KY State Representative Wilson Stone Will Retire Kentucky state Rep. Wilson Stone has announced his eventual retirement.The Bowling Green Daily News reported Wednesday that Stone will leave office at the end of his current term, which ends in 2021.…
KY’s Child Poverty Rate Dips Though Kentucky’s child poverty rate continues to outpace the national average, the overall rate has dropped in recent years, a new study shows.Nearly half of the state’s children in 2017 lived in low-income households,…
Issuing New Real IDs A Kentucky transportation official says the state plans to set up 12 regional offices to issue special driver’s licenses that will be needed in less than a year to board domestic airline flights.Media outlets report…
Lee County Now Safe Sanctuary Area The Lee County Board of Supervisors voted to make Lee County, Virginia a Second Amendment sanctuary Tuesday night.The vote came one day after the Lee County Sheriff’s Office posted to Facebook, promising Second…
New National Wildlife Refuge Federal officials plan to announce a new national wildlife refuge in western Kentucky.A statement from the U.S. Department of the Interior says Secretary David Bernhardt and U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell will join other dignitaries Friday…
Resolving Water Issues After years of treading through issues with its water quality and rates, the Martin County Water District announced a new plan that aims to bring stability to the community.“I mean, I’ve been in this fight since…
Discussion About Kentucky Water Continues The University of Kentucky’s Appalachian Center is hosting a student-led series of events designed to bring awareness to water issues in eastern Kentucky and beyond.The events through Thursday will focus on ecology, infrastructure and…
Real-ID’s Coming To Kentucky A Kentucky transportation official says the state plans to set up 12 regional offices to issue special driver’s licenses that will be needed in less than a year to board domestic airline flights.Media outlets report…
McConnell Says Politicians Need To Be More Kind Grieving the country’s lack of civility, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says that both sides of the political spectrum need to defuse the anger surrounding political discourse.Speaking in his home state…
Bill To Protect Sporting Officials In KY Three Republican lawmakers in Kentucky say they plan to introduce a bill that would make intimidating sports officials a misdemeanor offense.State Rep. Randy Bridges of Paducah said Tuesday that the measure aims…