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Kentucky State Wire

Kentucky AG's office pushes to lift ban on death penalty

Fri, 26 Apr 2024
Kentucky AG's office pushes to lift ban on death penalty

(The Center Square) – It’s been more than 15 years since Kentucky executed an inmate, but that may change as the state’s top law enforcement official is seeking to overturn a court injunction that dates back to 2010.

A... Read more


Plastic molding company brings new jobs to Lebanon

Wed, 24 Apr 2024
Plastic molding company brings new jobs to Lebanon

(The Center Square) – Engineered Plastic Components-Columbia Inc. plans and expansion at its Lebanon, Kentucky location with a $3.6 million investment, Gov. Andy Beshear recently announced.

The plastic injection molding company will be using this investment to create 21... Read more


GOP senators call on Departments of Justice, Education to protect Jewish students

Tue, 23 Apr 2024
GOP senators call on Departments of Justice, Education to protect Jewish students

(The Center Square) – As violence against Jewish students escalates on U.S. college campuses, Republican U.S. senators are calling for immediate federal action.

Twenty-seven Republican U.S. senators, led by Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., on Tuesday called an Attorney General... Read more


Poll: Beshear most popular Democrat governor again

Tue, 23 Apr 2024
Poll: Beshear most popular Democrat governor again

(The Center Square) – With his re-election campaign finally behind him, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has reclaimed the title of the most popular Democratic governor in the United States.

Morning Consult released their quarterly poll late Monday, showing Beshear... Read more


Kentucky launches site to help addiction recovery, returning from prison

Fri, 19 Apr 2024
Kentucky launches site to help addiction recovery, returning from prison

(The Center Square) – Kentuckians struggling with addiction or just released from prison received a boost when the state announced a new website to help with employment, education and support.

Gov. Andy Beshear announced secondchance.ky.gov in conjunction... Read more


25 attorneys general sue over EPA emissions rule, EV mandate

Fri, 19 Apr 2024
25 attorneys general sue over EPA emissions rule, EV mandate

(The Center Square) – Attorneys general from 25 states are suing to block a Biden administration emissions rule imposed on vehicle manufacturers.

Led by Kentucky, the 25 states petitioned the U.S. District Court of Appeals for the District of... Read more


Republican AGs investigate investment company over anti-Israel policies

Wed, 10 Apr 2024
Republican AGs investigate investment company over anti-Israel policies

(The Center Square) – A coalition of Republican attorneys general has launched an investigation into MSCI, a New York-based investment company managing roughly more than $5 billion in assets, after allegations surfaced of its boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) policies against Israel.

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Longtime Kentucky business given $9.8M expansion incentive

Wed, 10 Apr 2024
Longtime Kentucky business given $9.8M expansion incentive

(The Center Square) – Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced that Gracious Living Kentucky, a household goods manufacturer and distributor, is expected to invest nearly $9.8 million in 50 new full-time jobs in Butler County.

The investment follows a 15-year... Read more


SEC voluntarily puts on hold climate change rule

Fri, 05 Apr 2024
SEC voluntarily puts on hold climate change rule

(The Center Square) – Requiring publicly traded companies to make climate-related disclosures has voluntarily been put on hold by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The SEC's move came before a decision was reached by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court... Read more


Beshear declares state of emergency in Kentucky

Tue, 02 Apr 2024
Beshear declares state of emergency in Kentucky

(The Center Square) – As powerful storms continue to roll across Kentucky on Tuesday afternoon and this evening, Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency.

Storms produced heavy rain, lightning and tornados Monday evening and Tuesday, leading to... Read more


Kentucky lawmakers send spending measures, other bills to Beshear as veto period begins

Fri, 29 Mar 2024
Kentucky lawmakers send spending measures, other bills to Beshear as veto period begins

(The Center Square) – It was a busy end of the week in Frankfort as the Kentucky General Assembly sent several measures to Gov. Andy Beshear before the start of the 10-day veto period.

Among the measures approved as... Read more


Attorneys general say EPA water rule is costly and unlawful

Wed, 27 Mar 2024
Attorneys general say EPA water rule is costly and unlawful

(The Center Square) - A proposed Environmental Protection Agency rule that would monitor indirect wastewater discharges from slaughterhouses is unlawful and would be costly to businesses, 27 attorneys general said in a letter to the agencies.

The EPA monitors... Read more


Old coal mine being revamped into $1.3B hydropower facility

Fri, 22 Mar 2024
Old coal mine being revamped into $1.3B hydropower facility

(The Center Square) – Bell County in Kentucky is getting a $1.3 billion “clean energy” hydropower facility along the Cumberland River.

Officials led by Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday it is the largest economic development in eastern Kentucky. They... Read more


Attorneys general coalition ask Ninth Circuit to intervene in Mayorkas asylum case

Wed, 20 Mar 2024
Attorneys general coalition ask Ninth Circuit to intervene in Mayorkas asylum case

(The Center Square) – Attorneys general from multiple states have petitioned the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to intervene in a lawsuit over a Department of Homeland Security asylum policy.

DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas created the policy through a... Read more


AGs warn Department of Labor about race-based apprenticeships

Tue, 19 Mar 2024
AGs warn Department of Labor about race-based apprenticeships

(The Center Square) – A group of 24 state attorneys general wrote a letter to the Department of Labor saying its proposed rule promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in the National Apprenticeship program exceeds the department’s authority.

The public... Read more


Former N.C. State swimmer Alons, Kentucky's Gaines, 14 others sue NCAA

Thu, 14 Mar 2024
Former N.C. State swimmer Alons, Kentucky's Gaines, 14 others sue NCAA

(The Center Square) – A swimmer who competed at N.C. State is among 16 collegiate athletes, including 12-time All-American Riley Gaines, suing the NCAA for letting men who say they are women compete against them and use the same locker rooms.

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Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee sue SEC to stop new climate rule

Thu, 14 Mar 2024
Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee sue SEC to stop new climate rule

(The Center Square) – Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee sued the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission to stop a rule that requires publicly traded companies to report climate-related information.

The suit, filed by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost on behalf... Read more


Kentucky schools could get option to dispense medical marijuana

Wed, 13 Mar 2024
Kentucky schools could get option to dispense medical marijuana

(The Center Square) – Public and private schools could opt out of Kentucky’s upcoming medical marijuana program but must create a specific policy if they choose to allow students to use medical marijuana at school.

The plan, which makes... Read more


Attorneys general threaten to sue over Maine's proposed transgender shield law

Tue, 12 Mar 2024
Attorneys general threaten to sue over Maine's proposed transgender shield law

(The Center Square) — A group of 16 attorneys general are threatening to take Maine to court if lawmakers approve a bill to shield doctors performing "gender affirming" health care procedures from lawsuits.

In a letter to... Read more


Report: Kentucky test scores grow, teacher salaries fall

Fri, 08 Mar 2024
Report: Kentucky test scores grow, teacher salaries fall

(The Center Square) – Kentucky’s education spending is rising higher than test scores, while teacher salaries are falling, according to a recently released report.

The free market-focused Reason Foundation released the Public Education at a Crossroads study, analyzing the... Read more