Ky. Department of Education ‘very close’ to releasing JCPS audit, commissioner says

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WDRB) – The long-awaited state audit of Jefferson County Public Schools will be released soon, Kentucky Education Commissioner Stephen Pruitt said Wednesday. But exactly when the Kentucky Department of Education’s extensive examination of the state’s largestschool district will be made public remains unclear. “We are very close to release,” Pruitt said in response…

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Kentucky House and Senate leadership call Gov. Bevin ‘misguided’ after veto announcement

  FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) – Republican leaders in the Kentucky House and Senate are critical of Gov. Matt Bevin’s plan to veto the revenue and budget bills passed one week ago. Senate President Robert Stivers, R-Manchester, and House Speaker Pro Tempore David Osborne, R-Prospect, issued a joint statement hours after Bevin’s announcement responding to the vetos,…

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Gov. Bevin: Kentucky Opportunity Zone Initiative holds promise for economic growth for local communities

FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 9, 2018) – Gov. Bevin announced today the U.S. Department of the Treasury certified 144 Opportunity Zones in 84 Kentucky counties under a program in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that aims to encourage long-term investments in low-income urban and rural communities nationwide. The designation offers significant federal tax breaks and…

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Thomas campaign says they’re not worried about polls as Gray, McGrath release polling, fundraising numbers

As the campaigns for Jim Gray and Amy McGrath release internal polling memos and their early first quarter FEC campaign finance reports, the campaign of Reggie Thomas is seeking to avoid the fray and find space in the crowded campaign field for the Democratic nomination in the 6th Congressional District. Thomas’ campaign says they’re not worried about the poll…

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