Student debt and default rates on the rise in Kentucky BY ANNIE ANDERSEN PUBLISHED 10:17 AM ET MAY. 13, 2019 FRANKFORT– When it comes to Kentucky’s universities, the theme is up. According to a study by the Legislative Research Commission, the total cost is up, median student loan debt is up, and the student loan default rate…
Matt Bevin has comfortable lead over Robert Goforth in new GOP primary poll by Billy Kobin, Louisville Courier Journal With one week until the Kentucky primary election, a new poll gives Gov. Matt Bevin a comfortable lead over his chief Republican gubernatorial challenger, state Rep. Robert Goforth. But the survey of 600 likely GOP voters shows that the incumbent…
Kentucky AG Sues Leading Insulin Manufacturers By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Kentucky’s attorney general has sued three leading insulin manufacturers, accusing them of deceptive pricing schemes that have caused hardships in a state with high diabetes rates. Attorney General Andy Beshear says his lawsuit filed Monday in state court seeks civil and punitive penalties. Defendants are Eli…
Democratic Gubernatorial Candidates Release Voting Reform Plans BY MICHON LINDSTROM The Primary Election is just eight days away–and voter turnout is expected to be dismally low. Two democratic gubernatorial candidates are using the low voter turnout to highlight their plans to increase voting accessibility in Kentucky. Adam Edelen and Andy Beshear rolled out their plans to increase…
Bevin Playing ‘Trump’ Card In Final Days Of Primary Campaign By ALAN LYTLE Last week on Capital Chat we devoted our airtime to the Democratic candidates in the upcoming gubernatorial primary, and this week it’s the GOP’s turn. Kentucky Gazette editor and publisher Laura Cullen Glasscock and WUKY’s Alan Lytle discuss incumbent Republican Matt Bevin’s…
Kentucky to invalidate some students’ test scores as JCPS staff broke rules, report finds by Mandy McLaren, Louisville Courier Journal JCPS Superintendent Marty Pollio says having interactions with elementary kids ‘reminds you why you’re doing this job.’ Dec. 21, 2018 Matt Stone, Louisville Courier Journal State monitors have found no evidence of deliberate, widespread cheating in…
Debate for Kentucky democratic candidates to air on WYMT By WYMT Staff (WYMT/WKYT) – Kentucky’s Democratic primary for governor is well underway. On Wednesday, the four candidates will participate in a statewide debate. WYMT along with other Gray Television Stations, such as WKYT, are sponsoring the first in a series of forums called…
She’s Leading The Team Tasked With Cutting Opioid Abuse In Kentucky By GREG DAVIS The University of Kentucky recently received its largest single research grant in the history of the institution; $87 M to reduce opioid overdose deaths by 40% in 16 counties that represent more than a third of Kentucky’s population. Researchers are teaming…
Bevin makes his case to lawmakers to support his pension bill Tom Loftus, Louisville Courier Journal FRANKFORT — Gov. Matt Bevin on Wednesday sent a three-page letter to all state legislators, trying to ease their concerns about the pension bill he unveiled last week and warning of the dire consequences of inaction. The bill would give relief…
New city legislation would effectively decriminalize some pot possession by Darcy Costello, Louisville Courier Journal City lawmakers are looking at effectively decriminalizing some marijuana possession in Louisville, by telling police not to focus on adults who possess small amounts of marijuana for personal use. An ordinance filed Wednesday by four Democrats on Louisville Metro Council…