Shared parenting law well-received

by Rachel Adkins | The Daily Independent –  Matt Hale, Kentucky chairman of the National Parents Organization (left), and Sen. Robin Webb, D-Grayson. Submitted photo FRANKFORT Matt Hale believes the most popular law to be passed in Kentucky this year might be the one regarding shared parenting. The law creates a presumption that joint custody…

Bevin defends Trump Administration’s roll back of Obama’s Clean Power Plan

by Michon Lindstrom – OWENSBORO– Gov. Matt Bevin, R-Kentucky, held a community forum in Owensboro on Wednesday, where much of the attention was focused on the Trump Administration’s “Affordable Clean Energy” plan announced the day before. Members of the community grilled the Republican governor, who shares a similar opinion with the Trump Administration on his…

Race is on in 6th District

by RONNIE ELLIS, CNHI Kentucky – FRANKFORT — There are obvious signs that incumbent Republican Congressman Andy Barr has a fight on his hands if he wants to continue to represent Kentucky’s Sixth District. On Monday, Barr unleashed his third attack in as many weeks on his Democratic opponent Amy McGrath, an unusual move by…

$20.3M Volkswagen settlement mitigation spending plan released for public comment

FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet (EEC) today released a draft plan for spending $20.3 million awarded to the Commonwealth under the national Volkswagen Settlement Mitigation Trust Agreement.  The plan is designed to reduce transportation-sector nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions, which contribute to the formation of ozone and fine particulate matter in Kentucky. Kentucky’s…