Displaying items 97-108 of 19315
» View centralkynews.com items only
< Previous
•
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-1610
•
Next >
-
Judicial employees forced to take unpaid leave
Associated PressFRANKFORT (AP) — Judicial employees across the state will have to take unpaid furloughs for three days this year to deal with cuts to the court system’s budget, Chief Justice John D. Minton Jr. said Wednesday. The furloughs will mean state...Tags: Unemployment, Judges, Justice System, Steve Beshear, Budgets and Budgeting
-
Lincoln County schools to spend $1.8 million repairing roofs
ben@theinteriorjournal.comThe Lincoln County School Board approved Thursday spending more than $1.8 million to repair the roofs of the school board central office and four district schools. Nearly $1 million will be used to repair the high school, $341,000 will be spent on the...Tags: Regional Authority, Finance, Politics, Money and Monetary Policy, Economy, Business and Finance
-
Local Danville artist featured in governor's Derby exhibit
jbrummett@amnews.comTom Lamp decided to submit an artwork when his wife ran across an announcement in the newspaper about a juried show on the theme of Kentucky landscapes. It was an open call to artists for the Governor’s Derby Exhibit, now on display at the Capitol....Tags: Regional Authority, Arts and Culture, Artists, Fine Artists, Politics
-
LOOKING BACK: From Our Files for April 29
100 years ago — 1912 The express business at the Danville depot is the heaviest in years, and a force of men is necessary to transfer the shipments. Five hundred crates of vegetables shipped from the southern states were transferred yesterday...
Tags: Regional Authority, United States Naval Academy, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, Elections
-
Senate looks at religious freedom
State SenatorWe are entering the home stretch of the 2012 General Assembly with the attendant rush of bills as legislators feel the urgency of the dwindling days. The Senate had a very full week with legislation and committee meetings, and we received the budget...Tags: Regional Authority, Diabetes, Health, Politics, Church and State Relations
-
New abortion laws are manifestly violent towards women
By Michael Broihier You can devalue a word through overuse, “genius” and “hero” spring to mind. So it is with trepidation that I use a word to describe medical procedures being required by several state legislatures to deter women...Tags: Health, Medical Procedures and Tests, Rick Santorum, Google Inc., Politics
-
Senate week in review
FRANKFORT — The Commonwealth’s two-year budget plan continued to dominate much of the Senate’s attention this week. This is the most important work of any even-year 60-day legislative session, as well as the most time-consuming....
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Metal, Government
-
House, Senate reach consensus on budget
State SenatorWorking on the state’s two-year budget was by far the most pressing issue last week. After several late nights, we reached consensus with House negotiators on the $19.4 billion budget a little before 3 a.m. Thursday. It was a hard-fought point,...Tags: Regional Authority, Business, Unemployment Benefits, Budgets and Budgeting, Labor Legislation
-
Frankfort agrees to two-year budget
State RepresentativeThe House and Senate gave final passage late last Friday night to a $19.2 billion state budget agreement that will reduce spending by more than $300 million the next two years while holding down new bonded debt, preserving funding for critical areas...Tags: Regional Authority, Pension and Welfare, Steve Beshear, Budgets and Budgeting, Politics
-
Affairs of state lack attention
Isn’t Kentucky privileged? We have, working for us in Frankfort, some of the most dedicated elected officials one could find. At least they’re dedicated to University of Kentucky basketball. Senate President David Williams took a day off...
Tags: Regional Authority, Public Officials, Libertarian Party, Steve Beshear, Politics
-
School wars over religion reignite
Guest columnistContrary to culture-war mythology, God is alive and well in many, if not most, public schools. Visit almost any school in America and you’ll find students sharing their faith, reading their scriptures, saying grace before lunch and, in high...Tags: Religious Texts, Washington, DC, Justice System, Students, Politics
-
25 Years Ago: April 11, 2012
April 11, 1987 The music ranges from bluegrass to rock during the annual Winchester Lions Club Show tonight at Conkwright Junior High School. Members of Homer Ledford and the Cabin Creek Band Damon Crawford, L.C. Johnson, Rollie Carpenter, Freddie and...
Tags: Politics, Government, Bluegrass (genre), Entertainment, Music
May 3, 2012
|Story| AM News
May 14, 2012
|Story| Interior Journal
Apr 28, 2012
|Story| AM News
Apr 28, 2012
|Story| AM News
Mar 21, 2012
|Story| Jessamine Journal
Mar 22, 2012
|Story| Interior Journal
Mar 26, 2012
|Story| Winchester Sun
Apr 4, 2012
|Story| Jessamine Journal
Apr 4, 2012
|Story| Jessamine Journal
Apr 10, 2012
|Story| Winchester Sun
Apr 11, 2012
|Story| Jessamine Journal
Apr 11, 2012
|Story| Winchester Sun
Original site for Executive Branch topic gallery.