(WYMT) – It’s election season! Signs are popping out of the ground like weeds as people run for office and current officials try to keep their seats. Who is running for office in your county? Follow the links provided below to see individual counties’ sample ballots for the Kentucky 2018 Primary Election on May 22.All sample…
BENTON, Ky. (AP) – BENTON, Ky. (AP) – Jeff Dysinger’s daughter survived a shooting at her Kentucky high school, but he and many others in the rural community haven’t joined the national outcry over guns. Disagreements about gun control are often drawn along urban and rural lines. A Pew Research poll from April 2017 shows 63…
A three-day summit to celebrate the abundance of water resources in the Four Rivers Watershed is this week at Murray State University. MSU’s Watershed Studies Institute along with the City of Murray and the Jackson Purchase Foundation are hosting the Watershed Sustainability Summit. Four Rivers Basin Coordinator Maggie Morgan said water management in the area…
An abrupt shakeup at the Kentucky Education Department could have far-reaching impact on the future of the state’s public schools. So, what’s happened so far? After criticism from the governor and pressure from the state education board, Kentucky Education Commissioner Stephen Pruitt resigned Tuesday. An interim leader is already in place. That’s on top of seven new…
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin’s administration is seeking to disqualify Attorney General Andy Beshear and his office from participating in a lawsuit filed last week over recent pension reform. The motion filed Tuesday in Franklin Circuit Court alleges Beshear has a conflict of interest, because he provided legal advice to Kentucky lawmakers on Senate Bill 151. It includes…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WYMT) – On Monday, officials with the Lotts Creek Community School and those with the Knott County School Board met in Franklin Circuit Court to discuss the ongoing battle to keep the Cordia School open. They also discussed the Knott County School Board’s decision to end a lease with the school. Officials representing Cordia…
Families with patients in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Kentucky Children’s Hospital are making use of a new welcoming center. KCH unveiled the new Makenna Foundation Welcome Center at a press event earlier today. It replaces the previous space which was established thirty years ago. The new center includes patient and visitor registration, a…
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Lawmakers spent the last two days of the legislative session passing proposals that tackle issues like gangs and taxes, but now Gov. Matt Bevin has sole control over the fate of those final bills. If he vetoes any of those bills, the legislature has no recourse to override him because they have adjourned. What’s safe…
A lawmaking session that started with a sexual harassment scandal and featured a monthslong fight over pension reform ended Saturday, leaving behind raw feelings after a public showdown between Kentucky teachers and their elected officials. Here’s what happened with the key issues and controversial proposals the legislature debated during the 2018 session. Pension reform Republican…
FRANKFORT– Attorney General Andy Beshear released his 2017 income tax returns Monday and urged every office holder, including Gov. Matt Bevin, “to embrace transparency and release their returns.” Beshear, a Democrat, also said he filed his annual financial disclosure statement with the Executive Branch Ethics Commission on April 9. Beshear’s chief political opponent, Bevin, has declined…