By The Associated Press | LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky House Democratic leader Rocky Adkins has called on potential rival Andy Beshear to temporarily halt fundraising for next year’s gubernatorial campaign and focus on raising money for the party’s legislative candidates this year. Adkins made the request Thursday to any Kentucky Democrat considering a run for…
by RONNIE ELLIS, CNHI Kentucky – FRANKFORT — There are obvious signs that incumbent Republican Congressman Andy Barr has a fight on his hands if he wants to continue to represent Kentucky’s Sixth District. On Monday, Barr unleashed his third attack in as many weeks on his Democratic opponent Amy McGrath, an unusual move by…
By WYMT News Staff | FRANKFORT, Ky. (WYMT) – Kentucky is receiving nearly $5.5 million for enhanced election security. A total of $389 million will be distributed to most states. The Secretary of State’s office said a majority of the money will go to counties to upgrade voting equipment. The new equipment will have to provide…
by ASSOCIATED PRESS – The Kentucky State Board of Elections has voted to reaffirm its policy of not posting lists of write-in candidates in polling places. Democratic Attorney General Andy Beshear’s office issued an opinion last week saying posting a list of certified write-in candidates at polling places would not violate the state’s electioneering ban.…
FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet (EEC) today released a draft plan for spending $20.3 million awarded to the Commonwealth under the national Volkswagen Settlement Mitigation Trust Agreement. The plan is designed to reduce transportation-sector nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions, which contribute to the formation of ozone and fine particulate matter in Kentucky. Kentucky’s…
Heaven Hill Distillery has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Heaven’s Door Spirits, a whiskey line co-owned by Dylan and released earlier this year. by Jason Riley – LOUISVILLE, Ky., (WDRB) – Attorneys for a well-known Kentucky bourbon maker are knock, knock, knockin’ on Bob Dylan’s door. Heaven Hill Distillery has filed a trademark infringement…
By Caitlin Centner – WATCH EPSB waives Rank II requirement for Kentucky teachers FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) – The Kentucky Department of Education recommends changes to teacher qualifications. Monday, the Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board waived the mandatory requirement for teachers to move from Rank III to Rank II. For most teachers, that meant earning a master’s…
Kentucky Retirement Systems (KRS) announced today the interest earned and credited to members in its Tier 3, Hybrid Cash Balance Plan. The Hybrid Cash Balance Plan is for members who began participation on or after January 1, 2014 per guidelines established under Kentucky Revised Statutes 61.597 and 16.583. Click for full report For the fiscal…
By Mark Hansel, NKyTribune managing editor – Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear was at the Kenton County Detention Center last week to get a firsthand look at an innovative drug program aimed at treating inmates during incarceration. Kenton County Jailer Terry Carl, left, speaks with Attorney General Andy Beshear at the Detention Center last week. Beshear…
by Thomas Novelly, Louisville Courier Journal – A USA TODAY investigation found that dozens of lobbyists and government contractors are among the members of President Trump’s private golf clubs. USA TODAY President Donald Trump’s bromance with U.S. Sen. Rand Paul has been confirmed. The Kentucky Republican boarded Air Force One on Sunday and later had a…