There has been a moratorium on executions in Kentucky for years, but that could change under rules the Department of Corrections has proposed that, if approved, would let the state resume carrying out the death penalty. The department filed draft protocols spelling out how the state would execute condemned inmates by lethal injection or by…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Max Wise wants to know where $600 million went. The Republican Kentucky state senator says independent pharmacies in his rural central Kentucky district are in danger of closing, in part because of low reimbursement rates from Medicaid. He says the joint state and federal Medicaid program spent $1.68 billion on pharmacy…
With the Kentucky Supreme Court set to weigh in on the discrimination case against Lexington t-shirt maker Hands On Originals, gay rights advocates are preparing a ruling that could force communities to rethink how fairness ordinances are interpreted. The Hands On case mirrors one before the U.S. Supreme Court, involving a baker who declined to…
Three longtime members of the Kentucky General Assembly, including NKY’s Arnold Simpson, were honored for their years of service and dedication to the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its citizens at the 15th annual Black History Month Celebration in the Capitol Rotunda. Dr. M. Christopher Brown II, president of Kentucky State University, was the keynote speaker.…
Legislation to update the state’s workers’ compensation system and provide better care for injured workers and more affordable workers’ compensation costs for Kentucky businesses was filed as House Bill 2 on Monday. House Bill 2, sponsored by Rep. Adam Koenig, is supported by a large coalition of organizations in the commonwealth including the Kentucky Chamber,…
Gov. Matt Bevin will be in Covington on Thursday to help launch an innovative new partnership between Thomas More College and Gravity Diagnostics. The Thomas More College Work Ready Incubator is a ground-breaking program that will benefit students in their quest for real-world experiences, as well as businesses in their search for high-quality talent by…
by R.G. Dunlop & Jacob Ryan – Linda Belcher sat alone at the front of the crowded room, fielding questions from the Bullitt County Chamber of Commerce. What are voters’ biggest concerns? Jobs, the Democrat said. Addiction-related problems. How can we unite Bullitt County? Belcher said there’s no easy answer; some people just don’t want to work…
by ALAN LYTLE & LAURA CULLEN GLASSCOCK & KENTUCKY GAZETTE – Lawmakers in Frankfort have been meeting for more than a month but still haven’t tackled public pensions, passed a state budget, or a tax reform package. WUKY’s Alan Lytle talks with Laura Cullen Glasscock, editor and publisher of the Frankfort-based Kentucky Gazette about an…
by DANIEL DESROCHERS, ddesrochers@herald-leader.com – Three hundred people have filed to run for a seat in the Kentucky General Assembly in 2018, including nearly 100 women. But which of those candidates do you actually need to pay attention to? We made two maps to help out. All 100 House districts are up for grabs in 2018.…
In this University of Louisville Athletic Association meeting on June 2, 2017, interim President Greg Postel praises the review of then-athletic director Tom Jurich. University of Louisville While the University of Louisville was announcing a new law firm and a change in strategy for dealing with Tom Jurich and Rick Pitino last Thursday, Jurich’s representatives were in Frankfort seeking…