Source: LFUCG Meeting Agendas

The LFUCG Budget, Finance & Economic Development Committee is scheduled to consider infrastructure funding plans, a technology internship pilot program, and 911 service funding alternatives at its June 23 meeting.

The University of Kentucky’s Wildcat Pulling Team returned from the international ASABE tractor competition with multiple awards and extended its three-year undefeated streak in heavyweight pulls, marking another successful year for the 25-year legacy program.

Three Fayette County Public Schools principals—Alexander Butler, Felicia Lindsay, and Holly Vogler—have completed the year-long Kentucky Chamber Foundation Leadership Institute for School Principals, joining a graduating class of 44 educators from across the state.

Shelby County’s tourism economy reached $103 million in 2025, surpassing $100 million for the first time, marking the fifth consecutive record year and doubling Kentucky’s statewide growth rate.

Kentucky wins Area Development’s Silver Shovel Award for the second consecutive year, recognizing major economic development achievements in 2025 including investments from Apple, Ford, General Matter and others that totaled $10.5 billion.

Lexington’s fiscal 2026 revenue is tracking just 1 percent away from budget as the June 30 year-end approaches, with underlying economic growth of 4.8 percent despite tight overall projections.

The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council approved a tech internship pilot program and several other contracts during a June 23 work session, aiming to boost local technology employment while supporting services in corrections, environmental education, and crisis response.

Kentucky earned the Area Development Silver Shovel Award for the second consecutive year, recognizing its success attracting major economic development projects including battery manufacturing, food production, and logistics. The award highlights Kentucky’s emergence as the nation’s electric vehicle battery production capital.

Kentucky is in a housing crisis. We know this. Our state suffers a shortage of more than 200,000 homes and the vast majority of that gap is a lack of housing for low-income households or those who can only afford to pay $500 a month in rent. We know that people’s wages aren’t keeping…

The University of Kentucky Police Department hosted the Safer Kentucky Symposium, bringing together leaders from colleges, universities, hospitals and public safety agencies to strengthen coordinated emergency response across institutional boundaries.