Submitted by Scott Wegenast, AARP AARP volunteers and staff from Kentucky and every other state in the nation visited Capitol Hill Wednesday to express opposition to the President’s proposed Social Security benefit cut known as Chained CPI and to support responsible solutions to strengthen Medicare for Kentuckians. In meetings with Senator Mitch McConnell and Senator Rand Paul, Representative(s) Andy Barr ( ...
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Governor Steve Beshear announced that $200,693 in state Law Enforcement Protection Program (LEPP) grants have been awarded to 40 law enforcement agencies, according to a press release from the Governor's Office. Among the 40 law enforcement agencies receiving money, both the Beaver Dam and Hartford Police Departments will receive $3,300 each for body armor vests. Under LEPP, administered by the Kentucky Off ...
Read more ›Unemployment rates decreased in 49 Kentucky counties between April 2012 and April 2013, while 63 county rates rose and eight stayed the same, according to the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training, an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. Woodford County recorded the lowest jobless rate in the Commonwealth at 5.4 percent. It was followed by Oldham County, 5.6 percent; Fa ...
Read more ›Unemployment rates rose in 60 Kentucky counties between March 2012 and March 2013, while 54 county rates decreased and six stayed the same, according to the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training, an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. Woodford County recorded the lowest jobless rate in the Commonwealth at 6.1 percent. It was followed by Oldham County, 6.5 percent; Fayet ...
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The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has crews are prepared to deal with potential transportation issues from a line of hazardous weather that is expected to move through the region overnight and into Thursday. Those crews are asking motorists to do their part by using appropriate caution. If you plan to travel overnight or on Thursday morning, be alert for high winds and concentrated rainfall that can c ...
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