Despite contentious start to first term, AG Beshear says there's nothing personal in spats with Gov. Bevin
06/01/2016 05:32 PM
FRANKFORT — For Attorney General Andy Beshear, the public spats between him and Gov. Matt Bevin during his first six months in office are nothing personal. That’s what Beshear told reporters following a Capitol news conference on Wednesday, when he randomly selected Laurel, Shelby, Breathitt, Todd, Anderson and Garrard counties for post-primary-election audits. He says that while there have been times when he’s disagreed with the governor and felt compelled to defend the state Constitution, he’s open to working with Bevin on... Read more 
Numerous factors contributing to low-income Kentucky families, consultants tell newly empaneled House committee
06/01/2016 04:53 PM
LOUISVILLE — Kentucky is making some progress in it’s overall homeless population, but the number of vulnerable citizens continues to grow. That was the message from experts who testified at the first House Task Force on Vulnerable Kentuckians meeting on Wednesday in Louisville. According to Cabinet of Health and Family Services statistics, 19 percent of Kentuckians are living below the poverty level. Demographic and economic consultant Ron Crouch says one of the biggest factors for that percentage is that many jobs being created... Read more
Rep. Larry Clark looks back at his time in Kentucky House on last day of his final session
06/01/2016 12:45 PM
FRANKFORT — State Rep. Larry Clark, D-Louisville, is hanging up his hat after serving more than three decades in Kentucky’s House of Representatives. Clark is proud of the work he’s done, but he’s politically worn out and believes that the influx of money into politics will ruin democracy. “I’ve had 19 elections in my district. What concerns me more than anything is the money in politics. We are going to ruin democracy,” Clark said on the last day... Read more
Fostering Success program aims to help 18- to 23-year-olds transitioning from foster care reach their goals
05/31/2016 06:42 PM
LOUISVILLE — Gov. Matt Bevin and other state officials unveiled a new program aimed to help young adults exiting foster care take the next step in their lives on Tuesday, whether that’s pursuing a college degree or joining Kentucky’s workforce. About 100 participants aged 18 to 23 will be the first to enter Fostering Success, a 10-week work program through the state that will teach computer and clerical skills to those transitioning from foster care. Participants will earn $10 per hour in... Read more
Gov. Bevin says AG Beshear "dropping the ball" in transgender bathroom lawsuit while Beshear says he should have been consulted
05/31/2016 05:41 PM
LOUISVILLE — Gov. Matt Bevin accused Attorney General Andy Beshear of “dropping the ball” by not joining 11 other states in their lawsuit against the federal government’s directive on transgender bathroom policies for public schools. Beshear, at a separate news conference in Georgetown, said the governor’s statements that the attorney general’s office refused to join the suit “is entirely and totally false,” saying copies of the lawsuit and federal court guidance on the topic were on his desk as Bevin announced... Read more
$18M in budget will address deferred maintenance concerns in many state parks, commissioner says
05/30/2016 10:35 PM
FRANKFORT — With the unofficial start of summer here, Kentucky’s 49 state parks and historic sites will see their attendance figures spike during the vacation season. But overall, the number of visitors at the parks has dropped in recent years due to deferred maintenance at many of the state-owned facilities. With that fact in mind, Gov. Matt Bevin allocated $18 million in the latest biennial budget to address the maintenance issues. Commissioner of Parks Donnie Holland looks at the $18 million as a... Read more
Korean War veteran fears that many Americans have lost significance of Memorial Day
05/30/2016 02:13 PM
ALEXANDRIA — Veterans are concerned that many younger people in the country today have forgotten the true meaning of what Memorial Day is all about. U.S. Army Korean War veteran J.W. Crail, who was the grand marshal at this year’s Campbell County Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3205 Memorial Day Parade, expressed concern that a lot of citizens just look at the holiday as a day off work for picnics and fun and not a day to recognize the service of... Read more
On June 1, Kentucky-based artist Leticia Bajuyo convinced a panel of local art experts that plans for her ambitious, site-specific installation “Gazebo(ught)” deserved a $5,000 ArtPrize grant, as well as an historic venue in the heart of downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan. ArtPrize is an international art competition decided equally by public vote and expert jury. This year, the competition held a Pitch Night event at 21c Museum in Louisville. Bajuyo was one of five artists competing, each having a total of five minutes and five PowerPoint slides to present their plans. Her winning concept will be built during ArtPrize Eight, slated to take place [...]
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Funding requests from some Louisville groups working to support young people are being reduced or ignored in Mayor Greg Fischer’s proposed spending plan, and they say it’s hurting their ability to address spiking violence in the city. Fischer presented his annual budget to the city’s 26-member Metro Council last week. And this week, the council’s budget committee began a public hearing process on the $822 million proposal. Nearly three dozen representatives from community non-profits took to the microphone Wednesday evening to call for a piece of Fischer’s proposed $5.1 million pool of external agency funds, which are set aside to help groups providing a public [...]
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Brandon O’Daniel pours 10 barrels of craft beer into a 750-gallon copper-pot still that he calls “Magdalena.” It is one of three on the distillation floor — there’s also “Sara,” a 50-gallon still, and “Isis,” a 1,000-gallon pot still. “They are all named after women in Bob Dylan songs off the ‘Desire’ album,” he says. J. Tyler Franklin The copper-pot stills inside Copper & Kings. O’Daniel is the head distiller at Copper & Kings, a Butchertown distillery that specializes in brandy. But today, he’s dealing with a different sort of spirit: whiskey, specifically the kind that he’ll be distilling from a batch of Goodwood Brewing Company’s [...]
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