“Under normal circumstances, the State Board of Elections receives and reports all preliminary election results on election night,” said Secretary of State Michael Adams in a press release. “However, because we, like other states voting during the pandemic, have accommodated voters by letting them mail ballots on election day, not every vote will be in…
BY JOE RAGUSA | KENTUCKY FRANKFORT, Ky. — Katie King of Hopkinsville came to the Kentucky Capitol Tuesday, just hoping for answers about her unemployment claim. What You Need To Know Protest in Frankfort over lack of unemployment Thousands of filers from March still not served. State says 90% of claims have been processed State working to…
By LIAM NIEMEYER A Murray State University spokesperson says the university supports the removal of a Confederate monument on Calloway County courthouse grounds. This support follows other departments of the university issuing separate letters calling for the removal of the monument, which features a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. The monument was installed in 1917, funded by…
By Jacqueline Pitts, The Bottom Line FRANKFORT, Ky. — In a letter to Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, key groups from across the state pointed to the critical need for protections for employers in the uncertain times of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many employers stepped up to provide emergency personal protective equipment to first responders. All employers now…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky officials say widespread coronavirus testing has started at a women’s prison after 14 people contracted the virus. J. Michael Brown, secretary of Beshear’s executive Cabinet, said Monday that the state stepped up mitigation efforts that include mass testing at the Kentucky Correctional Institution for Women. Brown says three staff members…
By DALTON YORK Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear is encouraging Kentuckians to maintain social distancing and continue wearing masks as coronavirus cases increase in the commonwealth. Beshear said compliance with mandates from the state government and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is critical to safely reopening Kentucky’s economy and continuing to defeat COVID-19. “If…
By LIAM NIEMEYER As the economies of the Ohio Valley gradually reopen from the pandemic closures, state officials are still reporting hundreds of coronavirus cases each day in the region. In Kentucky, coronavirus cases are again on the rise, with a week-long average of daily cases approaching the highest level yet. Public health officials are concerned about…
BY JOE RAGUSA | KENTUCKY FRANKFORT, Ky. — Activists want to see a change in the wake of recent violence involving police, including a new push to defund police departments. What You Need To Know Governor asked about defunding police It isn’t an either-or situation Believes investment is needed Federal government needs to help communities with funding…
BY ASHLEIGH MILLS | KENTUCKY LOUISVILLE, Ky. — As people protest for racial equity and justice, the Jefferson County Public Schools District (JCPS) rolled out its plan to change the student assignment program in hopes of providing more equity to students in West Louisville. What You Need To Know JCPS proposes end for forced busing Superintendent…
by Joel Schipper LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Voters in Georgia waited in line for hours in the rain to cast their ballots Tuesday. Some waited up to five hours. So Jefferson County election officials are doing all they can to make sure that is not the case June 23 during the primary. “We have about…
