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Kentucky Congressmen on Wrong Side of History and Future with Coal Thinking

Mar 24, 2016 at 09:14 am by admin

Senator Mitch McConnell blasted President Obama this week over his stand on climate change treaties. The Senator blamed the President again for his "War on Coal." He repeated.... Read More

KTRS pension bill clears House, heads to Senate

Mar 23, 2016 at 03:20 pm by admin

FRANKFORT--Legislation that would require the state to fund the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System on an actuarially sound basis starting in fiscal year 2017 is on its way t.... Read More

Funding Cuts to Judicial Branch will have consequences across the state

Mar 23, 2016 at 03:20 pm by admin

Chief Justice Minton told a Senate Committee that if the House version of the budget is passed unchanged that the judicial branch will be forced to lay off 600 workers. Pretri.... Read More

Senate approves REAL ID legislation

Mar 23, 2016 at 03:20 pm by admin

Editor's Note: The Senate Committee Substitute language: adjust fees for various documents to reduce regular operator's license fee from $50 to $48, Combination motorcycle / o.... Read More

King Coal In Trouble Again

Mar 17, 2016 at 04:10 pm by admin

News from Peabody Energy Corporation is bad. Talk on the street and in an article in the Thursday, 3-17-16 edition of the Wall Street Journal is that Peabody is studying the s.... Read More

Potter photos on display through end of March

Mar 17, 2016 at 03:39 pm by admin

(Clinton, KY - March 17, 2016) Twenty photos taken over a span of thirty years by Ivan and Mary Potter will be on display in the Hickman County Arts Council display case in Hi.... Read More

Proposed House budget would have catastrophic effect on Judicial Branch

Mar 17, 2016 at 03:39 pm by admin

Kentucky Bar Association President Douglas Farnsley emailed KY Bar members the press release below and asked Bar members to contact their state senators to decry the shortened.... Read More

KY unemployment rates up from Feb. 2015 to Feb. 2016

Mar 17, 2016 at 03:39 pm by admin

Unemployment rates in Kentucky above national average February 2016 unemployment rates in Kentucky stand at 5.8%, a half a percentage point (.5%) higher than the same month la.... Read More

Rape kit test bill passes KY Senate

Mar 17, 2016 at 03:39 pm by admin

FRANKFORT - In September 2015, an audit by former Kentucky Auditor Adam Edelen found over 3000 rape tests remained untested. According to Endthebacklog.org, "1,859 untested.... Read More

Budget Passes House with zero GOP votes - for or against

Mar 17, 2016 at 03:39 pm by admin

(Frankfort, KY - March 16, 2016) - Dramatic arguments, rulings from the chair, angry statements over funding or not funding coal counties represented by Republican lawmakers,.... Read More

Dr. Barbara Veazey to retire from WKCTC

Mar 11, 2016 at 01:30 pm by admin

Nationally-Recognized Community College President Announces Retirement PADUCAH, KY (March 11, 2016) - After more than 40 years of service in education, West Kentucky Community.... Read More

Winning in Christian and Trigg County - Hard work, cooperation and a surprise robocaller

Mar 10, 2016 at 04:03 pm by admin

Before Tuesday's special election to fill two House seats vacated by Democratic legislators lured away by Governor Bevin and two GOP seats open because of victories last Novem.... Read More

Amid Education Cuts, Retired Community College President Gets Hefty Financial Gift From Foundation

Mar 10, 2016 at 09:07 am by admin

Editor's Note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated the default rate of Gateway. The corrected sentence is bolded in the story. Almost a year after the presiden.... Read More

College tuition measure advances to Senate

Mar 03, 2016 at 04:12 pm by admin

FRANKFORT--A resolution that could pave the way to college for more Kentuckians who are orphaned or taken away from their parents as children has passed the Kentucky House. H.... Read More

Budge or Not to Budge - The Ky Budget Debate

Mar 03, 2016 at 03:17 pm by admin

Watching the Kentucky General Assembly in any budget session is a nail biting activity. No matter what party the participants belong to, crafting a budget is, even in best of.... Read More