Kentucky K-12 leaders concerned by ‘drastic’ takeover threat in GOP budget proposal

Louisville Public Media | By Jess Clark The Republican budget proposal threatens school districts with “takeover” if they don’t make progress on employee recruitment and retention. The Kentucky School Boards Association and its members are worried. The House Republican budget proposal warns Kentucky school districts they could face state takeover if they don’t make progress against the ongoing…

KY Organ Donor Affiliates marks record-breaking 2023 with 693 lives saved through donations

For the sixth consecutive year, Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates (KODA) has eclipsed its previous records in saving lives and expanding the donor registry. In 2023, the gift of life from 299 organ donors translated into a remarkable 729 transplants, the most in KODA history. Thousands more individuals were impacted through tissue donation. This marks a…

Kentucky bill seeks to cut regulations, expand ‘middle housing’ to improve affordability

Kentucky Public Radio | By Joe Sonka A Frankfort lawmaker wants Kentucky to join states across the country that have recently passed laws to expand “middle housing” — eliminating regulatory barriers to address shortages and soaring costs. State Rep. Steven Doan, a Republican from Erlanger, filed House Bill 102 on the second day of the Kentucky General Assembly’s…

First Opioid Abatement meeting under new leader draws big crowd, largely to support ibogaine study

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Nearly 130 people attended the first Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission meeting under the group’s new executive director, by all indications in support of the former director’s plan to fund research to help legalize a psychedelic drug as a possible treatment for opioid addiction. “This is very high attendance for…

Eastern Kentucky groups say state’s $300M plan to house flood victims ‘unfair’

Kentucky Public Radio | authorBy Justin Hicks   Justin Hicks An apartment outside of Hazard, Kentucky was destroyed by water and mud during the 2022 flooding. Kentucky’s Department for Local Government received plenty of criticism on its plan to spend hundreds of millions of dollars in federal flood recovery, but the agency submitted the plan to…

Ky director of small business group says his members seeking tax relief

WEKU | By Stu Johnson The state director for the National Federation of Independent Business says the Commonwealth’s small business community is looking for some legislative remedies. Tom Underwood said one bill requires the State Revenue Department to put all working documents and guidance on taxation on their website. He said that could reduce so-called “gotcha…