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House passes restrictions on filming food production, farming operations
After rejecting protections for whistleblowers and accidental violations, the House on Tuesday approved Senate Bill 16 restricting drone photography of food production plants and animal feeding operations. Democratic Rep. Al Gentry of Louisville offered an amendment protecting whistleblowers who film violations of safety or health laws.? Overbroad bill risks turning food plant workers, government inspectors, […]
Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame will honor six new members Monday evening in Lexington
The Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame will honor six new members Monday evening at The Kentucky Theatre in Lexington. The ceremony begins at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6. p.m. The event is free and open to the public. This year’s living inductees are: George C. Wolfe, “titan of the American theatre,” according to The […]
Kentucky’s new juvenile justice chief is veteran of managing adult corrections
A? longtime adult corrections official will head the Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Thursday.? The new commissioner, Randy White, worked in the Kentucky prison system for 27 years in multiple roles, including correctional officer, warden and most recently more than five years as deputy corrections commissioner, according to a release from […]
State school board picks a new commissioner, but no announcement until contract is approved
The Kentucky Board of Education is set to start contract negotiations with a finalist for state education commissioner after two days of candidate interviews. Three finalists named in Kentucky’s education commissioner search The board authorized its chair,? Sharon Porter Robinson, to enter into negotiations with the preferred candidate, said a news release from the Kentucky […]
Kentucky attorney general among those warning Maine not to enact medical shield law
Kentucky’s Russell Coleman is among 16 state attorneys general threatening legal action if Maine enacts a law shielding its medical providers from penalties for providing reproductive and gender-affirming care to residents of other states. The Republican attorneys general assert such a law would be “extraterritorial bullying” and “could also trigger a rapid tit-for-tat escalation that […]
Kentucky will help pilot ‘innovative’ approaches to helping children, families thrive, thanks to grant from Doris Duke Foundation
Kentucky will share in a $30 million grant seeking to build supports for families who fall through cracks in the child welfare system.? The Doris Duke Foundation is funding the three-year initiative called Opt-in for Families (Opportunities for Prevention and Transformation). Pilot sites will be in Kentucky, South Carolina, Oregon and Washington, D.C. A release […]
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman moves to restart executions
FRANKFORT — Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman is moving to restart executions in Kentucky. Coleman announced Friday that he has filed a motion in Franklin Circuit Court seeking to end what a news release from his office called a “nearly 15-year ruling that has blocked the imposition of the death penalty in Kentucky.” Coleman said […]
McConnell endorses Trump as former president wraps up GOP nomination with Super Tuesday wins
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, often at odds with former President Donald Trump, endorsed him Wednesday for president. Trump sewed up the Republican nomination the day before with multiple victories in Super Tuesday primaries. Trump’s remaining GOP challenger, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, announced Wednesday morning that she was leaving the race. Shortly after, […]
Bill easing job hunt for ex-offenders clears Kentucky legislative committee
Kentuckians who have been convicted of crimes would get a better shot at a second chance under a bipartisan bill that cleared a House committee Wednesday, its supporters say. House Bill 124, sponsored by Rep. Emily Callaway, R-Louisville, would allow individuals to find out in advance if their criminal records would disqualify them from receiving […]
$300 million to help rebuild from flood is closer to reaching Eastern Kentucky with plan’s approval
Almost $300 million in federal aid is a step closer to reaching Eastern Kentucky to help rebuild from devastating floods, U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell announced Wednesday. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has approved Kentucky’s 2022 Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CBDG-DR) action plan, McConnell announced. The ?plan determines how $297,994,000 […]
UAW, Ford reach agreement in Louisville averting possible strike
The United Auto Workers and Ford have reached a tentative local agreement in Louisville, the UAW announced Wednesday. “After months of negotiations over local issues, UAW Local 862 has reached a tentative local agreement with Ford Motor Co., averting a potential strike this week” at the Kentucky Truck Plant, the union said in a release. […]
University of Kentucky president says he opposes anti-diversity legislation moving in General Assembly
University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto is publicly opposing proposed restrictions on higher education that are pending in the General Assembly, including a Senate-approved bill aimed at curbing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). “As the University of Kentucky’s president, let me be clear: I am opposed to the legislation regarding both DEI and tenure,” Capilouto […]