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Promoting Food Sustainability A summit to promote local and sustainable food systems in Kentucky is planned for next month.The second annual Kentucky Local Food Systems Summit is scheduled for Feb. 26 at the University of Kentucky’s Gatton Student Center, according to a statement from the Agriculture Department.Participants will learn about issues including agricultural research,…
Forgiving Student Loan Debt For Some Teachers State Representative Derek Lewis, who represents Kentucky District 90, proposed a bill that would forgive student loan debt for STEM Science, Technology, Engineering and Math teachers in federally designated promise areas. This includes several counties in Eastern Kentucky.”Whether it’s a science class, a math class, we have…
Increase In Food Prices The cost of a variety of foods showed a slight increase over the past year, with most items fluctuating during the fourth quarter, the Kentucky Farm Bureau said.The Farm Bureau’s Marketbasket Survey showed an increase in the average overall cost of food during three of the four quarters in 2019,…
Governor Gets Involved In Coal Industry Governor Andy Beshear pledged that his state Labor Cabinet will take the miners’ employer to court if the company does not comply with his administration’s demand for records.This is in response to the Quest Energy coal miners who blocked a railroad track Monday night due to unpaid wages.The…
Kentucky Lawmakers Assemble Bags Of Food Kentucky lawmakers assembled bags of food to be distributed to children at risk of going hungry at an event planned by a House leader who remains hospitalized.Lawmakers from both parties formed assembly lines Monday to put pasta, canned vegetables, pudding cups, juice boxes and other food into bags.The…
Weapon Carrying In KY Public Schools Any police officers assigned to Kentucky schools would have to be armed under a bill introduced Monday as a follow-up to last year’s school safety law stemming from a deadly shooting.The new measure was filed by Senate Education Committee Chairman Max Wise, who called the proposal a priority…
Williamson Memorial Hospital Furloughs Employees Twenty employees at Williamson Memorial Hospital will be furloughed as the hospital re-organizes through Chapter 11 bankruptcy.The hospital made the announcement Monday night.”After a comprehensive evaluation process, the hospital has developed a new, streamlined structure that is more appropriate considering current volumes,” the hospital said in a release. “Unfortunately,…
State Of The Commonwealth Speech Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear will give his first State of the Commonwealth speech to lawmakers and a statewide television audience tonight. The speech in the state House chambers will be broadcast on Kentucky Educational Television. House and Senate members will convene at 7 p.m. EST for the speech.The Democratic…
Miners Block Coal Delivery Pike County miners are blocking a train loaded with coal from leaving a mine in Kimper.Several miners and their families stood on the tracks leading from Quest Energy in Blackburn Bottom Monday afternoon.A train loaded down with coal is stuck on the tracks. A CSX crew went to the tracks…
Governor Beshear Restoring Workplace Safety Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is restoring a workplace safety board that was abolished by former Gov. Matt Bevin.Beshear said on Friday the move to reestablish the 12-member Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board is an effort to strengthen safety in the workplace.Bevin used an executive order in July 2018…