U.S. House Dem quartet calls for Biden to spare lives of federal death row inmates
WASHINGTON — House Democrats and anti-death penalty advocates pressed Wednesday for President Joe Biden to save the lives of federal death row inmates before his term expires in January....
Members of U.S. Senate back disaster aid request amid increasing storm severity
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration’s request for nearly $100 billion in natural disaster response and recovery funding is on track to sail through the U.S. Senate after both Republicans...
McMahon pick reignites Democrats’ objections to Trump education plan
WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats largely reserved judgment Wednesday on President-elect Donald Trump’s pick of Linda McMahon as his nominee for Education secretary, even as they raised concerns about Trump’s plans...
U.S. House ethics panel Republicans vote against disclosure of Gaetz report
WASHINGTON — Republicans on a U.S. House ethics panel Wednesday opposed the public release of a long-awaited report on Matt Gaetz, a former House member who is now the...
Department of Labor encourages Kentucky workers to check for unclaimed wages
Republished from WEKU. The Department of Labor is encouraging those who think they might have lost or unclaimed wages to file an online claim. Around $1.4 million in unclaimed...
AG Coleman proposes settlement with Kentucky Power
Republished from WEKU. Attorney General Russell Coleman is proposing a settlement with Kentucky Power that would reduce winter electricity bills for the utility’s customers. The settlement would give those...
U.S. House Speaker Johnson bans trans women from women’s bathrooms at the Capitol
Transgender women will not be permitted to use women’s restrooms in parts of the U.S. Capitol complex, House Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday, following some House Republicans’ targeting of...
Woman challenging Kentucky abortion ban has ended her pregnancy but not the legal challenge
LOUISVILLE — Mary Poe, an anonymous Louisville woman who sued to overturn Kentucky’s abortion ban, has traveled out of state for the abortion she sought but couldn’t obtain in...
Trump picks former acting U.S. AG Matt Whitaker as NATO ambassador
Former acting U.S. Attorney General Matt Whitaker was tapped Wednesday as U.S. ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in President-elect Donald Trump’s upcoming administration. Trump said in a...
Lexington landlord accused of sexual harassment, retaliation against ‘numerous’ tenants
Originally published by WEKU. The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against a Lexington landlord for alleged sexual harassment and retaliation. The suit names Adnan Shalash and 12...
