The head of University of Kentucky’s Markey Cancer Center says his agency supports an increase in the state cigarette tax and a statewide smoking ban as part of its effort to significantly reduce cancer deaths in the Commonwealth. Dr. B. Mark Evers recommended that state lawmakers support both initiatives when he spoke today before the […]
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Raising Cigarette Tax, Passing Statewide Smoking Ban Would Benefit Kentucky, Doctor Says
The head of University of Kentucky’s Markey Cancer Center says his agency supports an increase in the state cigarette tax and a statewide smoking ban as part of its effort to significantly reduce cancer deaths in the Commonwealth. Dr. B. Mark Evers recommended that state lawmakers support both initiatives when he spoke today before the […]
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State’s First Industrial Hemp Crop Shows Promise for Future Production
By all indications, the state’s first industrial hemp crop in decades appears to have been successful. That’s despite the fact that, this past spring, it looked as though a crop might not be planted at all. The Farm Bill allowed for research plots in states where hemp legislation had been previously passed, but the federal […]
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State’s First Industrial Hemp Crop Shows Promise for Future Production
By all indications, the state’s first industrial hemp crop in decades appears to have been successful. That’s despite the fact that, this past spring, it looked as though a crop might not be planted at all. The Farm Bill allowed for research plots in states where hemp legislation had been previously passed, but the federal […]
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Education Commissioner Decries Micromanagement of Feds, Vows to Push Back
After back-to-back Internet blog posts critical of decisions by federal administrators, Kentucky Education Commissioner Terry Holliday is going to take his frustration to Washington, D.C., for a face-to-face discussion with U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan. Speaking Wednesday in Bowling Green to the superintendents of the Green River Regional Educational Cooperative, Holliday said he and Duncan […]
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Education Commissioner Decries Micromanagement of Feds, Vows to Push Back
After back-to-back Internet blog posts critical of decisions by federal administrators, Kentucky Education Commissioner Terry Holliday is going to take his frustration to Washington, D.C., for a face-to-face discussion with U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan. Speaking Wednesday in Bowling Green to the superintendents of the Green River Regional Educational Cooperative, Holliday said he and Duncan […]
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Governor Orders State Buildings, Campuses to Go Tobacco-Free
Citing Kentucky’s continued worst state ranking in smoking and cancer deaths, Governor Steve Beshear announced today that all executive branch state property campuses will be tobacco-free effective November 20 – the day of the Great American Smokeout. That means no cigarettes, tobacco products or e-cigarettes may be used in state-owned or leased buildings, in state-owned […]
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Governor Orders State Buildings, Campuses to Go Tobacco-Free
Citing Kentucky’s continued worst state ranking in smoking and cancer deaths, Governor Steve Beshear announced today that all executive branch state property campuses will be tobacco-free effective November 20 – the day of the Great American Smokeout. That means no cigarettes, tobacco products or e-cigarettes may be used in state-owned or leased buildings, in state-owned […]
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Report Finds Kentucky Lagging in Jobs, Wages, Living Standards
A new report released recently by the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy reveals downward trends in job opportunities, full-time work, wages and even living standards for many in the labor force. The State of Working Kentucky 2014 outlines the damage done by the Great Recession and the substantial jobs gap that still needs to be closed; examines […]
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Report Finds Kentucky Lagging in Jobs, Wages, Living Standards
A new report released recently by the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy reveals downward trends in job opportunities, full-time work, wages and even living standards for many in the labor force. The State of Working Kentucky 2014 outlines the damage done by the Great Recession and the substantial jobs gap that still needs to be closed; examines […]
