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Beshear, a Democrat, is now urging local school officials to impose mask mandates after state legislators moved to curb his pandemic powers.

Beshear previously said districts should require universal masking, but stopped short of adding the weight of a mandate.

Two Republicans expected to compete to lead their partys ticket in 2023 took turns Saturday accusing Kentuckys Democratic governor of infringing on individual liberties with his pandemic-related restrictions, pressing GOP

The governors race isnt until 2023, but it was top of mind at this years event, which featured four Republicans seen as potential candidates.

Kentucky lawmakers say widespread bipartisan support exists for name, image and likeness bill © Provided by WLKY Louisville lawmakers support name, image and likeness bill Lawmakers announced widespread bipartisan support for a bill currently being worked on that would outline how college student-athletes get paid for their name, image and likeness. Education committee chairman Sen. Max Wise (R) and Senate Minority Leader Morgan McGarvey (D) spoke on the plans for the next legislative sessio...

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Two lawmakers pledged Monday to push for legislation guaranteeing Kentucky college athletes can be compensated for their name, image and likeness in a follow up to the governors executive action. State Sens. Max Wise and Morgan McGarvey offered the bipartisan commitment just days after Gov. Andy Beshear signed an executive order enabling the states college athletes to monetize their name, image and likeness. The lawmaker...

FRANKFORT, Ky. – After talking with higher education and legislative leaders in the commonwealth, Gov. Andy Beshear signed an executive order on Thursday allowing student athletes in Kentucky to receive

Kayden Jenson The Boren Awards fund up to $25,000 for undergraduates and graduate students to support language study, research and study abroad in world regions critical to U.S. interests. Jenson’s award is part of the Turkish Flagship Language Initiative (TURFLI), which funds a summer program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in addition to language study at the Azerbaijan University of Languages in Baku, Azerbaijan, during the fall semester.      Along with Jenson, two UK students...

Siamak Vossoughi Hello, Walt Whitman, the young man said as he walked up California Street in the afternoon, greeting the poet in a gentlemanly manner. He laughed at the thought that the poet wouldn’t recognize him, or maybe he would. Iranian, he told Walt Whitman, or perhaps Persian, in your day. It’s true either way, he said to the poet. Either way I am a part of everything I see along the way. I am a part of everything between my home and a schoolyard. Recognized and unrecognized. It doe...

graph/JOHN L. MOORE Data retrieved from the Lake Cumberland District Health Department. With the U.S. Census Bureau estimating a population of 25,769 for Taylor County, that means roughly 7.8% of county residents have had COVID-19, which is roughly two out of every 25 residents. Of those confirmed cases, 136 are active, with five people hospitalized and 131 self-isolated. The number of active cases is exactly the same as this time last week, though the number of people hospitalized with the ...