Regional & State

Marty Barrett, a county magistrate and the vice chair of the Marshall County GOP, spoke at an event prior to the Fancy Farm Picnic and said he disagrees with the personal attacks often heard in politics today.

Republican speakers, ranging from U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to local elected officials, honed in on the upcoming presidential election.

Unlike most states, Kentucky does not require filed or advancing bills to be accompanied by a financial analysis. Sometimes lawmakers ask for them, and sometimes they are “confidential.”

Several lawmakers raised concerns in the hearing over whether the electric grid could handle increased demand from electric vehicle charging.

The bulk of the payments went to farmers in southern states with higher percentages of Black residents.

Federal grants from the Rural Energy for America Program will help businesses lower energy bills and expand their green energy footprint.

Cameron, whose one term as attorney general ended in January, is now CEO of a group opposed to environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices among corporations. 

Part of the work includes $14 million for temporary structures where the House and Senate will meet while renovation of the 120-year-old building is underway.

Al Cross is leaving the University of Kentucky as the Director Emeritus of the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, which he co-founded with former newspaper publisher Al Smith.

Various national media outlets have reported that Kentucky's second-term governor is on the list of Democrats that Harris is vetting to be her running mate.

With the new “Twisters” movie hitting theaters, here are details of what scientists do in this kind of fieldwork when they race after storms.