Officials detail cost-of-living adjustments during Murray State University budget town hall

WKMS | By Derek Operle Murray State University officials detailed a proposed cost-of-living adjustment or COLA for school employees during a budget town hall on campus Tuesday. University administrators hailed the COLA as the biggest since the Fiscal Year 2000. MSU Vice President of Finances and Administrative Services Jackie Dudley said it’s a ranged adjustment that…

‘Woke’ Ky. schools, religious freedoms and border security: a closer look at GOP gubernatorial campaign messaging

WUKY | By Alan Lytle WUKY’s Alan Lytle and Kentucky Gazette editor and publisher Laura Cullen Glasscock examine the strategies and talking points that Kelly Craft and Daniel Cameron are emphasizing in their ads and on the campaign trail. They also talk about what Craft’s running mate, Senator Max Wise – the author of the controversial…

After a child’s death, a 170-year-old Kentucky youth welfare institution is on the verge of collapse

Louisville Public Media | By Jess Clark Bellewood and Brooklawn has been serving Kentucky children since the 1850s. But after the death of a child there last July was ruled a homicide, the institution faces an uncertain future. At Bellewood and Brooklawn’s annual donor’s breakfast, about 150 of Louisville’s well-to-do sipped coffee and orange juice inside…

Kentucky Republicans accept money from sustainable investors, but pass anti-ESG legislation

Louisville Public Media | By Ryan Van Velzer Kentucky Republicans have spent the last two years pushing back against corporate environmental, social and governance goals while accepting funds from pro-ESG companies to renovate and expand the party’s headquarters. The Republican Party of Kentucky Building Fund has accepted nearly $1.85 million in contributions since October from companies…