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WATERS: KY Board of Education Members Take Stand
Sunday, January 26, 2020 12:00 AM
Ousted KBE Members Take Stand; Hospital Ruse Offers ‘Myopic Malarkey’ - By Jim Waters This General Assembly edition of Liberty Boosters and Busters begins with Kentuckians who, while neither bureaucrats nor politicians, care enough about the future of our commonwealth to take a principled stand against an unfair and destructive policy.   Liberty Boosters: Most of the former ...
Former Paducah Sex Offender Found Dead in Home
Friday, January 24, 2020 6:12 PM
A Louisville man who formerly lived in Paducah and has convictions in both cities was found dead in his home last Sunday. According to WAVE-3 News, Louisville Metro Police began investigating a homicide on January 19, and the Jefferson County Coroner's office released the victim's name as 62-year-old Darrell Buford. He was found dead in his Symington Circle home just before noon, and foul ...
Bill Requiring Armed Officers at Schools Advances
Friday, January 24, 2020 4:10 AM
The Senate Education Committee has approved a bill to require police officers assigned to Kentucky schools to be armed. The committee on Thursday advanced the measure to the full Senate. The action came on the second anniversary of the shooting at Marshall County High School. Two 15-year-old students were killed and more than a dozen others were injured. The bill is a follow-up to ...
Comer, Quarles Praise New 'Waters of the US' Rule
Friday, January 24, 2020 6:41 PM
Congressman James Comer and Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles are praising the unveiling of the Navigable Waters Protection Rule by the Trump Administration's Environmental Protection Agency. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler and Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works R.D. James announced the rule, which replaces the Obama-era Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. ...
Victims Can Now File Claims Against Purdue Pharma
Friday, January 24, 2020 7:00 PM
State and local governments have been leading the legal fight against the opioid industry, seeking payouts to help them deal with the fallout from the nation's addiction crisis. Average Americans are about to get their shot. On Friday, the federal judge overseeing the bankruptcy case of Purdue Pharma set a June 30 deadline to file a claim against the company. That includes governments, ...
Bill Requires Care for Infants Surviving Abortion
Thursday, January 23, 2020 12:01 PM
A Kentucky Senate panel approved a bill to require that doctors and other health workers provide life-saving care for an infant born alive after a failed abortion attempt. The measure sailed through the Senate Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection Committee without opposition Thursday. The bill now heads to the Republican-dominated Senate. Sen. Whitney Westerfield, the ...
KY Colleges, Universities to Seek Funding Increase
Friday, January 24, 2020 8:23 AM
Lawmakers have been told Kentucky state colleges and universities will ask for their first funding increase since the 2007-08 budget. Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education President Aaron Thompson told lawmakers Thursday that public colleges will seek a 6.2% increase next fiscal year and an 8.8% increase in the 2022 fiscal year over current base funding levels. Thompson told the ...
Feedback Sought in Education Commissioner Search
Thursday, January 23, 2020 1:30 AM
Kentucky education officials are encouraging residents and stakeholders to participate in a survey on the qualities that the state's next education commissioner should possess. The Kentucky Board of Education said in a statement that the survey opened this week and will be available through Feb. 6. The board directed the Kentucky Department of Education to administer the survey while the ...
McConnell: USMCA a Win for KY Workers, Consumers
Tuesday, January 21, 2020 9:01 PM
Kentuckians are rightfully known for being hard workers. I’m glad more of them, from Paducah to Pikeville, are benefitting from our country’s strong economy, which has been bolstered by Republican policies. The Republican-led Senate just gave Kentucky workers another boost in an overwhelming vote by passing President Trump’s landmark trade deal called the United ...
Voter ID Bill for Voting Clears Senate Committee
Thursday, January 23, 2020 4:25 AM
A Kentucky Senate panel has loosened restrictions in a bill that would require voters to show government-issued identification. The revised version would allow people lacking photo IDs to present other forms of identification, such as debit, credit, or Social Security cards. The bill cleared the Senate State and Local Government Committee on a party-line vote Wednesday. Three ...
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