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Kentucky schools receive waiver for federal testing

The U.S. Department of Education has granted a waiver to the state of Kentucky that will waive some accountability, school identification, and reporting requirements. The Kentucky Department of Education requested the waiver due to widespread […]

Kentucky State Fair to return in August

The Kentucky State Fair will return August 19-29, 2021 after a vote by the Kentucky State Fair Board at the April 22nd meeting. Kentucky State Fair staff have begun programming more than 1.2 million square […]

New Kentucky election law signed by governor

A bill signed by Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear makes changes to Kentucky’s election laws. A few of the notable changes are listed below. Permanent creation of voting supercenters. These are voting locations in a county […]

Kentucky income tax deadline postponed

Frankfort, KY – At the direction of Gov. Andy Beshear, the Kentucky Department of Revenue will extend the 2020 Kentucky individual income tax filing deadline to May 17, 2021. This extension follows the income tax […]

Increase in coyote sightings in Kentucky

This time of year is coyote breeding season, and that means an increase in the number of coyote sightings across the state. The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife said that coyote sightings are frequent […]

Early voting could become law in Kentucky

A bill in the Kentucky Legislature would create three days of early voting, along with the creation of more voting centers and a signature cure process for absentee ballots as part of an election reform […]