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Kentucky could have two new medical schools — one for people, one for animals — along with more doctoral programs under ...
01/17/2025

Kentucky could have two new medical schools — one for people, one for animals — along with more doctoral programs under Republican-backed bills filed in the House.

Eastern Kentucky University , Murray State University, Western Kentucky University have plans to launch professional and doctoral programs, including osteopathic medicine at EKU and veterinary medicine at Murray.

Kentucky could have two new medical schools — one for people, one for animals — along with more doctoral programs under Republican-backed bills.

This deadly crime accurately predicts escalating violence, says Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman.
01/16/2025

This deadly crime accurately predicts escalating violence, says Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman.

Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman is releasing a guide to help law enforcement, medical providers and prosecutors respond to cases of strangulation.

The Kentucky militia alone could take Montreal, boasted Henry Clay.Ensuing embarrassment helped turn War Hawk to dove.A ...
01/15/2025

The Kentucky militia alone could take Montreal, boasted Henry Clay.
Ensuing embarrassment helped turn War Hawk to dove.

A Berry Craig historical delight with assist by James Klotter.

Donald Trump is not the first U.S. politician to covet Canada. Two centuries ago, Henry Clay was gung ho for invading what was then a British possession.

Citing what it calls “Kentucky’s rapidly declining standard of education,” a student group is suing the state for failin...
01/14/2025

Citing what it calls “Kentucky’s rapidly declining standard of education,” a student group is suing the state for failing to provide “an adequate and equitable public education.”
Lawyers for the Kentucky Student Voice Team filed a 70-page complaint in Franklin Circuit Court Tuesday afternoon.

A student group is suing Kentucky and state officials for failing to provide “an adequate and equitable public education.”

Minimum wages are increasing in nearly half the states this year.Kentucky is not one of them.
01/14/2025

Minimum wages are increasing in nearly half the states this year.
Kentucky is not one of them.

The minimum wage will increase in nearly half the states this year even as the federal wage floor remains stuck at $7.25 per hour.

Commentary by Teri Carter Kentuckians elect lawmakers to ask questions that supermajority would rather not hear.
01/13/2025

Commentary by Teri Carter

Kentuckians elect lawmakers to ask questions that supermajority would rather not hear.

Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers slams news media to distract from new GOP-imposed rules meant to stifle debate in the legislature.

Deaths in Kentucky ticked down in 2023, as the COVID-19 crisis eased. Deaths still outnumbered births, a trend that's ex...
01/08/2025

Deaths in Kentucky ticked down in 2023, as the COVID-19 crisis eased. Deaths still outnumbered births, a trend that's expected to continue.
Kentucky's population growth is coming from migration, domestic and international.

Kentucky deaths are expected to continue to outnumber births while immigration accounts for the state's population growth.

Today: House Bill 1, which would again cut Kentucky's individual income tax, is heard in committee.Tonight: Gov. Andy Be...
01/08/2025

Today: House Bill 1, which would again cut Kentucky's individual income tax, is heard in committee.

Tonight: Gov. Andy Beshear delivers the State of the Commonwealth Address.

Here's our report from yesterday's opening session of the 2025 General Assembly.

Democrats opposed Republican rule changes that they said will stifle debate and limit their constituents' voices as the Kentucky General Assembly kicked off,

“He was not just an advocate for our rivers, he was a paddler and an angler who had intimate relationships with the stat...
01/08/2025

“He was not just an advocate for our rivers, he was a paddler and an angler who had intimate relationships with the state’s rivers."

Jimmy Carter’s legacy includes working to eradicate tropical diseases in Africa, South America and Asia and to end conflicts in places like Syria, Israel and Sudan. But the late former president’s efforts also live on in the wild places of his native Georgia that he worked as governor and presid...

As Kentucky lawmakers convene today in Frankfort, stakeholders are still waiting to see what legislation may be filed in...
01/07/2025

As Kentucky lawmakers convene today in Frankfort, stakeholders are still waiting to see what legislation may be filed in this session of the General Assembly because prefiled bills were eliminated almost three years ago.

