KEA Meeting 11 p.m. By Connor James | HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) – Monday evening about 50 people gathered at the Hazard Forum to have an open discussion with candidates the Kentucky Education Association endorsed for in the upcoming elections. “Last year’s events have shown how much teachers and classified employees have a voice in this state,”…
by ASSOCIATED PRESS – In-person absentee voting has begun in Kentucky for the Nov. 6 elections. Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes says eligible voters can cast an absentee ballot in person at their local county clerk’s office. To be eligible, a voter must be either out of the county on Election Day, elderly,…
by Mandy McLaren, Louisville Courier Journal – Nearly two decades ago, two words shouted from behind the bars of a New Orleans jail cell stopped Wayne Lewis in his tracks. “Hey, Wayne!” It was a familiar voice. One that reminded him of hot days and bike rides, of what it meant to be a little…
by Annie Andersen – NEWPORT— Governor Matt Bevin spent the day in Northern Kentucky, starting his day with a community forum in Newport. For Bevin, this is a chance to learn about the concerns and questions of his constituents. Bevin told the group, “Any and all questions. Any and all thoughts that you would have me…
by Michon Lindstrom – A medical marijuana bill will be filed soon. That’s according to bill sponsor Rep. Jason Nemes, R-Louisville. He says he and co-sponsor Rep. Diane St. Onge, R-Fort Wright, have been meeting with interested parties throughout the state including the police commissioner and business groups. One of the trickiest parts of the…
by CNN – (CNN) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has received reports of 127 patients under investigation for acute flaccid myelitis this year. Of these, 62 have been confirmed by the CDC, and the remainder continue to be investigated, said Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the agency’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.…
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin posted another video on Tuesday that started by saying “Boy, it takes so little to trigger a whiny liberal.” LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin is taunting critics of a video showing him lobbing a grenade to “blow up red tape.” Bevin posted another video Tuesday that started by…
by Michon Lindstrom – FRANKFORT– Sen. Whitney Westerfield, R-Hopkinsville, and Marsy’s Law for Kentucky have filed an appeal to a Franklin Circuit Court judge’s ruling. The appeal filed Tuesday, seeks to challenge Judge Thomas Wingate’s ruling that the ballot question can not be certified by election officials because the question does not adequately convey how…
by ADAM BEAM, Associated Press – FRANKFORT, KY. — The family of a state lawmaker in Kentucky says he will continue his re-election campaign after initial hospital tests indicated he has some sort of a brain tumor. Family members of Democratic state Rep. Wilson Stone posted a message to his personal Facebook page on Sunday. It…
By STU JOHNSON – A University of Kentucky political scientist doesn’t expect high profile political events in central Kentucky this past weekend to greatly affect voting decisions for those who attended the rallies. Former Vice President Joe Biden participated in congressional challenger Amy McGrath’s fish fry Friday and President Trump spoke before a pack coliseum…