Thursday kicked off the beginning of interim committee meetings for the General Assembly.

The Achievement Awards program is a non-competitive awards program that seeks to recognize innovative county government programs. One outstanding program from each category will be selected as the “Best of Category.”

Interest rates are rapidly moving upward. We have seen the Federal Reserve Funds rate rise from 0 percent at the beginning of the year to a current target range of 0.75 percent and as high as 1.00 percent.

Tuesday night was a busy night for both county officials on the primary election ballot and candidates for state office.

The Kentucky State Board of Elections updates voter registration statistics monthly.

It is no secret that the U.S. financial markets have suffered a recent downturn. Since Jan. 1 of this year, the Dow Jones industrial Average has dropped 4,000 points (11 percent). This is a significant decrease by any measure.

There were more than 2,000 county candidates on the 2022 primary ballots this year.

The primary election is on May 17 and all state House and half of state Senate districts are on the ballot this year.