An inmate that escaped from the Balckburn Correctional Complex is back behind bars, because it was too cold to be free. Robert Vick, 42, was serving a six-year sentenced for second degree burglary and a five-year sentence for second degree criminal possession of a forged instrument at Blackburn, a minimum security facility in Lexington, according […]
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So Cold that Escaped Kentucky Inmate Turned Self Back In
An inmate that escaped from the Balckburn Correctional Complex is back behind bars, because it was too cold to be free. Robert Vick, 42, was serving a six-year sentenced for second degree burglary and a five-year sentence for second degree criminal possession of a forged instrument at Blackburn, a minimum security facility in Lexington, according […]
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Grimes to Speak at Young Democrats Convention in Covington
Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes is confirmed to speak at the Kentucky Young Democrats Convention in Covington, the group confirmed on Facebook Monday. The state’s Young Democrats will host their convention at the RiverCenter Marriott in Downtown Covington from January 31 to February 2. Grimes is the likely Democratic nominee for the US […]
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Grimes to Speak at Young Democrats Convention in Covington
Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes is confirmed to speak at the Kentucky Young Democrats Convention in Covington, the group confirmed on Facebook Monday. The state’s Young Democrats will host their convention at the RiverCenter Marriott in Downtown Covington from January 31 to February 2. Grimes is the likely Democratic nominee for the US […]
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$32 Million to Be Used to Fight Heroin, Drug Abuse in Kentucky
Settlements with two pharmaceutical companies will be used throughout Kentucky to expand substance abuse treatment, including opiate additions (such as heroin), Attorney General Jack Conway announced Monday. More than $32 million recovered in settlements with pharma giants Merck and GlaxoSmithKline will be used to fund the fight, Conway said at the news conference in Frankfort […]
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$32 Million to Be Used to Fight Heroin, Drug Abuse in Kentucky
Settlements with two pharmaceutical companies will be used throughout Kentucky to expand substance abuse treatment, including opiate additions (such as heroin), Attorney General Jack Conway announced Monday. More than $32 million recovered in settlements with pharma giants Merck and GlaxoSmithKline will be used to fund the fight, Conway said at the news conference in Frankfort […]
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House Speaker Wants Kentucky’s Minimum Wage Raised to $10.10 Per Hour
Kentucky House Speaker Greg Stumbo said Friday that the Democratic caucus will push for an increase in the state’s minimum wage over a three-year period from $7.25 per hour to $10.10. His proposal, House Bill 1, would mirror a bill currently before Congress. The Lexington Herald-Leader’s Sam Youngman reports: Raising the minimum wage is among […]
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House Speaker Wants Kentucky’s Minimum Wage Raised to $10.10 Per Hour
Kentucky House Speaker Greg Stumbo said Friday that the Democratic caucus will push for an increase in the state’s minimum wage over a three-year period from $7.25 per hour to $10.10. His proposal, House Bill 1, would mirror a bill currently before Congress. The Lexington Herald-Leader’s Sam Youngman reports: Raising the minimum wage is among […]
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NKY Forum: Tackling Tolls, Heroin, & Education in Frankfort
The recently released financing plan for the Brent Spence Bridge project won no fans in State Senators Christ McDaniel and Damon Thayer or State Representative Arnold Simpson. The three appeared at the Northern Kentucky Forum preview of the 2014 General Assembly on Thursday at Northern Kentucky University. “I will do everything in my power to […]
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NKY Forum: Tackling Tolls, Heroin, & Education in Frankfort
The recently released financing plan for the Brent Spence Bridge project won no fans in State Senators Christ McDaniel and Damon Thayer or State Representative Arnold Simpson. The three appeared at the Northern Kentucky Forum preview of the 2014 General Assembly on Thursday at Northern Kentucky University. “I will do everything in my power to […]