Regional & State

Dr. R. Heath Keller will lead the Arthur J. Bauernfeind College of Business.

Trump touted the one-time payments to troops Wednesday night as a new boost made possible in large part by tariff revenue.

After a nonpartisan forecasting group predicted a smaller shortfall, Gov. Andy Beshear said he is implementing reductions across state government — but some constitutional officers are declining to do the same.

Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams says the U.S. Department of Justice has requested the state’s full voter registration file, including highly sensitive personal data such as Social Security and driver’s license numbers. While Adams says Kentucky has complied with federal law by providing publicly available voter information, his office has refused to release protected data as state and federal officials continue to debate where privacy and election laws intersect.

The Delta Regional Authority awarded the grant to expand "high-demand workforce training opportunities" in the Pennyrile and Purchase regions.

Tuesday’s forecast comes as the impact of soaring revenues for nearly all states triggered by Covid-era stimulus spending by the federal government continues to fade.

Outside groups are urging the board to resolve questions about the situation to assure that public safety is protected and that eye care providers are duly licensed and qualified.

The money would be in farmers’ hands by the end of February, according to the administration.

Webster County native Lambert Ray Tapp joined the Navy in Louisville on March 6, 1940, and ended up on the battleship Arizona, one of the largest and most powerful warships afloat.