Kentucky Senate approves two-year state budget 36-1
The budget increases state employee pay by 3% each year but does not specifically dedicate money to raise pay for educators.
General Assembly passes Safer Kentucky Act
Republicans moved to limit debate as Democrats made their final pleas against the tough-on-crime legislation.
Charles Booker to speak at NAACP gala in Hopkinsville
A limited number of tickets are available for the gala on April 27 at the Pioneer Complex..
Amy Rogers promoted to executive director of Hopkinsville tourism
The Trigg County native previously served as office and business manager for the Hopkinsville-Christian County Convention & Visitors Bureau
Politics swirl around who will oversee Kentucky Fish and Wildlife
Some sportsmen say the confirmation process has been “weaponized” against them.
Bill that ‘destroys’ transparency of Ky. public records drops one provision as it advances
Legislation to amend the Kentucky Open Records Act cleared a Senate committee despite bipartisan criticism that it would undermine government transparency, though a controversial part of the bill was rejected.
Kentucky Senate votes to bar employers, schools from requiring COVID-19 vaccine
Sen. Whitney Westerfield, R-Fruit Hill, voted against the bill, adding that “we should be very careful about bills that give life to conspiracy.”
Dalton House served as backdrop to daily life for sisters Sarah and Margaret
In the most recent installment of Brick & Mortar Monthly, Grace Abernethy highlights the lives of Sarah and Margaret Dalton.
Sweeping surprise overhaul of horse racing, gambling regulation sails out of Senate
The bill would create the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation to replace the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission and Department of Charitable Gaming — both of which are currently under the Public Protection Cabinet.
April’s eclipse will mean interruptions in solar power generation, which could strain electrical grids
In Christian County, 98% of the sun will be obscured.
bell hooks Memorial Writing Contest winners announced
It’s the third year the literacy council has sponsored a writing contest in memory of bell hooks.
Eastern and Western Kentucky rebuilding projects get House nod
THe funds would go to rehabilitate the Breathitt Area Technology Center and rebuild a fire station, police station and the city hall in Mayfield, as well as the Graves County administration building.