Category Archives: Kentucky News
Gov. Beshear orders flags to half-staff in honor of Tennessee National Guard pilots
FRANKFORT - Gov. Andy Beshear has ordered flags at all state buildings lowered to half-staff, effective immediately, until sunset on Monday, Feb. 20, in honor of two Tennessee National Guard pilots ki...
Feb 17, 2023
House committee revisits last year's unemployment system overhaul
Rep. Timmy Truett, R-McKee, (left) listens as Rep. Matt Lockett, R-Nicholasville, confers with him on the House Floor on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. (LRC Public Information) FRANKFORT - The House Economi...
Feb 17, 2023
House committee revisits last year's unemployment system overhaul
Rep. Timmy Truett, R-McKee, (left) listens as Rep. Matt Lockett, R-Nicholasville, confers with him on the House Floor on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. (LRC Public Information) FRANKFORT - The House Economi...
Feb 17, 2023
Report: 70,000 Kentucky kids at risk of losing health coverage
By NADIA RAMLAGAN, Kentucky News Connection A pandemic-era law that helped keep children and families continuously covered through Medicaid ends this spring, and new research from the Georgetown Unive...
Feb 17, 2023
Lawmakers seek oversight of relief funds
Sen. Whitney Westerfield, R-Fruit Hill, is pictured in a file photo. On Wednesday, he spoke on behalf of Senate Bill 99, which supporters say would increase accountability of two Team Kentucky relief ...
Feb 17, 2023
Kentucky high court lets near-total abortion ban continue
(WCLU FILE PHOTO) FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Abortion access in Kentucky remained virtually shut off Thursday after the state's highest court refused to halt a near-total ban that has largely been in place...
Feb 17, 2023
Kentucky Senate lets teachers decide on transgender pronouns
Sen. Karen Berg, D-Louisville, voices her concerns on Senate Bill 150, an act relating to rights in public schools on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. (LRC Public Information) By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Pr...
Feb 17, 2023
John Veitch, trainer of Triple Crown runner-up Alydar, dies
John Veitch, who trained Alydar to narrow losses in all three Triple Crown races against rival Affirmed in 1978 during a Hall of Fame career, has died, his family said Thursday. He was 77. Veitch died...
Feb 17, 2023
Ky. Treasurer: Kentuckians able to claim unclaimed property
FRANKFORT - Millions of dollars worth of unclaimed property await some Kentuckians who have still not filed claims to get their money. Kentucky Treasurer Allison Ball announced in December she returne...
Feb 16, 2023
Older Kentuckians want aging-in-place support, affordable medication
By NADIA RAMLAGAN, Kentucky News Connection Kentuckians age 50 and older across the state continue to struggle with high prescription drug costs, caregiver stress, and lack of long-term care options. ...
Feb 16, 2023