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Seeking to improve underperforming schools, EDUCATE NKY names president, CEO
EDUCATE NKY, an organization created to focus on student outcomes in underperforming districts, announced Wednesday that former Kenton County Schools superintendent Tim Hanner will be the nonprofit’s president and CEO.? “EDUCATE NKY calls for deliberate strategy development, policy alignment and innovative education strategies that drive the future success of our students and their outcomes,” said […]
Toyota to buy power from planned Martin County solar installation on former surface coal mine
Japanese car manufacturer Toyota says it plans to purchase 100 megawatts of power from a 200-megawatt solar installation in Martin County being built on a former surface coal mine and brownfield site.?? Toyota in a Wednesday news release stated the multi-billion-dollar company would use the solar power to offset some of its carbon emissions. Toyota […]
Attorney general’s office draws 12 counties for post-primary election audits
After a dozen county names were drawn from a small barrel Wednesday morning, detectives in the Department of Criminal Investigations within the Kentucky attorney general’s office will begin work on post-primary election audits.? DCI Commissioner Greg Wolf said detectives will review election records from county clerks. They will also speak with county boards of elections, […]
ACLU asks federal judge to block Kentucky’s ban on transgender medical care for minors
The American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky and other plaintiffs are asking a federal judge to block part of a law they have said is the worst anti-trans bill in the United States.? The ACLU of Kentucky filed for a preliminary injunction Monday to block a section of Senate Bill 150, due to be implemented […]
Missouri man arrested for crashing truck, making threats near White House
Federal police arrested a Missouri man on Monday night after he crashed a vehicle into security barriers in Lafayette Park, across the street from the White House. Sai Varshith Kandula, 19, of Chesterfield, has been charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, reckless operation of a motor vehicle, threatening to kill, kidnap or inflict harm […]
Task forces named to make recommendations for Kentucky’s next legislative session
Before lawmakers return to Frankfort for the next legislative session, special committees and task forces will meet during the interim.? Starting next month, the groups will explore specific policy issues. Each task force will be composed of 10 legislators. The task forces will submit findings and recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by Dec. 4. […]
Ethics commission fines former SOS Alison Grimes $10,000 for improper use of voter data
The state ethics commission for Kentucky’s executive branch has fined former Democratic Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes $10,000 for ethics violations over the improper use of voter data that the commission states gave a benefit to herself and others. The Kentucky Executive Branch Ethics Commission in its order Friday said the former chief election […]
Public ‘Celebration of Life’ for the late Rep. Lamin Swann announced
The public will get the chance to share memories about the late Kentucky Rep. Lamin Swann at a “Celebration of Life” service scheduled for Thursday.? Swann died at age 45 on Mother’s Day Sunday after being hospitalized for days with a “significant medical emergency.”? “Beyond our faith, what comforts us is knowing the positive and […]
Republican Greg Elkins wins special election in 28th state Senate District
Former Clark County Magistrate Greg Elkins, a Republican, won a special election Tuesday to fill a vacancy in Central Kentucky’s 28th state Senate District. The vacancy was created when Republican Ralph Alvarado left the seat Jan. 6 to become commissioner for the Tennessee Department of Health. Elkins, chief executive officer of Central Kentucky Hauling, defeated […]
Early voting numbers down as Kentuckians prepare to vote on Tuesday
More than 70,000 Kentuckians participated in no-excuse early voting last week. Unofficial results from the State Board of Elections show the total number of absentee and early voters is almost 89,000. No-excuse in-person early voting was held across the state Thursday, Friday and Saturday last week. Excused early voting was held earlier this month. Of […]
Kentucky’s primary election is Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know before you go to the polls
The primary election in Kentucky is Tuesday, May 16. Statewide, voters will choose party nominees for the general election.? On Tuesday polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. local time. Kentucky is split between Eastern and Central Daylight time zones.? Most voters’ ballots will only have elections for constitutional officers: governor,?attorney general, […]
Celebration of life for Virginia Moore June 11
A “Celebration of Life” for Kentucky’s Virginia Moore is set for June 11 at the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville.? The service will be from 1 p.m. to 5 ?p.m. that day, a Sunday, in View Pointe Hall on the top level of the Ali Center at 144 North Sixth Street in Louisville.? Moore, 61, […]