Top 10 Kentucky state House races to watch
06/12/2016 02:57 PM
With control of the state House at stake Democrats and Republicans are buying bulk in antacids as they plot their strategy to either hold ground or flip the last remaining obstacles in place. The Kentucky House of Representatives is the lone state legislative chamber in the south that Democrats still control. Republicans want to change that, and have upped their candidate recruitment efforts this cycle in an attempt to get there. Democrats have handled their House races in recent cycles... Read more 
Muhammad Ali remembered for compassion and fearlessness during three-hour memorial
06/10/2016 09:11 PM
LOUISVILLE — It was a ceremony fit for a titan among men, and one that will never be forgotten. A who’s who of spiritual leaders, dignitaries, athletes and actors joined more than 10,000 in honoring the life of the man simply known as “The Greatest” for more than three hours at Louisville’s KFC Yum! Center on Friday. Muhammad Ali’s memorial service was delayed by an hour as his funeral procession crawled through the city, but for those who witnessed the overwhelming... Read more
Organizations consolidate to provide long-term housing for homeless female veterans
06/09/2016 04:10 PM
FRANKFORT – It’s believed that the number of homeless female veterans is growing in the country, and a pair of organizations in Kentucky is merging to pull their efforts and resources together to identify and help female veterans in the Commonwealth of Kentucky who have nowhere to live. It’s estimated that there are 1.8 million female veterans in the nation. While it’s hard sometimes to identify how many are homeless in Kentucky, latest records show there is a total of 24,808 female... Read more
Ft. Thomas Police Heroin Interdiction Team looks to take drug induced drivers off the highways
06/08/2016 06:24 PM
FORT THOMAS – The growing problem of heroin addicts driving while under the influence has propelled the Ft. Thomas Police Department to launch a Heroin Intervention Team to step up patrols on highways that are frequented by users. The teams consists of three officers which patrol stretches of I-471 which pass through the city as well a small stretch of I-275 after it crosses the Ohio River. The team is looking for erratic behavior behind the wheel which could be a... Read more
Transportation Cabinet hitting pause button on new projects with road fund approaching negative balance in late summer, fall
06/07/2016 10:20 PM
FRANKFORT — The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is suspending new highway projects as it grapples with a dwindling road fund, Greg Thomas, the agency’s secretary, told a legislative panel on Tuesday. Road projects slated to begin in the upcoming fiscal year, which begins July 1, and current projects in pre-construction phases will he halted under the cabinet’s Pause-50 initiative. Thomas said projected negative balances in the road fund during the “low days” in August, September and October this year necessitate the reprieve... Read more
Reaching at-risk kids during the summer months
06/07/2016 03:17 PM
COVINGTON – For many inner city youth summer can be a very challenging time as some kids, who are home by themselves with no organized activity to keep them busy, wind up getting involved in potentially criminal activity that threatens their safety and in some cases their future. With that in mind the Housing Authority of Covington has a couple of summer programs in place to keep youngsters busy during the summer months and give them experiences that can potentially pay... Read more
McConnell honors Muhammad Ali from the floor of the U.S. Senate
06/07/2016 09:06 AM
U.S. Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, took to the floor of the United States Senate on Monday to honor the former heavyweight champion and advocate for social justice. Ali grew up in Louisville, the same city where McConnell lives. McConnell said the Muhammad Ali Center stands today as a memorial to Ali’s legacy and to his life story. “As people around the world honor The Greatest, the spotlight shines bright upon his hometown,” McConnell said. “I wish to again add... Read more
Paul endorses Shenita Rickman in 33rd Dist. state Senate race
06/06/2016 09:48 PM
LOUISVILLE — A newcomer to politics, Shenita Rickman, received the backing of Kentucky junior U.S. Sen. Rand Paul on Monday in her efforts to defeat longtime Sen. Gerald Neal. Rickman’s challenge to Neal represents the Kentucky GOP’s attempts to attract the African American population of west Louisville. Republicans in the state Senate currently hold a supermajority in membership with 27 of the 38 members caucusing with the GOP. For Paul, his endorsement in the race is an attempt to make a “bigger,... Read more
In honor of Muhammad Ali, Sen. Rand Paul will introduce bill to end Selective Service
06/06/2016 04:37 PM
