Chris Yu What will the fall semester look like for higher education? West Kentucky Community & Technical College and Murray State University are working on plans to welcome back students and faculty safely. The first day of classes for both schools will be Aug. 17. WKCTC’S REOPENING PLAN West Kentucky Community & Technical College President…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WAVE) – Following a two-day interview process, the Kentucky Board of Education announced Tuesday it has selected and identified a candidate to fill the role as the next commissioner of education. KBE had interviewed three candidates for the position: Dr. Felicia Cumings Smith, the current JCPS assistant superintendent of teaching and learning, Dr.…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A Kentucky state lawmaker wants to limit a governor’s power during emergencies. State Rep. Savannah Maddox, R-Dry Ridge, has proposed legislation that would require all emergency orders issued by the governor to last no longer than 14 days. The legislature would then be allowed to decide whether to extend the orders.…
By STU JOHNSON Kentucky’s response so far in the 2020 U.S. Census at 65% ranks it in the top third of states across the country. The process of collecting family data is set to change in a few weeks when door to door canvassers are scheduled to go out in Kentucky communities. Helene Kramer-Longton with the…
by Kevin Wheatley LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The group petitioning local voters to challenge a property tax rate increase passed by the Jefferson County Board of Education has gathered more than 39,000 signatures but needs thousands more to meet the Friday deadline, one of the leaders of the recall effort said Monday. Theresa Camoriano, president…
By KARYN CZAR Here in Kentucky, we are facing a $1.1 billion dollar budget shortfall if more federal aid isn’t approved by Congress. During his Tuesday press briefing last week Governor Andy Beshear said “There’s no alternative to additional federal help other than the people of Kentucky suffer for it.” Beshear added that the Coronavirus has…
The Kentucky Department of Revenue is reminding taxpayers that the 2019 state income tax filing deadline is coming up on July 15. On March 26, Gov. Andy Beshear directed DOR to extend the filing deadline by three months in response to disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Governor’s decision mirrored the federal income tax…
By Mark Maynard Kentucky Today Kentucky House Majority Floor Leader John “Bam” Carney, who has been hospitalized for six months from a severe battle with pancreatitis, continues to make slow and steady improvement, his brother said last week in a Facebook post. Mark Carney said his brother was moved to Kindred at Jewish Hospital and…
BY JAMILAH MUHAMMAD KENTUCKY KENTUCKY — The Black Lives Matter movement continues to call for social change, and one Kentucky legislator plans to answer that call one classroom at a time. What You Need To Know Kentucky bill looks to make African-American history curriculum more robust House Bill 9 introduced by Rep. Attica Scott in 2019 Will be…
Kentucky’s primary election on Tuesday went pretty smoothly, despite claims from national celebrities and politicians that there would be widespread chaos as a result of having fewer in-person polling places in the state. But even though it appears there was record voter turnout during the election, there were still some problems. Voters in Lexington had…
