by Tom Loftus, Louisville Courier Journal – Published 3:27 p.m. ET June 13, 2018 | Updated 6:42 p.m. ET June 13, 2018 The Poor People’s campaign, an anti-poverty group, was once more denied access to the Kentucky State Capitol this week. Tom Loftus, Louisville Courier Journal FRANKFORT – Rev. William Barber, national co-chair of the Poor People’s…
By Macy Marie | (WYMT) – Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Treating Barriers to Prosperity Act. The act expands the Appalachian Regional Commission’s (ARC) efforts to fight drug abuse in Appalachia. Congressman Hal Rogers is a co-sponsor of the bill. “ARC has always been a valued partner in our fight, but this legislation…
by Associated Press | SOMERSET, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky will receive nearly $1 million in federal funding to help parks and outdoor recreation. A statement from U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers says U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced that $923,741 will be distributed to Kentucky for Land and Water Conservation Fund from revenues available through…
by Jacob Ryan Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer’s special Kentucky Derby party guests had fresh cookies and bonded bourbon, braised lamb and cactus salad. They stayed at the brand-new Omni Hotel and were chauffeured to the track, where they watched two days of races from the swank sixth floor Skye Terrace. A professional photographer captured the…
by ADAM BEAM Associated Press – FRANKFORT, KY. — Declaring he has “won the argument” on hemp, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that the Senate is on track for a vote to legalize the crop that comes from the same plant that produces marijuana. The Senate Agriculture Committee is scheduled to consider the farm…
By WKYT News Staff | LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) — Attorney General Andy Beshear has launched a program called “Scam Alerts” that allows Kentuckians to sign up to be alerted about potential scams in their area. He tells WKYT one of the reasons he started the program was because of the increase in phone calls scamming people…
by Kevin Wheatley – FRANKFORT, Ky. (WDRB) — As school districts across the country explore ways to make their classrooms safer amid threats of violence, Kentucky experts told lawmakers Monday that school resource officers and better building security are two key places to start. Their testimony before the Interim Joint Education Committee will be considered…
by Deborah Yetter, Courier Journal – Gov. Matt Bevin announces a new program that will allocate almost $11 million to target adoption and foster care. Sam Upshaw Jr./Louisville Courier Journal This story may be updated. The top official overseeing child protection in Kentucky plans to leave her job as commissioner of the Department for Community Based Services, an…
By Marissa Silver | CLARK COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) – A large fire continued to burn in Clark County Sunday morning. Fire officials said they were called to the Stuff Recycling Plant around four Saturday afternoon. The fire is burning a scrap metal debris pile, which is estimated to be at least 200 feet long, 100 feet…
by Mandy McLaren, Courier Journal – Published 7:03 a.m. ET June 11, 2018 | Updated 7:05 a.m. ET June 11, 2018 Interim Kentucky Education Commissioner Wayne Lewis spoke to reporters Tuesday about the JCPS takeover, Head Start, and more. June 5, 2018 Mandy McLaren/Courier Journal After school board members voted in late May to abandon Jefferson County…