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‘We’ll see what happens:’ Medical marijuana rollout elicits frustrations
In less than six months, medical marijuana will be legal in Kentucky. But a week after business applications opened, prospective applicants shared frustrations with the rollout. Over a decade after the first medical cannabis bill was filed in the Kentucky legislature, it finally passed in 2023. The General Assembly gave...
‘Treat’ yourself and support KCH patients on Miracle Treat Day
LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 8, 2024) — On July 25, participating Dairy Queen locations across Kentucky will come together to raise funds for Kentucky Children’s Hospital (KCH), part of the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMNH). One dollar or more from every Blizzard treat sold at these locations will stay local to support patients at KCH.
Kentucky Bourbon Trail Adds Distilleries, Revamps the Digital Side
The Kentucky Bourbon Trail, a mecca for whiskey tourism in the United States, has kicked off summer with a revamp that includes an expanded trail, now encompassing 46 Kentucky distilleries, and a major upgrade to the digital side offered by the group’s website. The Bourbon Trail, which launched in 1999 and celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, has attracted millions of tourists to Kentucky over the years.
'Feel seen and heard': Group working to fund maternal health care for Kentuckians as abortion remains largely banned
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — More than two years after the U.S. Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade -- allowing abortion restrictive laws in states across the country to go into effect -- one national activist organization is working to expand maternal health care access in four states, including Kentucky. SisterSong,...
Governor, state officials traveling to Japan, Korea next week on economic development mission
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear will travel next week to Japan and Korea on what his office describes as “an economic development trip to bring new jobs to the state.”. Also on the trip will be First Lady Britainy Beshear, Cabinet for Economic Development Secretary Jeff Noel, Transportation Cabinet Secretary Jim Gray and other members of the executive branch. They will be meeting with “companies and trade organizations to determine future investment and job-creation opportunities in the state,” according to a news release from the governor’s office.
Louisiana and Oklahoma Ignite Debate on Ten Commandments in Schools
The Ten Commandments are seen as part of a religious mural of Jesus carrying a cross up Mount Calvary to be crucified along South Main Street in Georgetown, Ohio. This article was first published in the State of Faith newsletter. Midway through June, Louisiana made a splashy addition to the...
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