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FCPS board defends handling of superintendent suspension
The attorney for suspended Fayette County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Demetrus Liggins has demanded his reinstatement by 5 p.m. Wednesday or threatened to release internal district information. The school board denies violating Kentucky’s open meetings law.
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Commerce Lexington leaders head to Des Moines for annual study trip
Commerce Lexington is leading its annual Leadership Visit to Des Moines from June 10-12, bringing Central Kentucky’s top leaders to study economic development strategies in a comparable Midwest metropolitan area.
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Paul backs Iran deal as Senate blocks military action
The U.S. Senate approved its first-ever war powers resolution blocking military action against Iran, with Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul calling sanctions relief in exchange for Iranian nuclear restrictions a sound diplomatic strategy.
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KYTC to close McCracken Pike for drainage repair
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will close KY 1659 (McCracken Pike) in Woodford County on June 30 from 4 p.m. to midnight for cross drain repairs. Motorists should seek alternate routes.
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I-75 Southbound Lanes to Close Tonight and June 30 for Merge Lane Work
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will close lanes on I-75 southbound tonight and June 30 to extend the merge lane for drivers entering from North Broadway, part of the ongoing I-75 widening project in Fayette County.
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Families plead with KY leaders: ‘Work together to find a solution’ and keep Lee Clinic open
FRANKFORT — For more than an hour on Wednesday, parents and community advocates pleaded with Kentucky leaders to reverse budget cuts that threaten to shutter Lee Specialty Clinic in Louisville. In three-minute testimony increments, more than a dozen said their loved ones with disabilities have nowhere else to turn, begging the members of the…
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Bevin, ex-wife, son ordered to appear in person at July hearing
A judge has ordered former Gov. Matt Bevin, his ex-wife Glenna, and their estranged son Jonah to appear in person at a July 28 court hearing, rejecting any possibility of remote participation.
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Council advances proposed developer fees to pay for Lexington’s growth. How do they work?
A proposed ‘privilege fee’ system for new development could eventually help recoup hundreds of millions in infrastructure costs tied to Lexington’s recent expansion.
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$6.6M water, wastewater funds boost Eastern Kentucky economy
Gov. Beshear and Congressman Rogers announced $6.6 million in Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization program funding to extend drinking water and wastewater services while supporting economic development in two Eastern Kentucky counties.
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Trump administration sues Kentucky to block challenges to prediction market regulations
A Trump administration organization that oversees regulation of derivatives markets has sued Kentucky to block efforts by the state’s attorney general to prevent two prediction market companies from operating what he says are unlicensed and illegal sports gambling operations.