Offering Transitional Support Republican leaders in the Kentucky House are preparing to unveil legislation aimed at increasing the state’s workforce by offering transitional support to ease people off public assistance says House Speaker David Osborne. The bill designation signals…
Season Ticket Prices Reduced Kentucky will reduce total season ticket prices and K Fund donations for 57% of seats at Kroger Field this fall, with 36% unchanged for seven home games.The Wildcats, who won the Belk Bowl to finish…
Raising The Minimum Wage Rep. Kathy Hinkle (D-Louisa) is leading Democratic lawmakers in Frankfort by sponsoring a bill that would raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2027, with incremental increases until then.The legislation, in part, is…
Miners Back to Work in Blackburn Bottom After Paychecks Clear The protest at the railroad tracks in Blackburn Bottom has ended, but hard feelings remain for the miners returning to work. The dozen or so workers left their camp…
Schools Close Due To Illnesses More than one dozen schools across the region are closed due to several illnesses making the rounds.Here is the list as of Friday morning:Christ Central School-Pike County, Clay County, Harlan County, Harlan Independent, Jackson…
Kentucky Supreme Court Clerk Retiring A fixture of Kentucky’s Supreme Court for 25 years is retiring.Susan Stokley Clary, the clerk of the Supreme Court, will retire Feb. 1.Clary has been clerk for three chief justices and is responsible for…
Buildings Burn In Leslie County Several buildings were destroyed or damaged in a fire in Leslie County Thursday afternoon.Firefighters battled flames on Hickory Street in Hyden.Two homes were destroyed. A third home was damaged, and the flames damaged the…
Discussion About the Pardon Process After a much-criticized flurry of last-minute pardons by ex-Gov. Matt Bevin, Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers predicted Wednesday that lawmakers will try to modify the pardon process.The process has drawn intense scrutiny since Bevin,…
Kentucky’s Fight Against Hunger Kentucky leaders are encouraging people to join the fight against hunger.Gov. Andy Beshear joined lawmakers, advocates and others Wednesday at a Capitol rally to bring awareness to the problem and to gain support for solutions,…
Paintsville Recovery Center Burns The Paintsville Recovery Center Clinic burned to the ground Wednesday morning.A morning drive to work quickly turned into a chaotic scene.”I discovered it came upon it burning back here on the back corner. It had…