Kentucky’s Retired Teachers Association launches grassroots campaign to protect financial security

The Kentucky Retired Teachers Association (KRTA) has launched a statewide grassroots campaign to protect the earned retirement security of thousands of retirees who served a career educating children. The campaign will advocate for fairness and fight political leaders in Frankfort who support forcing retired teachers to bail out elected officials’ mismanagement of Kentucky’s teacher retirement…

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How gerrymandered is Kentucky? One group is starting the discussion

As a high-stakes Wisconsin gerrymandering case goes before the U.S. Supreme Court this week, one Kentucky group is taking a closer look at the state’s electoral map. Their preliminary findings suggest the commonwealth isn’t among the worst offenders, but some district shapes do raise eyebrows. Descriptions of oddly-drawn gerrymandered districts often sound like Rorschach test…

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‘You’re Not Alone’ conference delivers array of transition resources

CORBIN — On Wednesday, the Southeast/South-Central Educational Cooperative hosted its first “You’re Not Alone” conference in Corbin. Every spring the SESC hosts several transition fairs across its region in order to accommodate all 29 high schools it serves.  During last year’s spring transition fairs the educational consultants realized the students in attendance with moderate and…

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Despite turmoil at UofL, arena board still plans to refinance KFC Yum! Center debt

 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – The Louisville Arena Authority plans to move forward with the scheduled refinancing of the KFC Yum! Center’s debt, even as the building’s main tenant faces an uncertain future.University of Louisville men’s basketball coach Rick Pitino was suspended Wednesday, a day after federal criminal complaints alleged that at least two U of…

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