by Curtis Tate – McClatchy Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture will propose a rule Tuesday that would eliminate the practice of “soring,” used by some horse trainers but decried by animal welfare groups. Under the proposed changes, the department’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service would screen, train and license the inspectors charged…
by Andrew Wolfson, @adwolfson – Kentucky’s governor told the group, “I love America,” after the protester was removed from the University of Louisville Board of Trustees meeting. Marty Pearl, Special to CJ The new University of Louisville Board of Trustees has postponed a special session Tuesday to consider President James Ramsey’s resignation. Chairman Pro Tem Ulysses “Junior” Bridgeman…
by Miranda Combs – MOREHEAD, Ky. (WKYT) — The classroom was packed. Coroners and deputy coroners from all over the state met at the Carl Perkins Center in Morehead to update their training status. Some were there because of a WKYT investigation last year. In May 2015, WKYT found eight coroners that were not up to date with…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – A manufacturer that produces grills, stoves and fireplaces has opened a 30-job, $2.3 million-plus expansion at its facility in Grant County in northern Kentucky. Gov. Matt Bevin’s office says Wolf Steel’s new warehouse adjoins its current facility in Crittenden. Bevin says the latest expansion is the second in seven years at Wolf…
by Andrew Wolfson, @adwolfson – Kentucky’s governor told the group, “I love America,” after the protester was removed from the University of Louisville Board of Trustees meeting. Marty Pearl, Special to CJ The new University of Louisville Board of Trustees has scheduled a special session Tuesday to consider President James Ramsey’s resignation. Chairman Pro Tem Ulysses “Junior” Bridgeman…
by KARYN CZAR – Kentucky is sending 60 delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia this week. The convention kicks off on Monday and culminates on Thursday when Hillary Clinton is expected to accept the party’s nomination for president. Clinton will face Republican nominee Donald Trump in November. Kentucky’s delegation includes nine African-Americans, two Latinos, one…
by Roxanne Scott – Leah Dienes is up on a gray Tuesday morning with her two cats — Saki and Hiro — brewing beer. Saki and Hiro are working cats — they help keep mice away from the bags of grain that sit just behind Apocalypse Brew Works in Louisville. Saki sits atop a bar stool while…
The Associated Press – FRANKFORT, KY. — The newly created University of Louisville board of trustees has called a special meeting on the same day a judge is scheduled to hold a hearing about whether the new board is legal. Republican Gov. Matt Bevin replaced the board with an executive order last month. Democratic Attorney General…
by KARYN CZAR – The support for police is visible today in Frankfort. The State Capitol and Governor’s mansion are lit in blue in a show of solidarity for the men and women who work in law enforcement across the state. A unity march will take place on the Capitol steps tonight at 5:30 and Governor Matt…
by Ryland Barton – At a committee hearing on Tuesday, state lawmakers discussed how 400 tons of low-level radioactive waste ended up in a landfill in Estill County. The waste is the result of backflow produced from the natural gas extraction method called horizontal hydraulic fracturing, or, “fracking.” Earlier this year, state officials acknowledged that the waste…