Gov. Andy Beshear issued a state of emergency for the expected winter storm heading into Christmas weekend. He also signed an executive order to protect Kentuckians from price gouging of essential items, such as shovels and other winter supplies. In a press conference in the capital on Wednesday, Beshear stood with Kentucky’s emergency management officials […]
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Bourbon is big business in Kentucky
Bourbon is big business in Kentucky — that’s according to recent info from the governor’s office that shows the industry grew by more than $2.1 billion and produced around 700 jobs in 2022. Gov. Andy Beshear celebrated the industry’s continued success Thursday as he joined state officials and leaders at Buffalo Trace Distillery to fill […]
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Forecasting group predicts positive financial outlook in Kentucky
Kentucky’s projected budget surplus for the current fiscal year is stronger than initially anticipated, according to the Consensus Forecasting Group. The budget surplus for Fiscal Year 2023 is expected to grow about 6.4% from the $945 billion surplus in 2022 to $1.4 billion. This comes after Kentucky recorded a surplus of more than $1.1 billion for […]
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Beshear: Charter schools aren’t the answer to public education woes
“All you do in charter schools is create potential haves versus have nots,” Gov. Andy Beshear told LINK nky Monday in an end-of-year interview in Frankfort. His comments came just a day before Northern Kentucky University’s Board of Regents decided not to vote on a resolution to make them the authorizer of a charter school […]
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Statehouse hears ‘food is medicine’ approach to battling food insecurity
Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles submitted written comments this week to a United States Senate hearing outlining the Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s commitment to nutritious-backed programing that has benefited Kentucky residents. The comments were submitted to U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry’s subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics and Research. Tuesday’s […]
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With NKU out, what happens next for Northern Kentucky’s charter school?
Outside Student Union Room 107A at Northern Kentucky University on Tuesday, public educators from around the region spoke animatedly in groups after NKU’s Board of Regents declined to vote on whether it would become an authorizer for the region’s impending charter school. Authorizers are the institutions that can approve, deny, and oversee charter school schools. […]
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Explainer: What does a charter school authorizer do?
On Tuesday, Northern Kentucky University will decide whether or not to become an authorizer for the charter school pilot scheduled to come to Northern Kentucky in 2024. House Bill 9, which passed in this year’s legislative session that established the Kentucky Charter School Pilot Program, listed NKU as the authorizer for the Northern Kentucky. It […]
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Kentucky receives grant to expand high-speed internet
Kentucky will receive a federal “Internet for All” grant of $5.8 million to support the expansion of high-speed, reliable internet throughout the Commonwealth. Kentucky applied for and was awarded the funding through the federal Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program. “High-speed internet is crucial for future job creation, education opportunities, health accessibility and economic […]
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Will eliminating the state’s income tax blow ‘a hole’ in its revenue stream?Â
In a series of tweets, the Executive Director of the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy, Jason Bailey, said that what Kentucky is doing by cutting the income tax and replacing it with sales tax revenue is “blowing a huge hole in KY’s revenue stream.” But, others argue that getting rid of the income tax will […]
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McConnell criticizes Trump over Constitution comments
Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell issued criticism against former President Donald Trump over the latter’s comments calling for the suspension of the Constitution. “Anyone seeking the presidency who thinks that the Constitution could somehow be suspended or not followed, it seems to me would have a very hard time being sworn in as president of the […]