FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear says Kentucky is seeking input from broadband providers in the next phase of an effort to expand internet access. Republican lawmakers and the Democratic governor agreed to use $300 million pandemic relief money to extend broadband service and promote economic development. The state is soliciting ideas, suggestions and comments from broadband providers. The…
File PhotoLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A federal freeze on most tenant evictions is ending on July 31. That leaves lingering questions about whether thousands of Kentucky residents will have trouble making rent. The state has set aside nearly $300 million to help with outstanding rent, utility payments and other expenses. Kentucky’s governor is urging renters to take advantage of federal…
DAWSON SPRINGS, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky officials plan to begin restricting beach access at a state park in western Kentucky next month due to overcrowding. The Kentucky Department of Tourism said in a statement that beach access will be limited to registered campground and lodging guests at Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park on weekends and holidays effective July 1. Officials…
FRANKFORT, Ky (AP) — Kentucky has been awarded more than $763 million in federal funds from the American Rescue Plan to provide relief for the state’s child care providers, Governor Andy Beshear said Thursday. Of that amount, more than $470 million will go towards child care providers throughout the state. Providers will be contacted by the state’s Division of Child…
(Credit: Pixabay)LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A white man convicted of fatally shooting two Black shoppers at a Kentucky grocery store has been sentenced to life in prison by a federal judge. At Thursday’s sentencing, U.S. District Judge Claria Horn Boom told Gregory Bush she hopes he learns to “reject” the “hate and bigotry” that led to the murders. Boom said…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — The council in Kentucky’s second-largest city has voted to ban the use of “no-knock” warrants. News outlets report the Lexington council voted 10-5 to ban no-knock warrants after more than three hours of debate Thursday night. Last year, the Louisville, Kentucky, Metro Council voted to ban the warrants, which permit officers to enter a home or…
FRANKFORT, Ky (AP) — Kentucky public health commissioner, Dr. Stephen Stack says that nearly all coronavirus cases reported in the last four weeks were in unvaccinated residents. Roughly 99% of those hospitalized were also unvaccinated. Dr. Stephen Stack says that “these vaccines work, they work against every known variant of concern and interest out there right now.” While 2.2 million,…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear is offering a one-time, $1,500 bonus to entice thousands of unemployed Kentuckians to accept jobs. He presented it Thursday as an alternative to ending enhanced jobless benefits that Republicans and businesses blame for a workforce shortage. The governor says the first 15,000 Kentuckians who qualify and return to work by July 30 will…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s auditor says the state spent $1.4 billion of its share of federal pandemic aid passed in early 2020. Auditor Mike Harmon says the state had $150 million left unspent through March of this year. Harmon’s report on Wednesday focused on Kentucky’s use of CARES Act funding. He says nearly 30% of the amount spent by…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky is offering financial incentives for children to do some summer reading. The state says four Kentucky children will each win $1,000 to put toward a college savings account by participating in a summer reading program at their local public library. The Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority and KY…
