Local KU customers will see increase on electric bill

Wednesday, June 30 by Zac Oakes

Kentucky Utilities and Louisville Gas and Electric customers will be paying more for electric and gas starting next month. The Public Service Commission, which regulates utility companies, announced Wednesday the average KU customer will see […]

Wise working with group of legislators to prefile NIL bill

Monday, June 28 by Zac Oakes

State Sen. Max Wise, R-Campbellsville, who represents Russell County in the Kentucky Senate, is working toward prefiling a bill in the Kentucky Legislature that would provide name, image, and likeness rights for college athletes in […]

Bill passes US Congress to establish Juneteenth as federal holiday

Wednesday, June 16 by Zac Oakes

The United States House of Representatives and Senate passed a measure this week that will establish June 19, most commonly known as Juneteenth, as a federal holiday. The day marks June 19, 1865, when the […]

Bill to require vision testing for driver’s license signed into law

Friday, March 26 by Zac Oakes

A bill passed by the Kentucky Legislature and signed by Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear would require Kentucky drivers to pass a vision test each time they renew their driver’s license. The vision test could be […]

Beshear signs bill to provide same leave policies to adoptive parents

Thursday, March 25 by Zac Oakes

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signed House Bill 210 into law this week, which requires employers to provide the same leave policies to adoptive parents as they do to birth parents. The bill passed through the […]

Bill that caps insulin prices signed into law

Tuesday, March 23 by Zac Oakes

FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 22, 2021) – On Monday, Gov. Andy Beshear signed House Bill 95 (HB 95), protecting the health and lives of Kentuckians with diabetes by capping the cost of insulin at $30 per […]

Wise’s bill to allow extra school year passes through legislature

Wednesday, March 17 by Zac Oakes

FRANKFORT— A second chance. That’s what lawmakers say is the goal of Senate Bill 128. With this measure, public and nonpublic school students from kindergarten through 12th grade might have the opportunity to re-do the […]

Bill would require vision test to renew drivers license

Wednesday, March 17 by Zac Oakes

A bill passed by the Kentucky Legislature would require Kentucky drivers to pass a vision test each time they renew their driver’s license. The vision test could be done by an eye-care professional or other […]

Bill to make intimidating sports referees a crime

Friday, March 5 by Zac Oakes

A bill making its way through the Kentucky Legislature would make intimidating a sports official a crime in Kentucky. If passed, it would make threatening a sports official a Class A misdemeanor, punishable by a […]

Branscum’s unemployment bill passes through House

Thursday, March 4 by Zac Oakes

Frankfort, KY (March 3, 2021) The House of Representatives unanimously passed legislation that establishes criteria and procedures in which unemployment overpayment may be waived for situations when a recipient receives unemployment benefits that they did not qualify […]

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Local KU customers will see increase on electric bill

Bill passes US Congress to establish Juneteenth as federal holiday

Bill to require vision testing for driver’s license signed into law

Beshear signs bill to provide same leave policies to adoptive parents

Bill that caps insulin prices signed into law

Wise’s bill to allow extra school year passes through legislature

Bill would require vision test to renew drivers license

Bill to make intimidating sports referees a crime

Branscum’s unemployment bill passes through House

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Jeffrey L. Scholl, 61, of Indianapolis

Robert Leach, 70, of Russell Springs

Ronald Eugene Sterner, Sr., 77, of Russell Springs

Ronald L. Wesley, 95, of Jamestown