$20.3M Volkswagen settlement mitigation spending plan released for public comment

FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet (EEC) today released a draft plan for spending $20.3 million awarded to the Commonwealth under the national Volkswagen Settlement Mitigation Trust Agreement.  The plan is designed to reduce transportation-sector nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions, which contribute to the formation of ozone and fine particulate matter in Kentucky. Kentucky’s…

AG Beshear tours Kenton County Detention Center, speaks with inmates in drug treatment program

By Mark Hansel, NKyTribune managing editor –  Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear was at the Kenton County Detention Center last week to get a firsthand look at an innovative drug program aimed at treating inmates during incarceration. Kenton County Jailer Terry Carl, left, speaks with Attorney General Andy Beshear at the Detention Center last week. Beshear…

AT&T invested more than $700M to boost local networks in Kentucky from 2015-17

from THE LANE REPORT LOUISVILLE, Ky. (PRNewswire) — AT&T invested more than $700 million in Kentucky wireless and wired networks during 2015-2017. These investments boosted reliability, coverage, speed and overall performance for residents and businesses. They also improved critical services that support public safety and first responders. In 2017, AT&T made more than 1,100 wireless…