By ASSOCIATED PRESS – The McConnell Center at the University of Louisville is starting its latest lecture series with a discussion about hunger in Kentucky. The center says state Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles will give a free, public talk on the subject on Jan. 24 at the Ekstrom Library’s Chao Auditorium on the UofL campus.…
by DANIEL DESROCHERS, ddesrochers@herald-leader.com – FRANKFORT — Since 1895, Kentucky has elected its constitutional officers in odd number years. The legislature is hoping voters will change that in 2018. Legislators have proposed two bills, SB 4 and HB 2, that would change the constitution so Kentuckians would vote on the constitutional offices, like governor and attorney…
by Rick Howlett – Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear has announced the creation of a cold case unit to investigate and work with victims involved in the state’s huge backlog of sexual assault cases. Beshear said with the help of a nearly $3 million grant from the U.S. Justice Department, police will be able to finish…
By Roxanne Scott – A seminar will be held in Louisville this week for immigrants in the business world as well as those with highly sought-out skills to learn more about visa options. The Louisville Immigration Seminar, hosted by the Bluegrass International Fund, will highlight options for workers who are professors, researchers, tech workers and those with…
NKyTribune staff – Dave Clark, senior VP of Worldwide Operations for Amazon Prime Air announced Friday on Twitter the purchase of an additional 210 acres of private land next to CVG along Aero Parkway. This is, says Clark, “additional land for the original Prime Air CVG project.” Amazon Corporate Communications said there was no further information…
by VALARIE HONEYCUTT SPEARS, vhoneycutt@herald-leader.com – Six years ago, Monica Hall had $12,500 in state funding allocated for her operating budget for Booker T. Washington Elementary Family Resource Center where she is the coordinator. This year, she said that amount was $244. And more cuts could be coming. The mission of Kentucky’s 811 school-based Family Resource and…
The charges were sensational and news about them reverberated across the state: Billy Joe Miles, the former University of Kentucky board chairman and one of Western Kentucky’s most prominent businessmen, had been indicted on charges of rape and sodomy. Miles, 78, who was suffering from dementia, also was accused bribery in the September 2016 indictment, for…
A significant majority of Kentucky voters of all party affiliations support raising the state’s cigarette tax by $1 a pack, according to a new poll released Thursday by the Coalition for a Smoke-Free Tomorrow. The poll, conducted by nationally renowned Mason-Dixon Polling & Research, Inc., found that 69 percent of registered Kentucky voters support a $1 cigarette tax…
The peak of flu season is fast approaching. Kentucky’s Department for Public Health has already deemed influenza to be widespread across the commonwealth, and eight flu-related deaths had been reported by the end of December. Numbers for Pulaski County itself weren’t available from the state, but Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital’s Infection Preventionist Judy Keen noted…
On the heels of passing federal tax reform, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has been added to the Kentucky Chamber Day program. Kentucky Chamber day is set for Jan. 4, kicking off the first week of the 2018 legislative session. Chamber day is the state’s largest gathering of business and political leaders, with speeches from…