Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary unemployment rate fell to 8 percent in December 2013 from a revised 8.2 percent in November 2013, according to the Office of Employment and Training (OET), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. The preliminary December 2013 jobless rate was the same as the rate recorded for the […]
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Unemployment Rate Down in Kentucky, Still Above National Average
Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary unemployment rate fell to 8 percent in December 2013 from a revised 8.2 percent in November 2013, according to the Office of Employment and Training (OET), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. The preliminary December 2013 jobless rate was the same as the rate recorded for the […]
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Record Number of Visitors Hit the Bourbon Trail
The Kentucky Bourbon Trail experience recorded more than 630,000 visits in 2013, a new milestone for the tour that showcases the state’s legendary Bourbon and craft distilleries. A record 571,701 people visited the Kentucky Bourbon Trail tour last year, and an additional 61,698 traveled to the Kentucky Bourbon Trail Craft Tour in its first full year […]
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Record Number of Visitors Hit the Bourbon Trail
The Kentucky Bourbon Trail experience recorded more than 630,000 visits in 2013, a new milestone for the tour that showcases the state’s legendary Bourbon and craft distilleries. A record 571,701 people visited the Kentucky Bourbon Trail tour last year, and an additional 61,698 traveled to the Kentucky Bourbon Trail Craft Tour in its first full year […]
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Capitol Notes: Anti-Bullying Month, Legislative Pension Bills Advance
From the Kentucky Legislative Research Commission: Legislative pension bill heads to House The Kentucky Senate approved a bill today that would limit some legislative pensions. Senate Bill 4, sponsored by Sen. Chris McDaniel, R-Taylor Mill, would permit lawmakers to opt-out of a 2005 law that allows legislative pension calculations to include other, possibly higher-paying, government […]
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Capitol Notes: Anti-Bullying Month, Legislative Pension Bills Advance
From the Kentucky Legislative Research Commission: Legislative pension bill heads to House The Kentucky Senate approved a bill today that would limit some legislative pensions. Senate Bill 4, sponsored by Sen. Chris McDaniel, R-Taylor Mill, would permit lawmakers to opt-out of a 2005 law that allows legislative pension calculations to include other, possibly higher-paying, government […]
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Grayson a Finalist for Presidency at Transylvania University
Trey Grayson is a finalist for the presidency at Transylvania University in Lexington, RCN’s partners at KY Forward report Thursday afternoon. Grayson, a Northern Kentucky native and former Republican Secretary of State, is one of four potential presidents for the Lexington campus. The finalists are Grayson, currently the director of the Institute of Politics at […]
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Grayson a Finalist for Presidency at Transylvania University
Trey Grayson is a finalist for the presidency at Transylvania University in Lexington, RCN’s partners at KY Forward report Thursday afternoon. Grayson, a Northern Kentucky native and former Republican Secretary of State, is one of four potential presidents for the Lexington campus. The finalists are Grayson, currently the director of the Institute of Politics at […]
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Egg Marketing, Abolish Treasurer Bills Pass Frankfort Committees
From the Kentucky Legislative Research Commission Bill to abolish treasurer’s office clears Senate panel: A bill that would abolish the state constitutional office of treasurer was approved by the Senate State and Local Government Committee today. Senate Bill 58, sponsored by Sen. Chris McDaniel, R-Taylor Mill, would amend the state constitution to dissolve the State […]
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Egg Marketing, Abolish Treasurer Bills Pass Frankfort Committees
From the Kentucky Legislative Research Commission Bill to abolish treasurer’s office clears Senate panel: A bill that would abolish the state constitutional office of treasurer was approved by the Senate State and Local Government Committee today. Senate Bill 58, sponsored by Sen. Chris McDaniel, R-Taylor Mill, would amend the state constitution to dissolve the State […]
