State Rep. Adam Koenig placed the state’s first online order under the provisions of Kentucky’s new direct-to-consumer (DTC) alcoholic beverage shipping law. The Erlanger Republican who represents the 69th House District sponsored legislation making this change possible during the 2020 Regular Session. The provisions of the bill, HB 415, allow Kentucky distilleries, wineries, and breweries […]
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COVID-19: Vaccine Arrives in Louisville; Cases, Positivity Rate Down Compared to Last Week
The state is seeing fewer cases and a lower positivity rate in its fight against COVID-19, Governor Andy Beshear said Sunday, the same day that the U.S. saw the first shipment of a newly approved vaccine, one of multiple medical responses designed to end the pandemic. Kentucky saw 1,235 fewer positive cases this week compared […]
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COVID-19: Indoor Dining, Fitness Centers to Resume; State Records Highest Case Total
Restaurants and bars are expected to be able to reopen to indoor patrons on Monday, Governor Andy Beshear said during Thursday’s COVID-19 update, which included the announcement that the state saw its highest single-day total of positive coronavirus cases since the pandemic began. The positivity rate, however, declined for the seventh straight day. “When we […]
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COVID-19: 3,481 New Cases in Ky.; 362 in NKY
Governor Andy Beshear said Wednesday that COVID-19 numbers in Kentucky are still “alarmingly high” but that the state is making progress, noting the sixth straight day with a declining positivity rate. “We continue to see some promising trends in our COVID-19 numbers. They are still far too high, but given that we were experiencing exponential […]
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State’s Principals, Ed. Commissioner Unsure About Return to In-Person Learning
Kentucky’s Commissioner of Education Jason E. Glass met virtually with the Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE) Principals Advisory Council (PrAC) on Tuesday to seek the council’s opinion on when schools throughout the Commonwealth should return to in-person instruction amid COVID-19. An executive order signed by Governor Andy Beshear suspended in-person instruction on November 23, but […]
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Schroder Named New Chair of Senate Economic Development, Tourism Committee
Kentucky Senate Republicans, who hold a significant majority in the legislature’s upper chamber, announced their new chairs and vice chairs on Wednesday, including one Northern Kentucky GOP senator. Senator Wil Schroder (R-Wilder) was named the new chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor. The Senate Committee on Committees will officially […]
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COVID-19: Cases Fall by 1,000 Week over Week; State Surpasses 3 Million Tests
Daily, week-over-week cases of COVID-19 in Kentucky fell by a thousand on Tuesday, Governor Andy Beshear said during his daily coronavirus briefing. The state also surpassed 3 million COVID tests conducted. “We have built in the last nine months a system that provides over 350 testing locations, that has now done more than 3 million […]
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COVID-19: 147,000 Vaccine Doses Expected this Month in Ky.; 148 New Cases Confirmed in NKY
Nearly 150,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines are expected in Kentucky this month, Governor Andy Beshear said Monday during his daily briefing on the pandemic. The state expects 38,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine and 109,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine, he said. The governor expects more Pfizer allocations to be announced at a later date, […]
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COVID-19: Ky. Passes 200,000 Cases; 1,175 in NKY Over Weekend
Northern Kentucky counties saw 1,175 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 from Friday through Sunday, according to state data released each day. Kentucky counted its 200,000th positive case since the pandemic started and also recorded its highest weekly total of coronavirus cases since the pandemic began. “These are difficult numbers, having passed 200,000 cases and earlier […]
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COVID-19: Ky. Deaths Surpass 2,000; Vaccines Coming this Month
In sobering news Thursday, Kentucky surpassed 2,000 COVID-19-related deaths and added another 3,895 confirmed positive cases. Governor Andy Beshear also elaborated on the coronavirus vaccines that are on their way to Kentucky this month. “Today, we passed some tough milestones both in the country and here in Kentucky,” Beshear said in his daily update. “Today […]