BY JOHN HINGSBERGEN Lexington Mayor Jim Gray is joining the mayor of Kentucky’s largest city in asking the state of California to exempt them from a ban on travel to Kentucky. As WEKU’s John Hingsbergen reports, Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer sent his letter Monday. The ban on state-funded travel, announced last week, is aimed at places…
ByRyland Barton – A Kentucky lawmaker has filed legislation that would move elections for statewide offices like governor, attorney general and secretary of state to the same years that presidential elections take place. If approved, the proposal would extend the terms of Kentucky’s next governor and other constitutional officeholders by one year, giving the elected officials…
BY ASHLIE STE- Soozie Eastman, the executive director of the Louisville Film Society, says for decades Kentucky had the reputation of being “flyover country” for filmmakers. In fact, that’s where the society’s annual film festival gets its name. But this year, as preparations are being made for the 9th Annual Flyover Film Festival, things are feeling…
BY BILL ESTEP bestep@herald-leader.com – A national coal group is opposing a bill sponsored by Eastern Kentucky’s Republican congressman that would accelerate the release of $1 billion for reclamation projects on abandoned mine lands.The bill, known by the acronym RECLAIM and sponsored by U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers of Somerset, is scheduled for a hearing Tuesday at…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky’s Republican governor said he reluctantly supports the Senate’s plan to replace the Affordable Care Act and blamed its shaky prospects for passage on “mushy moderates” who “don’t have enough spine” to pass the bill. Kentucky was one of 31 states that expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. It did…
By: Tom Loftus , @TomLoftus_CJ – FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Bevin administration budget office is advertising for a law firm to assist it in the development of its tax reform proposal. And the solicitation posted on state government’s procurement website seeks a “final report of possible taxation options available at both local and state levels” by Sept.…
BY BETH MUSGRAVE bmusgrave@herald-leader.com – Gov. Matt Bevin’s proposed reorganization of dozens of medical and professional boards that oversee licensing of more than 100,000 professionals in Kentucky has been delayed, state officials told boards this week. Officials with the Kentucky Public Protection Cabinet had previously told leaders of 39 boards that Bevin planned to sign an executive…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – A new analysis of election results by The Associated Press indicates Republicans could have benefited slightly during the 2016 election from the way Kentucky state House districts were drawn. The analysis measuring the “efficiency gap” shows Kentucky Republicans won about three more seats than they should have given their share…
By Kevin Wheatley – A new program helping early childhood educators and administrators learn the skills they need to improve daycares, preschools and kindergartens across the state is halfway through its first year, and an official with the Ohio Valley Educational Cooperative says she hopes the state will find the necessary funding to keep it going.…
By LISA GILLESPIE (KPR) – Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear announced on Wednesday that he is working with attorneys general from across the country to investigate whether drug manufacturers contributed to the opioid epidemic “by illegally marketing and selling opioids,” according to his office. The action follows a suit filed in May by Ohio’s attorney general. In Kentucky,…