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Western Kentucky prosecutor Boling to resign instead of facing impeachment committee
A Western Kentucky prosecutor has decided to resign instead of facing a state legislature-led impeachment committee that recently convened.? House Majority Floor Whip Jason Nemes, R-Louisville, in an email Monday evening said that Commonwealth’s Attorney Rick Boling would resign Feb. 28. Boling is the elected commonwealth’s attorney for the 3rd Judicial Circuit representing Christian County.? […]
UK names Danelle Stevens-Watkins interim dean of the College of Education
University of Kentucky Provost Robert S. DiPaola has named Danelle Stevens-Watkins acting dean of the?College of Education, effective?Jan. 4. She succeeds Julian Vasquez Heilig who became the provost of Western Michigan University. Stevens-Watkins is a professor in the Department of Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology, as well as the university’s associate vice president for research, […]
Danville farm will expand beef marketing with USDA value-added grant
In an ongoing effort to diversify the country’s meat processing and create new markets for smaller livestock producers, the federal government is distributing about $3.9 million of grant money and guaranteeing loans that total $5.7 million for more than two dozen projects in 15 states, including Kentucky. Danville farmer Dennis Spencer Guinn was awarded a […]
Alvarado bids Kentucky Senate farewell, special election May 16 to choose his successor
The ?special election to replace Republican state Sen. Ralph Alvarado of Winchester will be held May 16, the day of the statewide primary for governor and other statewide offices. A physician, Alvarado will become commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Health, Jan. 16. Republican Gov. Bill Lee appointed him to the post in November. On […]
Kentucky House impeachment committee convenes to investigate scandal-plagued prosecutors
A Kentucky House committee charged with investigating whether there is sufficient evidence to recommend impeachment of two prosecutors — each one facing separate scandals — convened Thursday evening.? House Majority Floor Whip Rep. Jason Nemes, R-Louisville, filed two resolutions initiating the formal impeachment process in the first days of this year’s legislative session against two […]
As Friday deadline looms, 10 GOP candidates have filed to run for Kentucky governor
Ahead of Friday’s deadline to file for office, Kentucky governor hopefuls submitted needed paperwork to appear on ballots.? As of Thursday afternoon, 10 Republican candidates had formally filed with the secretary of state’s office. Among those in the office Thursday were former United Nations Ambassador Kelly Craft, Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles and Somerset Mayor Alan […]
Bummer: Kentuckians’ sense of well-being ranks low, according to analysis of Gallup polls
This article is republished from?Kentucky Health News, ?an independent news service of the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, based in the School of Journalism and Media at the University of Kentucky, with support from the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky. Kentuckians’ sense of well-being from 2008 to 2017 was the worst of any […]
Kentucky’s Beshear elected co-chair of Appalachian Regional Commission
Appalachian governors have elected Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear the new states’ co-chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission. He will serve in the role for 2023. President Joe Biden appointed the federal co-chair, Gayle Manchin, in 2021. She is the wife of Democratic West Virginia U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin.? The ARC is a federal economic development […]
Kentucky Fish and Wildlife enlists ‘pawfect’ partners
Kentucky Fish and Wildlife’s Law Enforcement Division just got some “pawfect” additions.? Three sibling Labrador retrievers?will be partnered with conservation officers in different Kentucky regions, Fish and Wildlife announced Tuesday.? The dogs are named Cosmo and River, sisters, and brother Gambit.? “In researching the various types of dog breeds that we could add to our […]
McConnell honored by Kentucky Senate after becoming the U.S. Senate’s longest-serving party leader?
FRANKFORT — Kentucky lawmakers heaped praise Tuesday on Kentuckian Mitch McConnell as he became the U.S. Senate’s longest-serving party leader ever. Minority Leader?McConnell, 80, whose family moved to Louisville in 1956, was first elected to represent Kentucky in the U.S. Senate in 1984. Senate President Robert Stivers, R-Manchester, and others in the Senate spoke for […]
House GOP Whip Nemes seeking impeachment of Eastern Kentucky prosecutor over nude photo scandal
FRANKFORT — A Kentucky Republican lawmaker filed a resolution Tuesday aimed at impeaching an Eastern Kentucky prosecutor accused of trading favors to a defendant in exchange for nude photos and videos of the defendant.? The resolution by Rep. Jason Nemes, R-Louisville, targets Ronnie Goldy, the commonwealth’s attorney for the 21st Judicial Circuit serving Rowan, Menifee, […]
Kentucky Youth Advocates outlines 2023 goals to help children and families
On the first day of the regular legislative session, Kentucky Youth Advocates outlined priorities to achieve its 2023 goal of making the state “the best place in America to be young.”? Kentucky ranks high for adverse childhood experiences, or ACEs, which are traumas or stressors in a person’s life before their 18th birthday. They can […]