban on no-knock warrants and Lexington temporarily suspended them. And at…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Indiana General Assembly has sent a bill to Gov. Eric Holcomb’s office that would provide civil liability protections for businesses from COVID-related lawsuits. Greater Louisville Inc. strongly supported this legislation, working with a coalition of business organizations throughout the state and urging Hoosier lawmakers from the Greater Louisville region to vote in favor…
By Dakota Makres HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) – State Representative Adam Bowling posted on Facebook that his dad, former State Representative Mike Bowling died. Representative Mike Bowling served the 87th District in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1991 to 1998. Bowling was also an attorney in Middlesboro. On Friday, Bowling resigned from the Kentucky Board of Education. “He…
By STU JOHNSON First term Kentucky Senator Adrienne Southworth says the first half of the 2021 general assembly session has gone about how she expected. The Lawrenceburg republican filled the Senate seat held by former Governor Julian Carroll. Listen here. Her chamber and the 100 member House approved what’s been termed a “skeleton” budget bill early…
