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Kentucky education board to talk about an interim education commissioner next week
Kentucky Board of Education members will meet next week to begin their discussion of appointing an interim education commissioner to lead the Kentucky Department of Education.? According to an agenda for the Wednesday, Sept. 6, special meeting, the board will go into closed session to discuss candidates “Which Might Lead” to an interim commissioner appointment. […]
Kentuckians pre-register for online sports betting with approved apps
Kentuckians began pre-registering for online sports wagering apps Monday as part of the state’s timeline for implementing online sports betting.? Approved mobile apps could start pre-registering accounts as early as 6 a.m. The apps can begin taking wagers on Thursday, Sept. 28. In-person sports betting begins in the state next week.? Earlier this year, the […]
More dove fields added for upcoming Kentucky season
Kentucky hunters will have more dove fields for the upcoming season, the state’s Fish and Wildlife department said Friday.? Dove season opens in Kentucky on Sept. 1. Fish and Wildlife has signed “voluntary agreements with private landowners” in West and Central Kentucky to add two public fields for dove hunting.? These two new fields – […]
University of Louisville wins $11.7M to study links between disease, microorganisms
University of Louisville researchers hope to better understand conditions like Alzheimer’s disease, heart disease and diabetes and how to best treat them through a nearly $12 million, five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health. Over the next half-decade, the researchers will study connections between microorganisms like bacteria, yeasts, fungi, viruses and protozoans and diseases, […]
Employers, KCTCS team up to help Kentucky workers pursue education
Kentucky companies who offer tuition assistance to employees as well as flexibility at work can now earn the designation “Education First Employer” through a new statewide initiative announced this week.? At least 45 companies have already signed up to be Education First Employers. The program also requires them to partner with colleges in the Kentucky […]
Yes, it really is that hot. Take care.
Central Kentucky could see heat indexes higher than 100 degrees this week, according to the National Weather Service, which has issued a hazardous weather outlook.? The NWS says a slew of Kentucky counties will see heat indexes reach around 100 degrees Tuesday.? Temperatures will be in the mid-90s Wednesday to Monday with heat indexes over […]
John McCarthy selected as Kentucky’s Republican national committeeman
John McCarthy, the former chairman of the Republican Party of Kentucky, was elected to be the party’s new national committeeman Saturday.? McCarthy, who is also one of? the top paid lobbyists in Frankfort, will succeed Mike Duncan, who held the role since 1992. A release from RPK said McCarthy was selected by the party during […]
Kentucky Board of Education looking for search firm to find next education commissioner
The Kentucky Board of Education approved the first steps for its next education commissioner search Monday.? Board members authorized the Kentucky Department of Education to seek outside services for a national search and established a team to review Requests for Proposals (RFP) from search firms. The board will reconvene in a special meeting next month.? […]
Fish and Wildlife releases new regulations for Kentucky hunting seasons
The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources announced a slew of administrative regulation amendments Friday, which include changes to bear and wild turkey hunting seasons.? Some amendments have received the needed legislative approval and are now in effect, a department news release said. Changes include the harvest limit for wild turkeys during the fall […]
FBI arrests former prosecutor who was impeached, removed from office by Kentucky legislature
?A former prosecutor who was impeached, convicted and removed from elected office by the Kentucky legislature earlier this year is facing several federal charges including wire fraud and bribery. FBI Louisville Field Office spokesperson Katie Anderson in an email confirmed Ronnie Goldy Jr. — who was the commonwealth’s attorney for the 21st Judicial Circuit serving […]
Kentuckians support more public spending for child care, survey finds
Most Kentucky voters surveyed in June said access to high-quality child care is essential to their ability to work, but they say the state isn’t doing enough to ensure they have it.? Also, 75% of parents and 64% of voters are more likely to vote for a governor candidate in November who supports access to […]
Kentucky Board of Education to discuss commissioner search Monday
The Kentucky Board of Education will meet next week to discuss its search for the next state education commissioner.? The special meeting comes after the Kentucky Department of Education announced that Education Commissioner Jason Glass would leave the position on Sept. 29. Glass told reporters he did not want “to be part of implementing the […]