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Rotunda rally supports constitutional amendment legalizing cannabis
Saying that legalization without decriminalization is “simply not an option,” state Rep. Nima Kulkarni on Tuesday introduced a constitutional amendment to ask Kentucky voters to weigh in on the cannabis debate. In addition to the amendent, which would legalize personal possession and use of marijuana in Kentucky, the Louisville Democrat also introduced legislation to codify […]
Gas-well cleanup opens 513 acres in Rockcastle River Wildlife Management Area to the public
Federal funding to plug abandoned oil and gas wells has opened 513 acres in Pulaski County to hunters, anglers, wildlife watchers and other nature lovers, according to the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. The land, part of ?the Rockcastle River Wildlife Management Area (WMA), is newly accessible to the public ?thanks to an […]
Biden visiting Covington Wednesday to talk infrastructure, jobs in wake of toll-free funding plan for I-75 bridge
This article is republished from the Northern Kentucky Tribune. President Joe Biden is to visit Covington Wednesday to tout how his economic plan is rebuilding the nation’s infrastructure, using the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project as a major example. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, U.S. Senate Republican Mitch McConnell of Louisville and […]
Kentucky Supreme Court rejects Beshear’s claim that legislature wrongly curbed his emergency powers
Citing legislative immunity, the Kentucky Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously rejected Gov. Andy Beshear’s claim that the legislature acted unconstitutionally when it curbed his emergency powers in 2021. The court ruled that the state Constitution grants lawmakers immunity from such lawsuits. The legislation in question was a response to Beshear’s COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. Among […]
Brent Spence Bridge project to move ahead next year with $1.6 billion from feds
Groundbreaking for long-awaited improvements to the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor, connecting Kentucky and Ohio, is expected late next year with “substantial completion slated for 2029,” Gov. Andy Beshear’s office announced Thursday. The project has been awarded $1.6 billion in federal grants, “giving the landmark bridge and corridor project the green light to move toward construction,” […]
Three dead after arctic front settles across Kentucky. Officials urge stay home.
Following extremely cold temperatures and wind chills across Kentucky, three persons have died, Gov. Andy Beshear said Friday.? In a morning news briefing, the governor said one of the victims died in a vehicle accident in Western Kentucky. The other was a person with insecure housing in Louisville. About an hour later, Beshear said in […]
Teva and Allergan settle opioid lawsuit with Kentucky for $114 million
Two more pharmaceutical manufacturers, Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries, Ltd., and Allergan PLC., have entered agreements with Kentucky to settle claims that they “fueled the opioid crisis by marketing, promoting, selling, and distributing opioids,” the Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s office said Thursday. In a press release, the office said the agreements will bring more than $114 million […]
Kentucky moves to revoke license of psychiatric facility where 7-year-old foster child died
The Beshear administration moved Thursday to revoke the license of a residential psychiatric facility in Louisville where 7-year-old Ja’Ceon Terry, a foster child, died July 17 of positional asphyxia. The state immediately ceased placing children and youth at Uspiritus-Brooklawn Academy after the child’s death. On Thursday, state Inspector General Adam Mather ordered Uspiritus-Brooklawn Academy to […]
Walmart, Kentucky reach opioid settlement for more than $53 million
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron on Wednesday announced an opioid settlement between Walmart and Kentucky for more than $53 million.? “This agreement with Walmart provides the Commonwealth with over $53 million to help Kentuckians who have been harmed by the opioid epidemic,” Cameron said in a news release. “The Commonwealth is among the states […]
Beshear declares a state of emergency ahead of anticipated arctic front across Kentucky
Ahead of anticipated extreme freezing temperatures as part of an arctic front across Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency and signed an executive order to prevent price gouging.? The governor and other administration officials stressed preparation for the weather in a Wednesday news conference. Beshear urged Kentuckians to stay home Thursday into […]
11 GOP candidates for Kentucky governor as Maddox withdraws, citing disappointing fundraising
The Republican field for Kentucky governor is down to 11 contenders as Rep. Savannah Maddox suspended her campaign, citing ?failure to raise enough money to compete. According to the Kentucky Registry of Finance, Maddox’s campaign raised just over $210,000.? Reports filed with KREF show that Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles has raised more than ??$875,000, former […]
Supreme Court keeps pandemic-era immigration program in place, granting request by Kentucky AG and 18 others
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court is keeping Title 42 in place until the justices can review whether the pandemic-era program should be lifted or continue. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts in an order on Monday stayed a lower court’s ruling that would have allowed the program, which was put in place by the […]