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Kentuckians have until Oct. 7 to register to vote. Here’s how.
Kentucky’s deadline to register to vote ahead of the November general election is Monday, Oct. 7.? Voters in the Bluegrass State will consider a ballot that includes the presidential race between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, congressional races, a number of legislative races, two constitutional amendments and more. Some regional and […]
Biden pledges federal help for states in the Southeast stricken by catastrophic storm
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden pledged Monday that the federal government would help people throughout the Southeast recover from the devastation of Hurricane Helene and its aftermath, and said he expects to ask Congress for emergency funding in the weeks ahead. “I’m here to tell every single survivor in these impacted areas that we will […]
Republican’s request for Pulaski school employees’ communications too broad, says Kentucky AG
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman’s office has denied a Republican political strategist’s open records request and sided with Pulaski County Schools regarding communications about a proposed constitutional amendment that could affect school funding. In the decision issued Friday, the attorney general’s office said the school district did not violate the state’s Open Records Act when […]
After 2 women die in ‘ambush’ outside Hardin courthouse, what can Kentucky do better?
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.? This story also discusses suicide. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 988.? Georgia Hensley feels like she’s […]
Data, pilot projects showing food service robots may not threaten jobs
Though food service workers and economists have long worried about the impact technology would have on the restaurant labor force, pilot programs in several fast-casual restaurants over the last few years have shown it may not have the negative impact they feared, a labor economist says. Technology plays several roles in food service, but the […]
Changing demographics and the political calculus of anti-immigrant rhetoric in swing states
Editor’s note: This five-day series explores the priorities of voters in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin as they consider the upcoming presidential election. With the outcome expected to be close, these “swing states” may decide the future of the country. As former President Donald Trump worked to scuttle a bipartisan border […]
Judge will unseal records of ex-AG Cameron’s attempt to investigate Louisville abortion providers
FRANKFORT — Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd said Friday he will make public nearly all of the records in a lawsuit stemming from former Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s attempt in June of 2023 to investigate two University of Louisville physicians who had performed abortions at EMW Women’s Surgical Center. During a hearing on whether to […]
U.S. government unveils charges against Iranians who hacked into Trump 2024 campaign
WASHINGTON — U.S. law enforcement on Friday announced charges against three Iranians who allegedly stole materials from former President Donald Trump’s campaign and tried to pass them to news media and Democrats in an attempt to influence the 2024 election. The Department of Justice unsealed the indictment detailing a yearslong hacking scheme by Iran that […]
Jefferson County Public Schools superintendent to retire next summer amid district scrutiny
Jefferson County Public Schools Superintendent Marty Pollio plans to retire from his post effective next summer.? Pollio, who has led Kentucky’s largest public school district since 2017, sent a letter to JCPS employees announcing his plans to retire Friday. In recent years, Pollio’s tenure at the school district has been beset by increasing oversight from […]
Beshear warns of flash flooding, wind gusts risk as remnants of Hurricane Helene batter Kentucky
Gov. Andy Beshear warned Kentuckians to avoid traveling on roads Friday and to be ready for a risk of flooding and power outages as remnants of Hurricane Helene impact Kentucky.? Beshear said in a Friday morning briefing that state employees were being sent home early to get ahead of expected peak wind gusts from the […]
National Dems to ship $2.5M to state parties, aiming beyond presidential battlegrounds?
The Democratic National Committee will send $2.5 million to more than 30 of its state and territorial parties in the closing weeks of the 2024 election cycle, the DNC said in a Friday statement. With the new grants, national Democrats will have contributed to all 57 state and territorial chapters for the first time in […]
Taxes: 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 — With the clock ticking on former President Donald Trump’s signature 2017 tax law, and high housing, food and child care costs darkening Americans’ mood, tax cuts have become the star of the 2024 presidential […]