by BETH MISGAVE, bmusgrave@herald-leader.com – Kentucky environmental officials who wanted to inspect possible asbestos contamination on a nearly 90-acre site off Squires Road in Lexington were unable to enter the site Wednesday, state officials confirmed. “We tried to get on the site but the gate was locked and the company did not return our phone calls,”…
by Mandy McLaren, Louisville Courier Journal – JCPS critic Hail Heiner resigns cabinet post as Kentucky Education and Workforce Development to join Kentucky Board of Education. April 17, 2018 FRANKFORT, Ky. — In a move that threatens to further politicize the Kentucky Department of Education, the state’s education board voted to change its rules so that any…
by ASSOCIATED PRESS – C.M. Newton’s life in basketball started as a player, but he impacted the game even more as a coach and administrator thanks to a belief in diversity and a grand vision that changed the rules and influenced the selection of the original U.S. Olympic “Dream Team” in 1992. Officials at Alabama…
by Melissa Reinert, mreinert@enquirer.com – A plan to get Northern Kentucky drug-free is about to get a boost, even as the plan’s initiator – the Northern Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy – begins to search for a new leader. State Rep. Kim Moser will transition from her role as former executive director to member of the Drug Control…
by LESLEY CLARK, lclark@mcclatchydc.com – WASHINGTON — EMILY’s List and NARAL, eager to spend record amounts to boost women and abortion rights advocates in the fall elections, are staying out of Kentucky — where one of the nation’s most prominent women candidates is running in one of the country’s most hotly contested congressional races. Neither group is…
by Tom Loftus, Louisville Courier Journal – FRANKFORT, Ky. — A Kentucky lawmaker says he complied with “the letter and the spirit” of the state’s ethics code in taking a four-day trip to England that’s now at the heart of an FBI investigation that has led to the resignation of Ohio’s House speaker. Senate Majority Leader Damon Thayer, R-Georgetown, said…
by Michon Lindstrom – The alcohol industry in Kentucky is experiencing a boom right now. From distillers to microbreweries, more and more local businesses are popping up throughout the state. Kentucky’s signature spirit, bourbon has generated millions for the commonwealth and as craft beer is becoming more popular that industry is beginning to bring in…
By Alan Fram, Associated Press | WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday he was canceling most of the Senate’s time-honored August recess, an election-year move that could help lawmakers clear extra work while keeping vulnerable Democratic senators off the campaign trail. McConnell, R-Ky., said he decided to shorten the usual summer getaway…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (May 25, 2018) – Last week the Louisville Metro Council passed an ordinance requiring nutritional standards and a healthy default beverage in children’s meals, the first in the nation to adopt the combined standards. The so-called “healthy-by-default” rule that passed 13-11 by the Louisville Metro Council aims to tackle the city’s skyrocketing childhood…
by Thomas Novelly, Louisville Courier Journal – Published 10:30 a.m. ET May 31, 2018 | Updated 10:46 a.m. ET May 31, 2018 Mitch McConnell is one of the most prominent political figures in the country. Here are five facts about the Kentucky senator you may not have known. Valeria Merino/Courier-Journal Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is…