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Post Write Ins
Attorney General Andy Beshear issued a legal opinion that it was OK for election officials to post a list of certified write-in candidates at polling places.
Robert King
Robert L. King, the head of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, is being nominated by President Donald Trump to a post in the U.S. Department of Education.
Cut Jail Population
Staying out of jail may be as easy as having a steady job for some former Kentucky inmates.
Andy Beshear supports SOFA, Opioid Fentanyl bill
52 attorneys general want lawmakers to pass The Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act, or SOFA.
Unemployment Rates in Kentucky counties
Unemployment rates fell in all but 10 of Kentucky’s 120 counties between July 2017 and July 2018.
SOAR Coal summit
Community leaders are meeting in a Kentucky region hurt by the collapsing coal industry, seeking strategies to help redevelop the area's economy.
N KY infrastructure grant
Secretary Chao was joined by KY Sec. of Transportation Greg Thomas, Congressman Thomas Massie and Boone County Judge Executive Gary Moore to announce $75 million in infrastructure grants.
Animal Cruelty Bill KY
A bill filed for consideration in the next year's General Assembly session would create an online, public registry listing names of people convicted of animal cruelty.