Kentucky lawmakers heard testimony Wednesday on how first responders across the state have held up during COVID-19. “Our EMS agencies have struggled with a multitude of challenges,” said Michael Poynter, executive director of the Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services. He was testifying before the Interim Joint Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection. […]
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State Recommends Unvaccinated People Wear Masks Indoors When Not at Home
As a more transmissible variant of COVID-19 makes its way around the world, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear and state Health Commissioner Dr. Steven Stack spoke in Frankfort on Monday about it. “We have the most aggressive variant that we have seen to date in our battle against COVID. It’s a serious, even deadly, threat to […]
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State Recommends Unvaccinated People Wear Masks Indoors When Not at Home
As a more transmissible variant of COVID-19 makes its way around the world, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear and state Health Commissioner Dr. Steven Stack spoke in Frankfort on Monday about it. “We have the most aggressive variant that we have seen to date in our battle against COVID. It’s a serious, even deadly, threat to […]
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Op-Ed: Jobs Plan Supports Our People, Our Economy and Our Future
The following op-ed is written by Gov. Andy Beshear. Opportunity, jobs, the economy and infrastructure are not partisan. They are the pathway to a better future for all Kentuckians and for millions of our fellow Americans. Republicans, Democrats and independents from Paducah to Pikeville, from the Tennessee Valley to the Ohio River agree we need […]
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Op-Ed: Knowing the Difference Between U.S. and State Senators
The following op-ed is written by State Senator John Schickel (R-Union). It may surprise you to know how often people mistake me for a member of our federal delegation. While I am humbled that some think I work alongside Leader McConnell and Senator Paul in Washington D.C., I believe it is important that people […]
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Campbell Co. Woman Appointed to Attorney General’s Survivors Council
Fourteen people, including a Campbell Co. woman, were announced Thursday as members of the 2021-22 Survivors Council, which advises Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s Office of Victims Advocacy on matters related to the criminal justice systems’ response to crime victims. “I am grateful to the members of the Survivors Council for their commitment to serving their […]
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Campbell Co. Woman Appointed to Attorney General’s Survivors Council
Fourteen people, including a Campbell Co. woman, were announced Thursday as members of the 2021-22 Survivors Council, which advises Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s Office of Victims Advocacy on matters related to the criminal justice systems’ response to crime victims. “I am grateful to the members of the Survivors Council for their commitment to serving their […]
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Campbell Co. Woman Appointed to Attorney General’s Survivors Council
Fourteen people, including a Campbell Co. woman, were announced Thursday as members of the 2021-22 Survivors Council, which advises Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s Office of Victims Advocacy on matters related to the criminal justice systems’ response to crime victims. “I am grateful to the members of the Survivors Council for their commitment to serving their […]
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Five from NKY Receive Appointments from Gov. Beshear
Five people from Northern Kentucky have been appointed to state boards and commissions by Governor Andy Beshear. Steven Hensley, of Villa Hills, and Brian Houillion, of Florence, were reappointed to the Kentucky Emergency Response Commission. Notably, Beshear also reappointed Jenean Hampton, a Republican who served as lieutenant governor under Beshear’s predecessor Matt Bevin. Hampton and […]
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Five from NKY Receive Appointments from Gov. Beshear
Five people from Northern Kentucky have been appointed to state boards and commissions by Governor Andy Beshear. Steven Hensley, of Villa Hills, and Brian Houillion, of Florence, were reappointed to the Kentucky Emergency Response Commission. Notably, Beshear also reappointed Jenean Hampton, a Republican who served as lieutenant governor under Beshear’s predecessor Matt Bevin. Hampton and […]
