Government

The Office of the Attorney General has a statutory duty to issue open meetings and open records decisions.

The outcome of Tuesday's election will determine whether the school district can use the nickel tax to finance construction of two new high schools.

Lee said despite the two states being economic competitors, it matters to Tennessee what happens in Kentucky. Following Lee’s endorsement, Bevin took the stage to address the more than 100 people who attended the campaign stop.

“The Office of Lieutenant Governor has no employees assigned to it by statute,” Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd wrote in his ruling.

The governor believes getting rid of personal and corporate income taxes will allow people and companies to redistribute wealth in the form of ages and expanding operations.

The Human Rights Commission announced a new award has been created to honor Bernard Standard, who will retire early next year as the commission's executive director.

Available online, the survey takes about five minutes to complete.

Steve Futrell, the new fire chief, was promoted following the retirement of Freddie Montgomery.

Critics of the proposal say lawmakers are putting hungry children at risk just to address a small number of people who have scammed the system.

State Sen. Whitney Westerfield and Court of Appeals Justice Christopher Shea Nickell spoke Wednesday about their professional experiences and other issues during a League of Women Voters forum.

Bevin leads among men, older and rural voters while Beshear has more support with women, younger voters in metropolitan areas, according to the poll.

Mayor Carter Hendricks said the ordinance addresses concerns about the growing number of panhandlers in the city.