By Jacob Ryan The head of the Jefferson County Republican Party is defending Donald Trump’s claim that the media is “rigging” the election against the GOP nominee. Trump maintains the media is in cahoots with Democrat Hillary Clinton’s campaign, suggesting a conspiracy that could distort the outcome of November’s presidential election. “The election is absolutely being…
By Nicole Erwin, Ohio Valley ReSource Mount St. Joseph in Daviess County, Kentucky, may appear calm with the Green River flowing past homes that dot the farmland here. But there is trouble in the air and it comes along with the smell of a large hog farm. Sixty-three year old Jerry O’Bryan was born and raised…
From the Associated Press FRANKFORT, KY. – Several state agencies are working together on an initiative to highlight the importance of properly disposing of old medications. A statement from Pharmaceutical Researchers and Manufacturers of America says the organization is partnering with the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, the Cabinet for Justice and Public Safety…
By Joseph Gerth of The Courier-Journal Talk to Democratic Senate candidate Jim Gray for any amount of time, and he’ll pretty quickly get around to telling you that he knows how to create jobs. Repeatedly. He’ll tell you that he did it as mayor of Lexington, Kentucky’s second-largest city, by stripping away needless red tape to…
By Nick Storm of CN/2 Kentucky government officials, law enforcement and private-sector representatives ran through a worst-case scenario test on Wednesday, preparing for how the state would react if hackers took down the power grid to a quarter of the state while simultaneously attempting to steal data from government computer networks. The exercise comes amid the growing…
From Andrew Wolfs of courier-journal.com Under a deal approved Thursday at the U of L Board of Trustees finance committee meeting, acting president Neville Pinto will receive a salary of $655,000. Pinto’s base academic salary will be $480,000; he will receive a stipend of $175,000. At Pinto’s request, he will forgo any additional bonus, deferred compensation, leased…
From WYMT.com FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky Supreme Court officials say Republican Gov. Matt Bevin did not ask the court to reconsider its decision banning him from cutting the budgets of public colleges and universities without the legislature’s approval. The ruling will become final later Thursday. The case will be remanded back to the circuit…
by ROB CANNING – Murray State President Bob Davies is inviting the university community to be involved in a series of surveys and forums aimed to promote a so-called ‘Marketplace of Ideas.’ Davies sent out a letter last night saying the move for engagement comes in light of the vitriolic rhetoric and divide among issues of…
by Ryland Barton – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security still hasn’t granted an extension for Kentucky to comply with stricter driver’s license and ID standards. The previous extension expired Monday. Transportation cabinet officials had requested the extension last month but still haven’t heard back from DHS. “It’s kind of hard to assume what the federal government’s going to do,” Transportation Cabinet…
by STU JOHNSON (KPR) & STU JOHNSON – A person who’s spent decades keeping his finger on the pulse of Kentucky politics doesn’t anticipate weekend revelations about Donald Trump to greatly erode his support in the Commonwealth. The effect on GOP efforts to take over the Kentucky House appear a little more uncertain. Kentucky Republicans…