BY JOE RAGUSA KENTUCKY FRANKFORT, Ky. – Governor-elect Andy Beshear plans to overhaul the Kentucky Board of Education once he takes over, which could mean Education Commissioner Wayne Lewis will be on his way out soon. Lewis has been the commissioner since April 2018, when the previous commissioner Stephen Pruitt resigned. Governor Matt Bevin had enough of his…
BY JOE RAGUSA KENTUCKY FRANKFORT, Ky. – University of Louisville officials are defending their request for a $50 million loan from the state. U of L bought Jewish Hospital in Louisville along with other properties owned by KentuckyOne Health. The deal went through earlier this month, but the university still wants $50 million dollars to help finance the…
BY JOE RAGUSA KENTUCKY FRANKFORT, Ky. – A project to build broadband internet infrastructure across Kentucky wants $100 million over the next two years. Representatives with Kentucky Wired pitched their budget request to lawmakers on the Interim Joint Appropriations and Revenue Committee Tuesday. The project started under former governor Steve Beshear, placing 3,000 miles of fiber optic cable…
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary October 2019 unemployment rate was 4.3 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency within the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet (EWDC). The unemployment rate for October 2019 was down from the 4.4 percent reported for September 2019. The preliminary October 2019 jobless rate was…
By WAVE Staff | LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – Kentucky is one year away from its REAL ID requirements to fly commercially within the United States. Kentuckians will need a driver’s license that is REAL ID-compliant or a passport in order to board domestic flights or enter secure federal facilities. Monday, Kentucky officials announced 12 cities across the state…
BY JOE RAGUSA KENTUCKY FRANKFORT, Ky. — More than 100 hospitals in rural Kentucky have closed since 2010, leading to an increased chance of death due to lack of access to health care. And lawmakers are trying to figure out how to stop more from shutting their doors. A recent report from Navigant found nearly a quarter of…
By Leanne Fuller PADUCAH — Paxton Media Group has named Jamie Paxton as its next president and chief executive officer. He will take over the role on Jan. 1, succeeding David Paxton. In a news release announcing the change, PMG said David Paxton, who has been president and CEO for 20 years, will remain with…
By Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) – The University of Kentucky’s Appalachian Center is hosting a student-led series of events designed to bring awareness to water issues in eastern Kentucky and beyond. The events Monday through Thursday will focus on ecology, infrastructure and bottled water, and highlight organizations working on water-related issues. The Appalachian Center is based…
Deborah Yetter, Louisville Courier Journal In Kentucky, anyone who suspects child abuse or neglect is required by state law to report it to the authorities — a law that also applies to suspected abuse of an older or vulnerable adult. But attempting to follow the law is resulting in lengthy waits on hold and frustrating delays for people…
By Will Puckett | HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) – We are now almost two weeks into the end of Daylights Savings Time and some are begging to go back. The time change for some people marks the end of summer, fun, and happiness, and brings the dreary, cold and dark days of winter. A bill pre-filed in Kentucky is…