Athiest Wins License Plate Dispute The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has to pay more than $150,000 in legal fees for a man who won a lawsuit allowing him to put “IM GOD” on his license plate.A judge ruled this week…
Limiting The Cost Of Diabetes Supplies In a state affected by high diabetes rates, the Kentucky House passed legislation Wednesday to limit out-of-pocket costs paid by many Kentuckians relying on life-saving insulin supplies.The bill cleared the House on a…
Gubernatorial Limits On Pardon Powers A Kentucky legislative panel gave initial approval to a proposed constitutional amendment to put limits on a governor’s power to grant pardons.The proposed amendment stems from a flurry of last-minute pardons by former Gov.…
Advancing Marsy’s Law A Senate panel voted to advance a new version of Marsy’s Law.The bill is another constitutional amendment to require victims of crime to be notified throughout the judicial process.The controversial bill passed the general assembly and…
Park Achieves Fundraising Goal A proposed nearly 10-acre private park in downtown Lexington has achieved a key fundraising goal- surpassing $12 million in donations.“Families across Lexington realize the importance of this park and want to be a part of…
Improving The Floyd County Public Transportation System The Floyd County Fiscal Court approved a motion that will create a public transportation system.”The number one need that we get from everywhere is that we need more transportation,” said Floyd County…
Feedback On Education Kentucky officials are seeking final feedback on a plan to guide career and technical education in the future.Based on initial feedback, the Kentucky Department of Education revised its draft of the Carl D. Perkins State Plan,…
Grant Funding For Flooded Counties Governor Andy Beshear and the Energy and Environment Cabinet announced that $500,000 in grant funding is available to 12 counties in Southeastern Kentucky for flooding cleanup.The 12 counties that declared a state of emergency…
Improving U.S Highway 60 In Eastern KY A highway safety project is planned to upgrade a section of U.S. Highway 60 in eastern Kentucky, transportation officials said.The project along six miles of the highway around the Rowan and Bath…
Boats Deliver Groceries And Water Monday, officials in Leslie County county took a boat out to deliver food and water to the people trapped.”Fortunately we haven’t had any medical emergencies,” said John Newell, District 4’s Magistrate.Newell and two others…