By JACKSON FRENCH [email protected] – Congressional legislation that would make the process of removing local dams easier for the Army Corps of Engineers is awaiting President Donald Trump’s signature. The America’s Water Infrastructure Act contains more than 5,000 sections, including one that, according to Michael Hensley with the Nature Conservancy, clarifies a legal question that’s been…
by Michon Lindstrom – As Kentucky prisons continue to fill with low-level non-violent offenders—Several criminal justice reform bills will likely be taken up during the 2019 legislative session, after a broad reform package stalled last year. State Rep. Jason Nemes, R-Louisville, says they will be introducing pieces of that broader package that includes reducing nonviolent…
The city says relatively new tools and programs helped the city sell 125 vacant, abandoned properties, but there’s still one big challenge: supply far exceeds demand. by Chad Mills – LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — As he strolls through the art gallery he helps manage in west Louisville, Charles Booker is absorbed by so many of the…
by ASSOCIATED PRESS – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is warning Republicans considering challenging President Donald Trump in 2020 that it would be “a waste of time.” The Kentucky Republican told The Associated Press in an interview Wednesday that that it would be “very, very difficult to unseat the president in the primary.” Republicans, such as…
by Morgan Watkins, Louisville Courier Journal – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell discuses the new Associate Justice for the Supreme Court Brett Kavanaugh Louisville Courier Journal A Fox News contributor, a former attorney general for President George W. Bush and others united at U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell’s alma mater Wednesday to call for criminal justice…
By Shawn Allen | MARTIN COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) – During the weekend, Martin County Water District Customers found themselves without water. “We repaired water lines that were broken and when the water was turned back on another leak had to be found and fixed, said John Hensley, Martin County Utility Board Member. Hensley said they are…
Kentucky is one of only 11 states to receive grants to create a Statewide Family Engagement Center, a project that includes Children, Inc. as a partner. Kentucky families will benefit through a five-year, $5 million U.S. Department of Education grant to create the center.The National Center for Families Learning (NCFL) will support The Prichard Committee…
by Jonathan Greene, [email protected] – Kentucky ranks 8th worst among states for college affordability, according to a new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP). The report, Unkept Promises: State Cuts to Higher Education Threaten Access and Equity, measured affordability in terms of average tuition and fees at a public four-year university as…
By CAMILA DOMONOSKE – The new trade deal with Canada and Mexico has been warmly welcomed by farmers, manufacturers and business groups across the country, but not always for the reasons President Trump anticipated. While the president has touted improvements and changes as compared to North American Free Trade Agreement, many people are focusing on what…
By STU JOHNSON – Health officials are urging the community to get a hepatitis A vaccine. Chris Pontus is an officer with the Massachusetts Nurses Association and she participated in last week’s Health Watch USA conference in Lexington. The health care professional says medical advice can change over time. “My advice was to, at the…