As the Kentucky General Assembly convenes, stakeholders are still waiting to see what legislation may be filed after prefiled bills were eliminated in 2022.

UPDATED with addresses and map of warming centers in Kentucky.Kentuckians still without power should seek a warm place t...
01/06/2025

UPDATED with addresses and map of warming centers in Kentucky.
Kentuckians still without power should seek a warm place to stay tonight, says Gov. Andy Beshear.

Tens of thousands of Kentuckians are without power as a winter storm hammers much of the state with snow, ice and an incoming blast of arctic temperatures.

Campaigning in Kentucky the week before its 1976 Democratic primary, Carter said he favored “strict, uniform, nationwide...
01/06/2025

Campaigning in Kentucky the week before its 1976 Democratic primary, Carter said he favored “strict, uniform, nationwide strip-mine laws.”
At the time, E.Ky. had 70,000 acres of abandoned unreclaimed strip mines.
He won the Kentucky primary and went on to carry the state in November.

The political life of Jimmy Carter had several threads in Kentucky, which in turn influenced the state’s political and economic life. Perhaps the first major law Carter signed as president, and one that hasn’t been mentioned in any of his many obituaries I’ve read, was the 1977 Surface Mining ...

Republican lawmakers say Kentucky can continue to shave away the Individual income tax because their policies have stren...
01/06/2025

Republican lawmakers say Kentucky can continue to shave away the Individual income tax because their policies have strengthened the economy, even as states' pandemic windfalls fade.
Not everyone is so sure.

Kentucky's Republican-controlled legislature is expected to begin the 2025 session as it did in 2022 and 2023 - by cutting the individual income tax rate.

Tom Loftus reports:Another $50,000 from to***co giant Altria brings money raised to expand the Republican Party of Kentu...
01/04/2025

Tom Loftus reports:
Another $50,000 from to***co giant Altria brings money raised to expand the Republican Party of Kentucky headquarters - known as the Mitch McConnell Building - to about $3.65 million.

Another $50,000 from to***co giant Altria last month brings money raised to expand the Republican Party of Kentucky headquarters to about $3.65 million.

An incoming blast of frigid air will test efforts by Kentucky’s largest utility to fortify its power plants and avoid a ...
01/04/2025

An incoming blast of frigid air will test efforts by Kentucky’s largest utility to fortify its power plants and avoid a repeat of rolling blackouts the utility was forced to impose during a winter storm in 2022.

An incoming blast of frigid air will test a Kentucky utility's efforts to avoid a repeat of rolling blackouts imposed during a winter storm in 2022.

Commentary by Susan G. Bornstein, MD, MPH: The fatal shooting of a health insurance company executive has exposed the de...
01/03/2025

Commentary by Susan G. Bornstein, MD, MPH:
The fatal shooting of a health insurance company executive has exposed the deep dissatisfaction many Americans experience with their health insurance. Social media is abuzz with stories of anger and frustration with a system that prioritizes profit over people.
As a retired physician, I saw the shortcomings of our system regularly fail my patients and am well aware of the need for change.

Universal health care coverage is not a hope — it’s a necessity. Our health and economic future depend on it.

“A lot of people who desperately want to be parents email me and tell me about their heartaches and their struggles, and...
01/03/2025

“A lot of people who desperately want to be parents email me and tell me about their heartaches and their struggles, and they thank me for seeing them and sort of acknowledging them in the public space,” she said. “And so I’ll keep on filing these bills, because there are a whole bunch of people who feel unseen and unrecognized." - Rep. Lindsey Burke, D-Lexington.

Rep. Lindsey Burke, a Lexington Democrat, will for the third year sponsor a bill asking Kentucky’s GOP-controlled legislature to reinstate abortion access.

Commentary by Jeffery Tyler Syck:States and school districts have stopped taking social studies education seriously. For...
01/03/2025

Commentary by Jeffery Tyler Syck:
States and school districts have stopped taking social studies education seriously.
For many principals and superintendents, social studies classes are simply the dumping ground for patronage appointments and athletic coaches.

Better social studies education requires good teachers, more resources and a thoughtful curriculum. Nothing less than U.S. democracy is at stake.

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