Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves announces conservation of 1,000 acres of forest near Little South Fork

FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves has announced the conservation of over 1,000 acres of forest with rare species habitat for their Wild Rivers Program. These additions to the Steele Hollow Watershed Conservation Area in Wayne and McCreary counties were funded with assistance from the Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation Fund (KHLCF), the…

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Union for Kentucky Education Association staff hold picket

by The Associated Press – FRANKFORT, KY.  — A union that represents staff members at the Kentucky Education Association held an informational demonstration over contract negotiations. The Courier Journal reports members of the Kentucky Education Association Staff Organization picketed Saturday in Frankfort a few blocks from the state Capitol where the KEA held massive protests aimed…

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Shared parenting law well-received

by Rachel Adkins | The Daily Independent –  Matt Hale, Kentucky chairman of the National Parents Organization (left), and Sen. Robin Webb, D-Grayson. Submitted photo FRANKFORT Matt Hale believes the most popular law to be passed in Kentucky this year might be the one regarding shared parenting. The law creates a presumption that joint custody…

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