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BY SPECTRUM NEWS STAFF KENTUCKY FRANKFORT, Ky. – Republican Representative Tim Moore resigned Tuesday from his District 18 seat and Governor Matt Bevin set a date for the special election to fill his seat. The special election will take place Tuesday, November 5, election day. Moore represented Grayson County and a portion of Hardin County for more than…

BY MICHON LINDSTROM KENTUCKY FRANKFORT, Ky. – The state’s education department wants state-funded full-day kindergarten. Education Commissioner Wayne Lewis told lawmakers Tuesday that he’ll be pushing for the funding during the next budget year. Currently, Kentucky only provides funding for half-day Kindergarten, while most schools throughout the state pick up the tab for the rest of the…

By JOSH JAMES –  Kentucky Sports Radio host Matt Jones has made it official: he’s creating a committee to look into a 2020 run for U.S. Senate. Jones has publicly mulled runs for political office, but he’s now taking his first formal step toward entering a high-profile race – the Democratic contest to unseat Sen. Mitch…

Eight facilities around the state — including Transitions in NKY — will receive federal grants from the Kentucky Opioid Response Effort (KORE) to help create or modernize affordable, quality, recovery housing units, Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) officials announced. The awarded projects will serve men and women in recovery, including pregnant and parenting…

Kentucky Health News Four deaths have been linked to use of electronic cigarettes and federal officials are investigating more than 450 cases of possible illnesses related to “vaping” in 33 states, CBS News reports. “While the investigation is ongoing, people should consider not using e-cigarette products,” the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in…

By Ryan Van Velzer Acts of civil disobedience against pipeline operations in Kentucky would be considered a felony under legislation filed ahead of the 2020 regular session. The measure comes less than a month after one person was killed and six more were injured in a large pipeline explosion south of Danville, Kentucky. It also comes shortly…

BY EILEEN STREET FRANKFORT, Ky. – Jerry Lundergan’s trial is now a month old. Tuesday, the defense continued cross-examining Jonathan Hurst, the prosecution’s key witness. Last week, Hurst testified Lundergan gave him a check for $25,000 and $20,000 in cash with the intent of sending out additional campaign mailers for Alison Lundergan-Grimes’ Secretary of State campaign.…

BY MICHON LINDSTROM FRANKFORT, Ky. – If you are already tired of political ads you may want to stop watching TV, it’s only going to get worse. With just 63 days until the general election, Kentucky’s airwaves are about to get flooded. “You’re getting ready to see a deluge of television ads even from the down…

BY MICHON LINDSTROM FRANKFORT, Ky. – The election is just 63 days away and while all eyes have been on the governor’s race—the battle to become the next attorney general is heating up. The Republican Attorneys General Association announced a whopping $3.25 million on television advertisements in support of Republican Daniel Cameron. This is the largest…