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Cameron calls for $5,000 bonuses for Kentucky police, allowing murder charges in fatal overdoses
LOUISVILLE — Republican Daniel Cameron says that as governor he would oppose subpoena powers for civilian police review boards and support giving Kentucky law enforcement officers a $5,000 bonus to improve recruitment and retention. The proposals are part of a 12-point public safety plan that Cameron unveiled Tuesday and that focuses largely on Louisville.? Cameron’s […]
Cameron’s office: Kentucky education department is ‘incorrect’ on anti-trans law
Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s office issued an opinion this week saying guidance by the Kentucky Department of Education on a controversial new anti-trans law is “incorrect.”? Last month, the department issued new guidance on Senate Bill 150 highlighting the use of “or” in a section of the bill, seemingly advising that the new law gives […]
Donated site in Letcher County to house survivors of Eastern Kentucky floods
Local, state and federal groups are working together to secure housing for flood survivors in Letcher County.? The fiscal court of the Eastern Kentucky county previously voted to transfer about four acres of property to develop a small housing site near Whitesburg. The land has space for 10 housing units.? According to a recent news […]
Fayette Dems, GOP choose nominees for state representative special election
Editor’s note: This story was updated Friday afternoon with comments from Emma Curtis. Democrats and Republicans in Fayette County have selected their candidates for a Nov. 7 special election for state representative.? The seat, which represents Kentucky’s 93rd District, became vacant after freshman Democratic lawmaker Rep. Lamin Swann died in May.? Democrat Adrielle Camuel and […]
New Kentucky laws take effect: Health, education, sports wagering and more
Many of the laws passed by the General Assembly during the 2023 legislative session will go into effect Thursday, but not all of them.? For a bill to become a law in Kentucky, both the state Senate and House of Representatives must give a majority vote in favor of the bill. The governor may sign […]
Four Kentucky infrastructure projects awarded more than $33 million in federal funding
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is scheduled to be in Lexington Thursday to highlight more than $33 million in federal grant funding for four transportation infrastructure projects. According to a U.S. Department of Transportation press release, the funds come from the RAISE discretionary grant fund. Funding in the 2023 Fiscal Year will go to rural […]
Cameron solicited, refunded campaign donations from execs of a company his office was investigating
Republican gubernatorial candidate Daniel Cameron’s campaign solicited contributions from officials of an addiction recovery center that was under investigation by Cameron’s attorney general office.? The Daily Beast first reported last week that Cameron’s campaign refunded political donations from Edgewater Recovery Center executives. The donations were originally accepted in March and April. The attorney general recused […]
Kentucky to remain with voter data system for a year while considering alternatives
Kentucky will remain with the Electronic Registration Information Center, or ERIC, for a year while reviewing possible alternatives to support voter rolls maintenance, Secretary of State Michael Adams said Wednesday.? Recently, seven Republican-led states have left ERIC, an interstate compact for sharing voter registration data. Some former members like Virginia and Texas plan to create […]
Kentucky politicians mark Juneteenth as Beshear calls on legislature to make it a state holiday
Kentucky leaders on both sides of the political spectrum celebrated Juneteenth by discussing African American history and calling the holiday a mark of progress toward equality.? Gov. Andy Beshear signed a proclamation recognizing Monday as Juneteenth National Freedom Day in Kentucky in the Capitol Rotunda.? Those who joined Beshear included Senate Minority Floor Leader Gerald […]
Kentucky’s juvenile detention system still struggling with ‘critical staffing issues’
FRANKFORT — Despite salary increases, persistent understaffing is forcing a shuffling of Kentucky juveniles being held in detention. The Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice plans to move girls from a detention center in Campbell County to one in Boyd County for an estimated 90 days in response to staffing difficulties.? The boys being held in […]
New report confirms Kentucky’s first decline in fatal overdoses since 2018?
Kentucky’s 2022 Overdose Fatality Report, released Thursday, shows the commonwealth saw its first decline in fatal overdoses since 2018.? Still, 2,135 Kentuckians died from an overdose in 2022. Ninety percent of those deaths were from opioids and fentanyl. Potent inexpensive methamphetamines also continue to be a driving factor.?? During his weekly press conference Thursday, Gov. […]
Kentucky Supreme Court rules on two former commonwealth’s attorneys’ right to practice law
The Kentucky Supreme Court on Thursday suspended the law license of a former prosecutor while reinstating another’s. Ronnie L. Goldy, convicted in an impeachment hearing in March, may return to practicing law under a 5-2 ruling.? In the case of Richard “Rick” Boling, who resigned as Christian County commonwealth’s attorney in February, the Supreme Court […]