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McConnell says deterring America’s adversaries should be ‘front and center’ for the next president
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Pushing back against isolationism in his own ranks, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday the challenge of deterring America’s adversaries should be “front and center” for the next president, as he advocated maintaining a strong military and support for allies, especially in war-torn Ukraine.
Dollar General Literacy Foundation awards about $160,000 to KY
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – The Dollar General Literacy Foundation (DGLF) announced the award of nearly $160,000 in youth literacy grants to Kentucky nonprofit organizations, libraries and schools, and some of those are in our area of Western Kentucky. Officials say the funds are part of more than $4 million recently awarded across the country for recipients to […]
Top Ky election official: Parties to choose nominees after Kulkarni disqualification
Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams says local Democratic and Republican parties will choose the general election nominees of a state House district in Louisville, following the disqualification of state Rep. Nima Kulkarni.
Beshear’s PAC raised $200,000-plus in July
FRANKFORT — Gov. Andy Beshear’s political action committee had a solid, though hardly spectacular, month of fundraising in July — a month that ended with Beshear still under consideration as a possible running mate by Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris. Beshear’s PAC, called In This Together, reported to the Federal Election Commission this week that […]
60th Kentucky Country Ham Breakfast auction sells ham for $10.5 million
The 60th annual Kentucky Country Ham Breakfast at the Kentucky State Fair set another record-breaking year after this year's ham was sold for $10.5 million. Kelly Craft, former US ambassador to the United Nations, along with her husband Joe, placed the winning bid for the grand champion ham. Last year, the Crafts and...
Leaders in Utah and Kentucky Collaborate on Community-Focused Cancer Care
Cancer touches us all. In the U.S., one in two men and one in three women face a cancer diagnosis in their lifetimes. This summer, leaders from University of Utah Health and UK HealthCare gathered to discuss what we’re doing to address the complex challenges of cancer care. Learning...
Kentucky’s First Solar-Powered Brewery Announces Closure
The first solar-powered brewery in Kentucky, known for its ciders featuring apples pressed on-site, will close at the end of the month. Pivot Brewing, 1400 Delaware Ave, was put up for sale in July by founder and owner Kevin Compton after considering a transition to a worker-owned co-op. Despite initial interest in an online auction with a minimum bid of $430,000 for the entire operation, a sale ultimately failed to materialize. This has led Compton to decide to shut down the brewery’s retail operations on August 31.
Kentucky's income tax rate set to drop again. Here are the details
The individual income tax rate in Kentucky is set to drop again at the start of 2026. Republican leaders in the General Assembly announced this week that the state’s budget has hit the required triggers to lower Kentucky’s income tax rate from 4% to 3.5%, as part of a system put in place two years ago when the legislature passed House Bill 8. ...
KSR Show, 8/22: Live from the Kentucky State Fair
KSR is in Louisville at the Kentucky State Fair today. You can find the guys in South Wing B at the Kentucky Expo Center, somewhere between the corn dogs, funnel cakes, deep-fried Twinkies, and elephant ears. Come on out if you’re able. Or, you can join the conversation by phone at (859) 280-2287. Here on the […] The post KSR Show, 8/22: Live from the Kentucky State Fair appeared first on On3.
KY prisoners hack state-issued computer tablets to digitally create $1M. How’d they do it?
The state of Kentucky and Securus Technologies charged prison inmates steep prices. Then the tables turned. A Herald-Leader review of 1,700 pages of documents reveals the deception that stunned state officials.
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