Buoyed by strong growth in sales and tax receipts, General Fund increases 7.6 percent in August
Kentucky’s General Fund receipts increased 7.6 percent in August compared to last year, State Budget Director Jane Driskell announced today….
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Keven Moore: Common and often silly mishaps can land you in the ‘Tailgating Hall of Shame’ – or worse
This past weekend at Commonwealth Stadium, I visited two groups of tailgaters and walked past hundreds more. I am always…
St. Elizabeth Healthcare, NKU announce $8M investment to support new Health Innovation Center
Northern Kentucky University has received an $8 million gift from St. Elizabeth Healthcare to support its new Health Innovation Center,…
Rep. Mike Denham: From chicken and bananas to spoonbread and salt, Kentucky fall is for festivals
While the temperature may not feel like fall just yet, many of the traditional signs of the season are starting…
Paul Long: A start-to-finish overview of the best – and worst – moments of the Market-to-Market relay
On Saturday, our eight-member Market-to-Market relay team finished the 76.4 miles from the Cincinnati suburb of Milford to Dayton, Ohio,…
Tom Block: Would Trump hire an inexperienced, unqualified person to run his golf course or hotel?
Having spent nearly 40 years in a career focused on politics and public policy, I have always found it perplexing…
Constance Alexander: Little Aylan’s journey ends, but image of his lifeless body should always haunt us
I used to think of Labor Day as the last opportunity to hit the reset button on New Year’s resolutions….
‘Heart of a Teacher’: Likely education chief Pruitt hailed for local, state and national experience
By Brad Hughes Special to NKyTribune If all goes as expected with an ongoing final background check, Stephen L. Pruitt…
Bluegrass & Backroads: People still hungry for Chaney’s and its ‘udderly’ delicious ice cream
Kentucky is a state defined by its history and noted for a number of things, not the least of which…
Kentucky by Heart: Finding a little piece of the past can make you appreciate how far you’ve come
By Steve Flairty KyForward columnist Hot, tired, and with a bit of a cough, I slowly moved the aged and…
Scarf It Up to hold annual handbag event; proceeds will go toward hats, gloves for underprivileged youth
Scarf It Up For Those In Need will be hosting their annual fundraising handbag event on Saturday, Sept. 26, at…
Our Rich History: Take time to look around; a tour of the churches of Covington offers insight into our past
By Dave Shroeder Special to NKyTribune Recently I was asked to give a tour of Covington to a friend from…
Newport Aquarium to offer free admission to police, fire, first responders during Fire & Safety Weekend
In recognition of Patriot Day, Newport Aquarium will offer free admission to first responders during Fire & Safety Weekend, Sept….
One finalist drops out, the other – Stephen Pruitt – likely next education commissioner, board says
After one of the two finalists dropped out of consideration yesterday, the Kentucky Board of Education said the other candidate…
Daily Yonder: Slow-rate rendezvous? What the Ashley Madison data leak reveals about rural America
The only Zip codes in America that didn’t have accounts for that “have-an-affair” website are rural. Unfortunately, that probably…
UK reaches out to other Kentucky schools to share expertise on campus safety, assault issues
Earlier this week, University of Kentucky officials unveiled preliminary data from the campus-wide Campus Attitudes Toward Safety (CATS) student survey….
As heroin problem spreads, focus is on treatment, community efforts; Needle exchanges? Not so much
By Melissa Patrick Special to NKyTribune Heroin is a growing concern for many Kentucky communities, with much of the discussion…
Study finds teens who use e-cigarettes are more than twice as likely to start smoking tobacco products
Teens who use electronic cigarettes may be more than twice as likely to start smoking tobacco than those who have…
Education commissioner finalists – Koch and Pruitt – have some Kentucky ties; both started in classroom
By Brad Hughes Special to NKyTribune While neither of the two remaining candidates to become the state’s sixth commissioner of…
Beshear: Bunning’s decision in Kim Davis case ‘speaks for itself’; future is between her and courts
Gov. Steve Beshear released the following statement after U.S. District Judge David Bunning ordered Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis held…
‘The Prince of Jockeys’ exhibit at the Lyric Theatre celebrates life, career of Isaac Murphy
To coincide with the Breeders’ Cup Oct. 30-21 in Lexington, as well as its own five-year anniversary celebration, the Lyric…
Judge David Bunning sends Clerk Kim Davis directly to jail for contempt; no fine, to avoid fund-raising
A federal judge today ordered an elected Kentucky county clerk held for contempt of court after she refused to obey…