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Emery Wainscott News Editor ewainscott@murraystate.edu The Purchase Area Development District (PADD) stationed workforce staff at Murray State Sparks Hall to assist individuals impacted by the storm on Dec. 10, 2021.  PADD is providing services like on-the-job training, work clothing or uniform donations, housing assistance and tuition assistance. The Western Kentucky…

FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – Kentucky’s preliminary December 2021 unemployment rate fell by 0.2% from the previous month, according to figures released by the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet on Thursday.

Gov. Andy Beshear says a record surge of COVID-19 cases has renewed concerns that Kentucky’s hospitals could become overrun with virus patients. He says the omicron variant is fueling the new surge. The governor also reported significant coronavirus outbreaks in some of the state’s prisons. Beshear reported 9,836 new virus cases Thursday. It's the state’s highest one-day total since the pandemic began. He says the statewide test positivity rate has reached 23.67%. He warned that virus...

Today, at 12:30 p.m. EST, Gov. Andy Beshear provided his Team Kentucky update and said due to inclement weather he closed all state office buildings a...

The $500,000 grant will support a project to boost economic recovery in Kentucky through technological innovations in agriculture. UK Innovate is one of five core partners leading the proposal and project, along with the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet, AppHarvest, Shaping Our Appalachian Region and Render Capital.

Starting in October, RETAIN Kentucky is expanding to serve more than 3,000 employees across Kentucky. The free program is open to employees 18 and older who have non-occupational illnesses or injuries that prevent them from performing their jobs.

Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman speak with the media as Gov. Andy Beshear listens during a press conference at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020.

(The Center Square) – Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman announced last week that she was stepping down from her dual role as secretary of the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet.

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman said Thursday that she will step down from her second role as a cabinet secretary to focus more attention on the state’s

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman said Thursday that she will step down from her second role as a cabinet secretary to focus more attention on the