Taxes generated from the publicly renovated Old Courthouse go to CentrePointe Parking Company, LLC.
North of Center Thank former Mayor Jim Gray for the TIF arrangement This is Part 3 of my ongoing reporting of the CentrePointe Tax Increment Financing development project. Articles...
Both candidates are old. Only one has shattered presidential norms.
As everyone opined in the aftermath of the Biden-Trump debate, our grandchildren (ages 4 and 5) were arriving to spend the Fourth of July holiday week with us, so...
U.S. Supreme Court sets stage for industry lobbyists to write health, safety, environmental rules
The U.S. Supreme Court just ended something called Chevron deference, in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, Case No. 22-451. Should you worry? Alas, yes, the Supreme Court just threw...
Young Kentuckians desperately need more from their elected officials
The annual national KIDS COUNT Data Book includes more data into which to dive than column inches allow. But an overview of the report reminds us that Kentucky is...
Biden debacle brings Beshear forward
When Gov. Andy Beshear formed a political committee in January and started making appearances around the country (he’ll be in Iowa July 27), his obvious long-term goal was the...
Gentlemen, you’re late for your tee time
If you have talked to me in the last six months, I have told you I’m worried that Donald Trump will be reelected in November due to lack of...
The complete failure of Thursday night
There’s nothing quite like watching your democracy fail in real-time, with chyrons and everything. I’ve had some long moments in my life, but few seemed more elongated than the...
Kinship care families deserve good faith action from Kentucky’s government
I am shocked and saddened as I reflect upon recent events regarding Senate Bill 151 for kinship caregivers. There are many questions, beginning with, how is nothing better than...
EPA has lowered the screening level for lead in soil. What that could mean for US households.
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. As spring phases into summer across the U.S., kids are spending more time...
Feeling stuffy in that echo chamber?
Last Friday, I ran into the Anderson County judge-executive at Five Star where we were both getting gas. I had not seen him in a year. He smiled big...