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Beshear recognized on 2024 TIME100 Next list
Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear was named to the TIME100 Next list for 2024 following his reelection in a red state and consideration as a running mate by Vice President Kamala Harris put him in the national spotlight.? The list curated by Time Magazine recognizes emerging leaders from around the world. Beshear was highlighted for […]
Top moments from the Walz-Vance veep debate
The vice presidential candidates outlined vastly different visions for the country and traded barbs about their qualifications Tuesday during their first and only debate before Election Day. Ohio Republican Sen. J.D. Vance, who’s on the ticket with former President Donald Trump, and Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz, running mate to Vice President Kamala Harris, stuck […]
Tim Walz and J.D. Vance tangle in wonky, largely cordial vice presidential debate
Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Republican Ohio U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance squared off Tuesday night in a vice presidential debate that marked the last scheduled in-person meeting for the campaigns as Americans decide the country’s next chapter. Meeting for the first time, Walz and Vance engaged in a policy-heavy, nearly two-hour back-and-forth hosted by […]
How Kentucky’s former top prosecutor used his powers to go after abortion providers in secret
FRANKFORT — Kentucky’s attorney general and two University of Louisville physicians waged a legal battle for more than a year that almost no one knew about —? even though it involved the Republican candidate for governor and an issue of intense public interest. The secrecy around the case – from its outset in June of […]
Housing: Where do Trump and Harris stand?
This is one in a series of States Newsroom reports on the major policy issues in the presidential race. WASHINGTON — As the cost and supply of housing remain top issues for voters, both presidential candidates have put forth plans to tackle the crisis, in hopes of courting voters ahead of the Nov. 5 election. […]
Kentucky must strengthen protections for survivors of domestic violence, says governor
If you or someone you know has experienced domestic violence, call the National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline at 1-800-656-4673. Call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233.? You can also contact any of Kentucky’s 15 domestic violence programs.? FRANKFORT — Kentucky must examine its gun laws to make sure it’s doing all it can to […]
KY officials oppose Biden plan to restore ’10-day’ rule for citizens’ complaints about coal mining
Kentucky’s Republican attorney general citing concerns from Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s administration is trying to block a revamped federal complaint system that citizens have used for decades to report suspected dangers and hazards from the strip mining of coal.? The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, signed into law by President Jimmy Carter, […]
Energy and climate: Where do Harris and Trump stand?
This is one in a series of States Newsroom reports on the major policy issues in the presidential race. Highlighted in Joe Biden’s 2020 campaign as one of the major crises facing the country, climate change has received much less attention in the 2024 race for the presidency. The candidates, Republican former President Donald Trump […]
Walz, Vance prep for debate as hurricane politics swirl around presidential campaign
WASHINGTON — Republican U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance and Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will face off Tuesday night for a vice presidential debate, the final scheduled in-person exchange between the campaigns as polls continue to show a tight race just over five weeks out from November’s election. The debate, hosted by CBS News, is scheduled […]
U.S. Department of Education begins testing of new FAFSA form
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Education is launching the first testing period for its phased rollout of the 2025-26 form to apply for federal financial student aid on Tuesday, with more students set to partake in this beginning testing stage than initially expected. The department announced in August it would be using a staggered […]
Hundreds missing in Southeast states after Hurricane Helene, federal officials say
WASHINGTON — White House Homeland Security Adviser Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall said Monday during a press briefing there are 600 people unaccounted for following Hurricane Helene, as federal officials mount a response to the catastrophic storm in states across the Southeast. Sherwood-Randall said that could lead the death toll to rise into the hundreds, but added officials […]
Kentucky sheriff charged with murdering judge resigns following pressure from governor
An Eastern Kentucky sheriff charged with murdering a judge earlier in September has retired from his elected office following a request from the governor to step down. Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines, 43, resigned effective Monday, according to a letter from? Somerset attorney Jeremy Bartley to Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s office. The letter said […]