LOUISVILLE — U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, will soon be filing stand-alone legislation to end the practice of registering for the Selective Service. The bill titled ‘The Muhammad Ali Voluntary Service Act’ will be presented to Congress in honor of the famed boxer who refused to serve in the Vietnam War. On April, 28 1967 the heavy weight champion was stripped of his title for refusing to be inducted in the United States Army. Ali, a Muslim and conscientious objector,... Read more
Dr. Eddie Woods with Neighborhood House talks gun violence and ways his group hopes to help
06/05/2016 03:18 PM
LOUISVILLE — It takes a village to raise a child, but what if the village doesn’t know how? In low-income areas like the West End of Louisville, kids and teens are likely to stay in a cycle of poverty and fall into cycles of violence. According to Dr. Eddie Woods, the director of youth development at Neighborhood House, teaching peace, particularly during the summer months, is crucial to breaking those cycles. That is where Neighborhood House steps in, not... Read more
LRC's shift to one-to-one compensatory time policy "just makes sense," agency's director says
06/04/2016 05:51 PM
FRANKFORT — New Legislative Research Commission Director David Byerman faced a daunting task when he took over the LRC in October — reform an agency that had been blistered in a 2014 audit by the National Conference of State Legislatures. LRC’s handling of compensatory time was one of many issues highlighted in the NCSL report, with past directors doling out time based on average overtime hours worked per department during legislative sessions. Auditors wrote that the system was “biased by favoritism... Read more
Trump-bashing en vouge at this year's Wendell Ford Dinner HUD Secretary Castro calls statements on federal judge "appalling"
06/04/2016 12:00 AM
LOUISVILLE — Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump was a focal point of Friday’s Wendell Ford Dinner, with Democrats repeatedly bashing the New York real estate mogul from the stump during one of the Kentucky Democratic Party’s premiere events. The dinner at the Kentucky Exposition Center, with keynote speaker U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro, drew more than 600 party faithful, with 700 tickets sold. After detailing the accomplishments of Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama, Castro... Read more
Dollars coming for untested rape kits as officials express additional needs to resolve opioid addiction before legislative panel
06/03/2016 05:56 PM
FRANKFORT — Kentucky State Police are making headway on resolving a backlog of more than 3,000 untested rape kits under a contract awarded last month, the head of KSP’s central forensic lab told a legislative panel Friday. Laura Sudkamp, manager of the forensic lab, told the Interim Joint Judiciary Committee that funding received in the upcoming biennial budget will help state police prevent a repeat of the sizable backlog of untested DNA kits in the future, an issue faced by law... Read more
Photo above: (Top) A candlelight vigil following the shootings on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Va., on April 17, 2007. (Left) Blacksburg police officers run from Norris Hall on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg on April 16, 2007. (Right) A Virginia Tech student stands by a cardboard “VT” that was part of a makeshift vigil placed on a drill field at Virginia Tech on April 17, 2007. 1. Pulse Orlando nightclub in Orlando, Fla. (June 12, 2016) Police say 29-year-old Omar Mateen opened fire at the club that calls itself the city’s hottest gay bar. He took hostages, and after [...]
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Despite a strong showing during the first 10 months of the year, tax revenue was down last month in Kentucky, dashing hopes of a sizable surplus at the end of the fiscal year on June 30. State revenues are still expected to have grown by 3.9 percent over the fiscal year, slightly above the rate the state estimated and budgeted for of 3.2 percent. “Monthly revenue collections were hampered by declines in several accounts, some expected and some not,” state budget director John Chilton said in a news release. Some of those “expected” declines include revenues from taxes on insurance premiums, limited liability [...]
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A survey has found some interesting takeaways about Kentuckians’ attitudes toward climate change, including that the biggest influence on beliefs may be political affiliation rather than scientific knowledge. There have been numerous studies about attitudes toward climate change around the country, but very few have looked at Kentucky specifically. For her master’s thesis at Kentucky State University, Jennifer Hubbard-Sanchez surveyed 229 Kentuckians about their climate change beliefs and knowledge. Climate scientists overwhelmingly agree that the earth’s climate is changing, and humans are contributing to that change. And Hubbard-Sanchez found that the majority of Kentuckians (about 70 percent) agree. But she also found [...]
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