By Jared Bennett Leonard Sanderson was scheduled to start a long-term substitute teaching assignment on March 16, the day Jefferson County Public Schools closed to deal with the first wave of the coronavirus. Sanderson, 67, has taught part-time since January 2017 to supplement the income he receives on social security and another part-time gig enrolling people…
By RYLAND BARTON Gov. Andy Beshear’s administration says federal assistance led to higher-than expected tax revenues during the coronavirus pandemic and that the state hopefully won’t need to make budget cuts this year. Still, officials predict that Kentucky will have a $99 million shortfall for the current fiscal year, which ends in June 2021. And the…
Humana office in Louisville (WAVE)(WKYT) By Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Health insurer Humana Inc. says it plans to hire an additional 600 military veterans and 150 military spouses in Kentucky during the next four years. Gov. Andy Beshear says Humana’s announcement is an example of how businesses can turn “our gratitude into action” by…
By Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky lawmakers are delving into the challenges of crafting a new state budget expected to be strained by spending demands caused by the coronavirus outbreak. State Budget Director John Hicks made a presentation to a legislative panel Tuesday. He pointed to rising Medicaid enrollment and lower revenues for state…
By JOE PALCA Originally published on November 9, 2020 8:30 am Pfizer’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine appears to be working. The vaccine was found to be more than 90% effective, according to clinical results released by the company Monday. That news comes from an interim analysis of a study involving 43,538 volunteers, 42% of whom had “diverse…
By Ryan Van Velzer In the first case of its kind, an eastern Kentucky utility has asked regulators to diminish the value of the renewable energy that rooftop solar customers add to the electric grid. The outcome will set precedent in Kentucky and chart the course for the future of small-scale solar in a state that…
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Gov. Andy Beshear on Friday made the following appointments to Kentucky boards and commissions: Beshear appointed Mohamed Saad as a member of the Board of Respiratory Care. Mohamad Saad of Prospect is a physician at the University of Louisville. He replaces James McCormick, whose term has expired. Dr. Saad shall serve for a…
By John Boyle Gov. Andy Beshear has extended Kentucky’s mask mandate another 30 days amid a weeks-long surge in COVID-19 cases throughout the state. Beshear announced 1,635 new cases Wednesday, bringing Kentucky’s total to more than 113,000. Though the total did not break any records for daily cases – something that has happened repeatedly over the…
By Eleanor Klibanoff Ryland Barton About a year ago, Andy Beshear stood on stage at the C2 event space in downtown Louisville, declaring victory for his gubernatorial campaign. “Tonight, voters in Kentucky sent a message loud and clear for everyone to hear,” Beshear said. “It’s a message that says our elections don’t have to be about…
BY EILEEN STREET KENTUCKY LOUISVILLE, Ky. — On Wednesday, Governor Andy Beshear issued an executive order renewing the state’s mask mandate requiring Kentuckians to wear masks in public for 30 days. Under Kentucky law, the governor has broad powers during states of emergency, such as issuing executive orders, and Beshear has exercised this power often during the pandemic. However, that power could…
