BY MICHON LINDSTROM LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Ending months of speculation, former fighter pilot Amy McGrath announces she’s running against Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in 2020. McGrath announced her candidacy similar to the way she announced her bid for the Sixth Congressional District, with a well made video. In the video titled “The Letter”, McGrath explains…
By The Associated Press | FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A group formed by the legislature to study the feasibility of privatizing foster care says Kentucky should focus on strengthening the system it already has. The study group’s 26-page report was published Friday. It urges state officials to remember that privatization “is not a `silver-bullet.”‘ The report says the…
By Associated Press | LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Churchill Downs says its new gaming venue is already paying dividends for horsemen racing at the Louisville track. Track officials say Churchill paid a record $32.2 million in prize money to horsemen during its recently ended spring meet. It was up nearly 45% from the amount paid…
By STU JOHNSON A Kentucky equine veterinarian believes the recently released “mortality review report” can help reduce horse racing deaths. The increased scrutiny comes following a spike in horse fatalities at a well-known California track. The unusually high number of horse deaths at Santa Anita over the last year got the attention of many in…
By Andrew Wolfson, Louisville Courier Journal A Kentucky judge has struck down the state’s death penalty protocol as unconstitutional because it does not explicitly prohibit the execution of prisoners with intellectual disabilities. Ruling on a motion brought by a dozen inmates on death row, Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd ruled Tuesday that the regulation is invalid…
By Phillip M. Bailey, Louisville Courier Journal U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie may be a darling among libertarians and constitutional conservatives, but the Kentucky Republican is the target of some who are actively recruiting a primary challenger for 2020. Two independent sources with knowledge of campaign discussions say state Rep. Kim Moser, R-Taylor Mill, is being groomed for a…
BY AMBER SMITH PUBLISHED 4:49 PM ET JUL. 02, 2019 SOMERSET, Ky. – At at time with continuing technological growth, the aviation industry faces a critical labor shortage. The Aeronautical Repair Station Association reports more than 2,500 unfilled technical positions in 2018. With the industry continuing to expand, a Kentucky program works to fill the gap…
By Lucas Aulbach In a move that would redefine “sunshine laws,” two Kentucky lawmakers want the commonwealth to do away with resetting clocks every six months and instead use daylight saving time all year long. Republican Reps. Bart Rowland of Tompkinsville and Brandon Reed of Hodgenville prefiled the bill with the Kentucky General Assembly on…
By Grace Schneider, Louisville Courier Journal The recent collapse of the University of Louisville’s bid to find a deep-pocketed partner to help buy Jewish Hospital only amplified fears over whether the century-old institution can keep its doors open. While Jewish has lost money, patients and doctors to better-heeled competitors in Louisville and beyond, the 462-bed…
BY ANNIE ANDERSEN PUBLISHED 8:24 AM ET JUL. 02, 2019 LEXINGTON, Ky.- In May, Senator Mitch McConnell took to the Senate floor to say, “Today, I am introducing federal legislation to make 21 the new minimum age for purchasing any tobacco product, anywhere in the United States. Let me say that again. A new age,…