Originally published on October 4, 2017 10:27 pm Kerri De Nies received the news this spring from her son’s pediatrician: Her chubby-cheeked toddler has a rare brain disorder. She’d never heard of the disease — adrenoleukodystrophy, or ALD — but soon felt devastated and overwhelmed. “I probably read everything you could possibly read online — every…
As state representatives consider ways to shore up Kentucky’s Road Fund, the co-chair of a House working group exploring that issue has prefiled a bill that would establish annual fees for hybrid and electric vehicles. Rep. Sal Santoro, a Florence Republican who co-chairs the House Working Group on Kentucky’s Transportation Infrastructure, has proposed a three-tier…
During next year’s legislative session, lawmakers will consider adding a “crime victims’ bill of rights” to Kentucky’s constitution. The measure would create several constitutional guarantees, including a requirement that courts notify victims or their families when an offender is released from custody. Advocates have pushed for “Marsy’s Law” in recent legislative sessions but the efforts…
COLD SPRING – Whether Brighton Center can open a women’s recovery center under existing Campbell County zoning is being questioned. The Newport-based nonprofit plans a 50-bed residential treatment center outside Cold Spring city limits for women recovering from addiction has been hotly contested and protested by some residents. Brighton Center has an option to buy 50…
The Kentucky Retired Teachers Association (KRTA) has launched a statewide grassroots campaign to protect the earned retirement security of thousands of retirees who served a career educating children. The campaign will advocate for fairness and fight political leaders in Frankfort who support forcing retired teachers to bail out elected officials’ mismanagement of Kentucky’s teacher retirement…
As a high-stakes Wisconsin gerrymandering case goes before the U.S. Supreme Court this week, one Kentucky group is taking a closer look at the state’s electoral map. Their preliminary findings suggest the commonwealth isn’t among the worst offenders, but some district shapes do raise eyebrows. Descriptions of oddly-drawn gerrymandered districts often sound like Rorschach test…
GLASGOW, Ky, (WBKO) – A manufacturer of custom printed uniforms, flags, and accessories for marching bands will invest more than $1.1 million in Barren County. A press release from Governor Matt Bevin’s office says My Visual Package will create 30 full-time jobs in Barren County: “Startups like MVP play an instrumental role in Kentucky’s economic…
A conservative-leaning think tank is asking Mayor Greg Fischer and the Metro Council to give taxpayers more time to consider paying a $30 million bond to assist Louisville City FC in building a soccer stadium in Butchertown. Fischer says the public-private partnership, which would erect a 10,000-seat facility, is a good use of taxpayer money that will put acres of…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 2, 2017) — As Kentucky lawmakers try to decide how to deal with the commonwealth’s pension problem, a widely recognized scholar on the subject of state and local pension systems will be speaking at University of Kentucky’s Gatton College of Business and Economics on Wednesday, Oct. 18. Joshua D. Rauh’s research on…
CORBIN — On Wednesday, the Southeast/South-Central Educational Cooperative hosted its first “You’re Not Alone” conference in Corbin. Every spring the SESC hosts several transition fairs across its region in order to accommodate all 29 high schools it serves. During last year’s spring transition fairs the educational consultants realized the students in attendance with moderate and…
