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Visiting Correctional Facilities Governor Andy Beshear, along with state Justice and Public Safety Cabinet Secretary Mary Noble, have announced that in-person visitation will resume at state correctional facilities beginning on June 20.Visitation dates and times can now be scheduled for all facilities operated by the Department of Corrections and the Department of Juvenile Justice.…
Jobless Benefits Controversy Although the jobess benefits are set to expxire in Septemebr in KY, Sen. Mitch McConnell says Kentucky’s acceptance of extra jobless benefits now are hurting back-to-work efforts as employers struggle to find help.The Senate GOP leader’s comments Wednesday were a dig at the Democratic governor.Gov. Andy Beshear says the weekly $300…
KY Education Award A former Kentucky education commissioner has been named as the recipient of the 2021 Karem Award for Excellence in Education Policy.The Kentucky Board of Education announced during a board meeting Wednesday that the award goes to Terry Holliday, who served as state education commissioner from 2009-15, the Kentucky Department of Education…
SOAR Announcement For Corbin Gov. Andy Beshear, Congressman Hal Rogers, SOAR leaders and leaders from the City of Corbin are holding a news conference with a special announcement about the 2021 Shaping Our Appalachian Region, or SOAR, Summit.The 2020 event was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.During the event, it was announced that…
MCConnell Decries Jobless Benefits Sen. Mitch McConnell says Kentucky’s acceptance of extra jobless benefits is hurting back-to-work efforts as employers struggle to find help.The Senate GOP leader’s comments Wednesday were directed at the Democratic governor.Gov. Andy Beshear says the weekly $300 federal unemployment payments have contributed to surging consumer spending that benefits Kentucky businesses.…
Renovating Eastern KY Schoools Jackson County Middle Schoolm is among those Governor Andy Beshear announced on Wednesday is receiving part of $127 million dollars from the Better Kentucky Plan donated to local school districts to fund construction and renovations on schools in need.“This is and always will be an education first administration, and this…
Seeking Civil Penalties From CVS Kentucky’s attorney general on Wednesday sued CVS Health, accusing its pharmacy chain of flooding the state with prescription opioids that contributed to the state’s addiction woes.Attorney General Daniel Cameron filed the lawsuit in Franklin County Circuit Court in Kentucky’s capital city. Cameron says the health care company played a…
KY Tourism Taking a huge hit duriing the pandemic a subcommittee on economic development and tourism met Wednesday morning to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on the state’s tourism industry.Officials from tourism and parks, as well as local officials from across the commonwealth, painted a picture we all saw coming, a lot of losses…
Fighting Drug Trafficking Senator Mitch McConnell made a stop in Owensboro this week.He discussed the county’s recent inclusion into the Appalachia High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) program.The program aims to decrease drug trafficking in the area.Senator McConnell was joined by community leaders, along with federal, state and law enforcement officials for the news conference.The…
University of KY Does Work For NASA University of Kentucky researchers are working with NASA to advance key technologies for space exploration.Every few years, NASA creates Space Technology Research Institutes and UK was selected, along with a handful of other colleges, to be a part of it. Their goal is to research and improve…