During a press conference earlier this month, Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear stood firm behind the power of his executive order he issued seeking to limit the impacts of data centers eyeing Kentucky. “The executive order is fully enforceable, and if you don’t believe it, watch me,” Beshear told reporters. “Watch what happens as we […]
A group of Kentucky lawmakers voted Tuesday to not revoke a contract with a former president of the State Fair Board that had already been voided by the Beshear administration. Government Contract Review Committee co-chairman Rep. Mark Hart, R-Falmouth, told members the vote would be “basically making a statement.” The committee had deferred review of […]
FRANKFORT — Cases from a University of Kentucky law professor who was removed from his teaching duties more than a year ago now span state and federal court. Professor Ramsi Woodcock filed a federal lawsuit last month against incoming law dean Judge Gregory VanTatenhove, UK President Eli Capilouto, Provost Robert DiPaola and the university, over Van […]
U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell says he has been discharged from a rehabilitation program after a seven-week absence from the Senate. McConnell, 84, was hospitalized in June and said on July 12 he would enter a rehabilitation center. “Earlier today, I was discharged from the rehabilitation center to continue my recovery at home. Elaine and I […]
Gov. Andy Beshear is expanding Kentucky’s “Pre-K for All” pilot program again — this time to his dad’s hometown of Dawson Springs. About 160 children will be enrolled through the Dawson Springs Independent School District, Beshear announced Thursday. “This is a town that’s been through a lot. It’s been through a level of heartbreak that’s […]
Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says he’s signing an executive order to protect Kentuckians “against any harmful impacts from potential data centers,” directing the state utility regulator and environmental protection officials to take specific actions on data centers. During a Thursday press conference, Beshear said economic wins “can never come at the cost of the […]
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear joined a coalition of Democratic state officials in suing to block the Trump administration from getting access to sensitive data of families receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits. Filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., the lawsuit said that the Administration for Children and Families had issued a notice […]
Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear wrote in a Monday letter to Republican U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell and his staff that the senator should “provide proof of your capacity to serve, or resign.” The letter from the governor came after McConnell’s office shared a Monday statement from the senator and another photo of him with his […]
FRANKFORT – Ruth Day contributed another $15,000 to the Kentucky Democratic Party on June 16, ten days before Gov. Andy Beshear appointed her to the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees, according to a report filed by the KDP this week with the Federal Election Commission. That brings the total contributed by Day (and her […]
A federal judge denied a motion to temporarily prevent a federal judge from starting as the next dean of the University of Kentucky College of Law. Last week, professor Ramsi Woodcock filed a lawsuit against the incoming dean, Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove, as well as UK President Eli Capilouto, Provost Robert DiPaola and the university. […]
