Governor to award more than $1.2 million in grants to prepare youngest students
Nearly $1 million in grants have been awarded to 55 Community Early Childhood Councils covering 84 Kentucky counties to promote…
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Beshear sets vision for Kentucky Workforce Innovation Board with recent executive order
Gov. Steve Beshear by executive order reconstituted the Kentucky Workforce Innovation Board, citing the crucial role it will play in…
Our Rich History: Spence was more than a bridge; Congressman did great things in 32 years of service
(This is part of a regular series especially for the NKyTribune on local history by three distinguished historians, Paul Tenkotte…
Beshear: Ruling provides clarity; ‘Kentucky will recognize as valid all same-sex marriages’
The U.S. Supreme Court handed down a ruling Friday morning bringing an end to the years-long debate over same-sex marriage….
Kentucky Chamber economic study shows employment reaching pre-recession level
From KyChamberBlog A new economic study released by the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Thursday shows Kentucky’s statewide employment level, for…
Study co-authored by UK professor Hardesty shows marketing messages can be contagious
What does a teenage girl’s excitement over seeing a Taylor Swift poster displayed in a store have to do with…
Flags ordered to half-staff in honor of state trooper killed in the line of duty
Gov. Steve Beshear has directed that flags at all state office buildings be lowered to half-staff Monday in honor of…
Skyward promotes Kristine Frech to vice president, Nancy Costello to director as new work plan begins
Skyward, formerly known as Vision 2015, promoted Kristine Frech to vice president and Nancy Costello to director. Frech joined the…
Beshear: Supreme Court ruling reaffirms that ‘we did the right thing’ for Kentuckians
Gov. Steve Beshear, who led Kentucky’s pioneering efforts to enable people without health insurance to shop for coverage through marketplaces…
Tom Block: In light of current debate, unique perspective helps tell history of other statues
With the growing debate over the removal of Jefferson Davis from Kentucky Capitol’s rotunda, and the possibility of finding a…
Kentucky jobless rates down in 119 counties in May; Boone, Campbell have two of lowest percentages
Unemployment rates fell in 119 Kentucky counties between May 2014 and May 2015, but rose in Russell County, according to…
As advocate for industrial hemp production, Kentucky’s Thomas Massie standing tall
By Tim Thornberry Special to NKyTribune If there is anyone from Kentucky who is a bigger industrial hemp advocate than…
Covington Public Schools partner with Gateway to offer students advanced manufacturing program
Gateway Community and Technical College and Covington Independent Public Schools will sign a memorandum of agreement tonight at the Covington…
Lego Town, complete with trains, stores, celebrities and more, on display at Camp Ernst Middle July 9-11
See a miniature city made completely of Legos at Camp Ernst Middle School. The town is the creation of volunteer…
Bill Straub: Despite plaintive cries of victims’ families, all’s quiet on the gun control front
Remember the great Ebola scare of 2014? Thousands of normally sane people were terrified by the prospect of the dreaded…
Bexion is one of two high-tech Kentucky small businesses named Tibbetts Award recipients
A pair of Kentucky companies have received national recognition for exemplifying the best of the federal Small Business Innovation Research/Small…
Lewis Donohew: Let’s try and fix tax, benefit systems before resorting to major overhaul
Is it time for a major overhaul of our tax and benefit systems in this country? We have not had…
‘Take it down’ movement reaches Kentucky with calls to remove Jefferson Davis statue from capitol
Staff report As calls to remove symbols of the Confederacy spread nationwide, a number of prominent Kentuckians have joined the…
Paul Long: On a rainy morning, running gives adults the chance to play in the puddles
When you first start out running on a rainy morning, you want to jump over or run around the puddles,…
Kentucky Labor Cabinet urges employers and employees to use caution in hot weather
The Kentucky Labor Cabinet wants to remind all employers and employees that high temperatures and humidity can have devastating effects…
Kentucky by Heart: Enterprising Katie Taylor, Grandpa Marvin are ‘buds’ in more ways than one
“The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops, but the cultivation and perfection of human beings.” –Masunoba…