by Tom Loftus , @TomLoftus_CJ – Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson and his wife Miriam gave another $15 million late in the fall campaign to Sen. Mitch McConnell’s super PAC devoted to electing Republicans to the U.S. Senate. That brought the Adelsons’ total contributions to Senate Leadership Fund to $35 million – dwarfing even other billionaire donors who…
by MIKE JAMES, The DAILY Independent – GREENUP The Greenup County Health Department is poised to launch a needle exchange program its director says would cut down on diseases contracted by drug addicts using dirty needles. The exchange also would protect first responders and health care workers who risk exposure from accidental needle sticks, said county…
by Tom Loftus , @TomLoftus_CJ – Kentucky Auditor Mike Harmon briefed the media on the findings of an audit of the University of Louisville. FRANKFORT, Ky. — The University of Louisville Foundation exceeded its authority in paying former University President James Ramsey more than what was approved in 2014 by the university’s board of trustees, according to a…
by RONNIE ELLIS, CNHI News Service – FRANKFORT — Disabled persons dependent on benefit programs such as Medicaid and SSI have heretofore been unable to accrue savings for fear of losing their benefits. But thanks to passage of a federal law – ABLE: Achieving a Better Life Experience – that has changed, and now disabled Kentuckians…
By Joel Schipper – LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — On Monday, police were at the scene of a shooting at Beecher Terrace. It’s a place LMPD has called a “hot spot” for violence. A grant worth nearly $30 million may finally change that, making it a safer place for families who live there. Children at the Baxter Center in…
BY LINDA BLACKFORD, [email protected] – Lexington’s Central Bank will continue to be the “official bank” of UK Athletics through 2030, agreeing to pay $18.1 million in exchange for the use of UK Athletics logos in advertisements and to be the financial services sponsor of UK’s head coaches, plus assorted tickets. The deal was negotiated with JMI Sports,…
by Don Weber, @DonWeber_cn2 – HEBRON – U.S. Congressman Thomas Massie says that there’s a “95 percent chance” that he will continue as 4th district congressman despite rumors that the MIT grad is rumored to be appointed the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) in President-elect Donald Trump’s administration. Massie, who was a guest speaker…
by Beth Klasskin, @bklasskin – Editor’s Note: This is a four-part series looking at the stories of refugees living in Kentucky and their effect on the economy. In the summer of 1994, 18-year-old Fernando Martinez boarded a raft on the shores of communist-led Cuba in the dark, early morning hours. Martinez, his mother and six others were desperate…
by Deborah Yetter , @d_yetter – Highlights from Matt Bevin’s first year in office A look back at some of the memorable quotes and moments from Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin during his first year in office. Gov. Matt Bevin last week took another shot at Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear over a whistleblower lawsuit filed by a…
BY VALARIE HONEYCUTT SPEARS, [email protected] – Local school boards would be able to oversee a public charter school pilot project in Fayette and Jefferson counties under legislation State Sen. Gerald Neal, D-Louisville, has prefiled for the 2017 General Assembly. Beginning in academic year 2018-2019 and continuing through academic year 2022-2023, the charter school pilot project would allow…
