Kentucky Lawmakers Prefer Judges Not Do Redistricting
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- House Republicans who would take a shellacking under a redistricting plan proposed by Democrats insist they still want to avoid having federal judges redraw legislative boundaries in...
View ArticleConservative Kentucky Group Joins Lawsuit Against IRS
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A conservative Kentucky group that was targeted by the IRS last year is now suing the agency and the federal government.The Kentucky 9/12 Project, with help from the American Center...
View ArticleState Gas Tax Increasing to 32.3 Cents A Gallon
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- The cost of gasoline will go up again in Kentucky, this time the result of an automatic tax increase written into law more than three decades ago.Lawmakers were told in a meeting of...
View Article2 More Kentucky Churches To Drop Boy Scouts
ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. -- Two more churches in central Kentucky say they are cutting ties with the Boy Scouts of America over the organization's decision to allow gay youth.Pastors at Severns Valley...
View ArticleKy's Senators Blocked In Effort To Legalize Hemp
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Kentucky's U.S. senators suffered a setback Thursday in their efforts to re-establish industrial hemp as a legal crop, but they vowed to continue their campaign after getting blocked...
View ArticleTwo Army Posts In Kentucky To Lose Combat Brigades
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. -- Fort Campbell and Fort Knox, both in Kentucky, are each going to lose an active duty combat brigade under a restructuring plan announced by the U.S. Army.The brigades that will be...
View ArticleStudy: Immigration Reform Would Boost Kentucky Revenues By $23 Million
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy estimates Kentucky stands to gain $23.2 million in increased revenue should Congress pass a comprehensive immigration reform...
View ArticleBluegrass Pipeline Gaining Critics And Converts
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A company is surveying land in Kentucky, trying to determine the best route for a natural gas liquids pipeline. If it’s built, the pipeline will carry these materials across the...
View ArticleGov. Beshear Cites Progress In Fighting Prescription Drug Abuse
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear says he's been surprised by the progress made in fighting prescription drug abuse in the year since a state law took aim at the problem.Beshear told...
View ArticleYouth Sports Coach Charged With Abusing 6 Boys
LOUISVILLE, Ky. _ A northern Kentucky youth sports coach has been charged with sexually abusing six boys entrusted to his care.A grand jury in Boone County on Tuesday handed up 14 charges against...
View ArticleJustice Dept. Clears The Way For Industrial Hemp In Ky.
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- A ruling by the U-S Justice Department will honor state laws on regulated marijuana sales, which greenlights production of industrial hemp in Kentucky.State Agriculture Commissioner...
View ArticleGovernor Beshear To Implement New Science Standards
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- New science education standards that call for greater focus on teaching the theories of evolution and climate change in Kentucky classrooms will be implemented despite a finding by a...
View ArticleBeshear Gets Obama's Kudos For Smooth Rollout
Gov. Steve Beshear has gotten a personal thank you from President Barack Obama for a smooth rollout of the health care overhaul in Kentucky.
View ArticleFirst Cases of Flu Reported in Kentucky
The Cabinet for Health and Family Services says two cases of influenza have been reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
View ArticlePanel Asks Lawmakers For $420,000 To Improve Child Protection
A panel created by the governor to review child deaths and severe abuse cases plans to ask lawmakers for $420,000 to help it reach its goal.
View ArticleMorehead Adopts Fairness Ordinance
The college town of Morehead has become the 6th community in Kentucky to pass a fairness ordinance.
View ArticleKy. Announces Plan To Ensure DNA Taken From Felons
Kentucky corrections officials are taking steps to ensure DNA samples are taken from every felon in the state.
View ArticleDangerously Cold Temperatures Move Across Ky.
With near record cold temperatures and wind chills expected to blanket Kentucky, efforts to keep everyone warm were being made across the state.
View ArticleCampaign Seeks To Boost On-Time Graduation
A statewide campaign is urging Kentucky's students to complete 15-credit schedules each semester to finish college faster.
View ArticleHunters Killed 20 Bears In Kentucky During Season
State Fish and Wildlife officials say hunters in Kentucky claimed 20 black bears during the season that ended in December.
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