By CORINNE BOYER The Kentucky Hospital Association estimates hospitals in the commonwealth will lose $2.6 billion in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. CORINNE BOYER A new report estimates the COVID-19 pandemic will result in billion-dollar losses for Kentucky hospitals by the end of 2020. The Kentucky Hospital Association released the report which found the COVID-19…
By STU JOHNSON With the general election less than one month away, Kentucky’s top election official is already predicting about three-quarters of registered voters will cast a ballot in November. Michael Adams addressed Lexington Rotarians remotely last week. During this coronavirus period, Kentucky voters have options. They can vote by mail, drop box, early in-person, and…
Chris Otts, Gilbert Corsey Note: This story has been updated to reflect information provided by Kentucky Labor Cabinet after initial publication on Wednesday afternoon. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – More than two weeks after Kentucky began paying unemployment recipients an extra $400 per week using FEMA money redirected by President Trump, several unemployment recipients have told WDRB they’re…
Jillianne Moncrief FRANKFORT, KY — Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams says the commonwealth continues to see an uptick in voter registration, with the state’s number of registered voters increasing to over 3.5 million as of August 31. Adams says there has been a rise of 19,626 registered voters, or 0.56%, in the past month.…
By WKYT News Staff LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WKYT) – A Kentucky lawmaker is hosting a virtual concert to promote voter registration. State Representative Charles Booker represents part of Louisville. He ran against retired Lieutenant Colonel Amy McGrath in Kentucky’s 2020 Senate primary. Booker’s group “Hood to the Holler” is partnering with “Rural Organizing” to host an online…
By STU JOHNSON After a few years of discussion and eight months of consultant work including meetings with many eastern Kentucky stakeholders, a formal proposal for a destination resort project near Red River Gorge has been unveiled. The final design, as developed by the Stantec firm, was the subject of a virtual town hall Tuesday night.…
By CHLOE MOORE The Local Citizen Foster Care Review Boards will hosts meetings that are virtually open to the public to discuss how to improve the foster care system in Kentucky. Feedback from the meetings will be used when making recommendations to the governor, legislature, and Supreme Court of Kentucky. A press release issued by the Kentucky Administrative…
By JOSH JAMES Sen. Mitch McConnell and Democratic challenger Amy McGrath have yet to square away one remaining detail about their planned debate on Gray TV. McConnell and McGrath haven’t been shy about throwing verbal punches in attack ads, but it remains to be seen whether the Senate candidates will debate face to face. For now…
The map from the Kentucky Center for Statistics shows unemployment rates by county.(wsaz) By Chad Hedrick FRANKFORT, Ky. (WSAZ) – Despite unemployment rates the highest in eastern Kentucky, and many telling WSAZ they have waited months for their benefits, the Kentucky Labor Cabinet says there are no immediate plans to hold pop-up events across the state.…
By JOSH JAMES Kentucky election officials are working on a system that will both notify absentee voters of mistakes made when filling out their ballots and give them a chance to fix them. According to a Courier Journal report, more than 6,600 Fayette County absentee votes in this year’s primary election were rejected due to various issues –…
