by ANNIE ANDERSEN, KENTUCKY – FRANKFORT– 2019 will be a short session, and in giving their wishlists to the Committee on State Government, government officials kept that in mind. Katie Garhart, the executive director of the Executive Ethics Branch said her office is only working on one project. Their bill would expand the definition of who…
HENDERSON, Ky. — The HEAT (Henderson Entrepreneurial and Technology) Lab is a co-work space that allows individual entrepreneurs the opportunity to work independently or collaboratively in affordable, shared office space that includes office equipment, internet connectivity and other amenities found in a typical office. The HEAT Lab is being created to strengthen the innovation culture and…
by AP – FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – The Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet has announced the dates for next year’s Eagle Watch Weekends at state parks. A statement from the agency says tours will be offered Jan. 11-13 at Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park. They will also be offered Jan. 25-27 at Lake Barkley…
by Tom Latek, Kentucky Today – The Senate Republican Caucus has selected committee chairs for the next two years. A half dozen new faces will be at the helm, including NKY’s Sen. Wil Schroder as new chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on State and Local Government. Two other NKY Senators retained their chairmanships: Chris McDaniel,…
by STU JOHNSON – The state director of the National Federation of Independent Business says community businesses saw a significant spike in sales on Saturday. Nationally, NFIB reports shoppers spent a record $17.8 billion on Small Business Saturday. NFIB State Director Tom Underwood says the uptick went beyond traditional retail merchants. “But what we saw…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Students with an associate of applied science degree can earn an affordable professional bachelor’s degree in work force administration from Western Kentucky University in as little as 15 months. “The WFA has been designed to support the unique needs of transfer and adult students,” said Jeff Butterfield, director of WKU’s School…
In an effort to help state and local health departments address the growing Alzheimer’s crisis, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Alzheimer’s Association have released the third edition of the Healthy Brain Initiative Road Map. State and Local Public Health Partnerships to Address Dementia, The 2018-2023 Road Map, provides public health…
by Morgan Watkins, Louisville Courier Journal – Published 9:13 a.m. ET Nov. 26, 2018 | Updated 9:15 a.m. ET Nov. 26, 2018 A looming nursing shortage by 2020 means schools like University of Louisville seeking students.Matt Stone, Louisville Courier Journal “Code blue!” a University of Louisville nursing student calls out, prompting one of her peers to start…
by JUSTIN PRITCHARD, Associated Press – The tiny balloon was supposed to stretch open a blocked artery on Charles Riegel’s diseased heart. Instead, when the doctor inflated the balloon, it burst. The patient went on life support but survived. His lawsuit against the manufacturer of that arterial balloon did not. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled…
Andy Beshear sent an email to legislators saying the move would free up state revenue for education, health care and fighting drugs. FRANKFORT, Ky. (WDRB) — State lawmakers are being asked by Kentucky’s attorney general to approve gaming to fund public pensions. Andy Beshear, who is also a Democratic candidate for Kentucky governor, sent a…