Environmental Quality and Public Works Committee – Apr 30, 2024
The agenda for Environmental Quality and Public Works Committee dated Tuesday, 30 April 2024 has been published. Access it here: https://lfucg.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=4&event_id=4199
A Tale of Two Lexingtons: Glitz, Glamour, and the Forgotten
In the heart of horse country, beneath the veneer of bluegrass and bourbon, lies a startling dichotomy: two Lexingtons, each as real as the other but worlds apart. This...
What is the future of the death penalty in Kentucky?
Republished from WEKU. There are topics that generate much debate and sometimes emotional commentary. One is abortion, which has been that kind of topic in Frankfort in recent years....
The Kentucky Horse Park turns into an international competition site again this weekend
Originally published by WEKU. The end of April has no shortage of events in the bluegrass region of Kentucky. Upwards of 90,000 people will converge on Kentucky Horse Park...
Urban County Council – Apr 25, 2024
The agenda for Urban County Council dated Thursday, 25 April 2024 has been archived. Access it here: https://lfucg.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=4&clip_id=6100
Kentucky land conservation fund gets ‘new lease on life’ from lawmakers
Over the past three decades, a state-managed fund has been a financial force behind the creation and expansion of parks, nature preserves and hunting grounds across Kentucky. The Kentucky...
Trump’s claims of presidential immunity to be probed at U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Thursday over former President Donald Trump’s pursuit of absolute immunity from criminal charges alleging that he schemed and knowingly...
The EPA Has Done Nearly Everything It Can to Clean Up This Kentucky Town. It Hasn’t Worked.
ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Nearly 100 people crowded into the...
An opportunity to rid the house of old and unused medications comes this weekend in Kentucky
Originally published by WEKU. This Saturday offers opportunities around the Commonwealth to get old and unused prescription medications out of the house. One of the med toss events will...
Biden signs $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan into law
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan emergency spending law Wednesday to provide an additional $95 billion in aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, ending months of behind-the-scenes...