By STU JOHNSON – A University of Kentucky political scientist doesn’t expect high profile political events in central Kentucky this past weekend to greatly affect voting decisions for those who attended the rallies. Former Vice President Joe Biden participated in congressional challenger Amy McGrath’s fish fry Friday and President Trump spoke before a pack coliseum…
by Michon Lindstrom – Kentucky’s statewide voter registration list is being sold on the dark web. Anomali Labs researchers in partnership with Intel 471 uncovered the information disclosure of United States voter registration databases. The report shows 19 states are affected and 23 million records—for just three of the states. Anomali believes more than 35…
By Associated Press | LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky Republican Gov. Matt Bevin has posted a video showing himself throwing smoke bombs and shooting grenade launchers. Bevin posted the video Sunday on Twitter, a day after President Donald Trump visited the state. In the video, Bevin says when he was elected, he talked about blowing things…
By JACKSON FRENCH jfrench@bgdailynews.com – Congressional legislation that would make the process of removing local dams easier for the Army Corps of Engineers is awaiting President Donald Trump’s signature. The America’s Water Infrastructure Act contains more than 5,000 sections, including one that, according to Michael Hensley with the Nature Conservancy, clarifies a legal question that’s been…
by Michon Lindstrom – As Kentucky prisons continue to fill with low-level non-violent offenders—Several criminal justice reform bills will likely be taken up during the 2019 legislative session, after a broad reform package stalled last year. State Rep. Jason Nemes, R-Louisville, says they will be introducing pieces of that broader package that includes reducing nonviolent…
The city says relatively new tools and programs helped the city sell 125 vacant, abandoned properties, but there’s still one big challenge: supply far exceeds demand. by Chad Mills – LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — As he strolls through the art gallery he helps manage in west Louisville, Charles Booker is absorbed by so many of the…
by ASSOCIATED PRESS – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is warning Republicans considering challenging President Donald Trump in 2020 that it would be “a waste of time.” The Kentucky Republican told The Associated Press in an interview Wednesday that that it would be “very, very difficult to unseat the president in the primary.” Republicans, such as…
by Morgan Watkins, Louisville Courier Journal – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell discuses the new Associate Justice for the Supreme Court Brett Kavanaugh Louisville Courier Journal A Fox News contributor, a former attorney general for President George W. Bush and others united at U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell’s alma mater Wednesday to call for criminal justice…
By Shawn Allen | MARTIN COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) – During the weekend, Martin County Water District Customers found themselves without water. “We repaired water lines that were broken and when the water was turned back on another leak had to be found and fixed, said John Hensley, Martin County Utility Board Member. Hensley said they are…
Kentucky is one of only 11 states to receive grants to create a Statewide Family Engagement Center, a project that includes Children, Inc. as a partner. Kentucky families will benefit through a five-year, $5 million U.S. Department of Education grant to create the center.The National Center for Families Learning (NCFL) will support The Prichard Committee…