By KARYN CZAR The Kentucky National Guard is preparing to assist local officials at polling locations in 38 counties on Election Day. Guard officials say about 280 guardsmen will provide logistical and administrative support next Tuesday. They’re stepping in because many poll workers and volunteers are typically in a high-risk category for contracting COVID-19. Guardsmen will…
By Ryland Barton While Mitch McConnell oversaw the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court, candidates trying to unseat him in the Senate participated in a televised debate on KET. Democratic candidate Amy McGrath and Libertarian Brad Barron criticized McConnell for rushing the confirmation through eight days before the General Election and not…
By Jared Bennett Kentucky Senate Republicans intend to file a bill that would prevent the unemployment office from “clawing back” money mistakenly paid to people who self-quarantined. Republican leadership announced the plan at a press conference last week, where they discussed concerns with Gov. Andy Beshear’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. Among those concerns were missteps…
By Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource As Kentucky continues to post record high numbers of coronavirus cases, University of Kentucky HealthCare hospitals revealed plans to accommodate an expected spike of hospitalized COVID-19 patients. UK’s Albert B. Chandler Hospital in Lexington treats COVID-19 patients from the city and some coronavirus patients have been transferred from other Kentucky…
By STU JOHNSON Fayette County Clerk Don Blevins labels the in-person voting response at eight locations around Lexington as, quote, “ok so far.” The early voting sites in three libraries, two schools, a community college campus site, plus the Senior and Dunbar Centers have been open since mid-October. Blevins hopes for a bigger response this week.…
By STU JOHNSON Over the last decade, Kentucky tomato production has shifted from the field to the house. That’s in line with two events last week offered by the Agritech company AppHarvest. University of Kentucky Extension Vegetable Specialist Rachel Rudolph says the state’s ag census shows open field tomato production went from just over 900 acres…
By DON SERGENT [email protected] Whether it’s the $2.2 trillion bill pushed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., or the $500 billion plan put forward by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Kentucky’s junior senator doesn’t have to think twice before deciding where he stands on more pandemic relief from the federal government. U.S. Sen. Rand…
BY MICHAEL CADIGAN KENTUCKY LOUISVILLE, Ky. — If Amy Coney Barrett is confirmed this month, there will be a 6-3 conservative majority on the Supreme Court. Both Jonathan Shaub, professor at the University of Kentucky College of Law, and Eugene Mazo, professor at the University of Louisville School of Law, said this could lead to political parties…
By Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear says Kentucky has been awarded more than $780,000 in federal funding that will be used to help protect residents from scams, fraud and price gouging during the coronavirus pandemic. Beshear announced the funding Wednesday in a statement. The Attorney General’s Office will receive funding to hire…
By Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Democrats have sent in absentee ballots at more than twice the rate as Republicans. But more GOP voters are turning out for early in-person voting. The numbers were provided Wednesday by the secretary of state’s office. Through Tuesday, more than 282,400 Democrats statewide had returned absentee ballots, compared…
