State launches ‘Volunteer Kentucky’ recruitment website to support nonprofit organizations
Gov. Andy Beshear and Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) Cabinet Secretary Eric Friedlander announced many nonprofits now…
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Governor reports 679 new COVID cases and 8 deaths; says it is not yet safe for kids to do in-person school
Gov. Andy Beshear reported 679 new COVID cases and eight deaths on Friday, bringing the state’s totals to 38,298 cases…
Governor, Secretary of State agree on three options for voting: by mail, early voting, election day voting
Gov. Andy Beshear and Secretary of State Michael Adams announced a bipartisan agreement to allow Kentuckians to exercise their right…
Beshear asks schools to delay in-person until Sept. 28; new reopening guidance for bars, restaurants
Gov. Andy Beshear on Monday reported 275 new COVID cases and two deaths, raising Kentucky’s totals to 35,254 cases and…
Gov. Beshear reports ‘tough day’ — 801 new COVID cases and 8 deaths; ‘we can determine our future’
Gov. Andy Beshear reported “a tough day” in the fight against COVID-19 with 801 new cases and eight deaths bringing…
Governor reports 516 new COVID cases, 8 deaths; extends mask-wearing mandate; news round-up
Gov. Andy Beshear reported 516 new COVID cases and eight deaths as of Thursday afternoon, bringing the state’s totals to…
Governor reports 546 new COVID cases, one death; talks about CARES fund uses; a round-up of news
Gov. Andy Beshear reported 546 new COVID cases and one death on Wednesday, bringing the state’s totals to 32,741 cases…
Kentucky Lottery revenues increase funding for need-based student aid programs by $15 million
A good year for the Kentucky Lottery means that the state’s students will be eligible for $15 million more in…
Governor’s School for Entrepreneurs summer program culminates Aug. 1 with virtual Demo Day
The Governor’s School for Entrepreneurs’ (GSE) three-week summer program will culminate Aug. 1 with a first-ever virtual Demo Day. From…
Kentucky Lottery sales set records in 2020 fiscal year; total sales of $1.2 billion a 6.2 percent increase
The Kentucky Lottery Corporation has posted record sales and dividend numbers for FY20. These include: -Total sales of $1,203,442,000, which…
Beshear reports 532 new COVID-19 cases, 10 deaths, says ‘We are at war with this virus’; follow guidelines
Gov. Andy Beshear reported 532 new COVID-19 cases and 10 deaths on Tuesday. Twenty-one of the new cases were children…
Beshear reports 522 new COVID-19 cases, 9 deaths; announces two-week bar closure, restaurant limits
Gov. Andy Beshear reported 522 new COVID-19 cases and nine deaths, and he instituted new rules Monday that will close…
Beshear reports 836 cases (2nd-highest single-day total), 5 deaths; says number must stabilize
Gov. Andy Beshear reported the second-highest single-day total of COVID-19 cases in Kentucky — 836. There were five new deaths….
Beshear reports 797 new COVID-19 cases on Friday; new steps coming if numbers don’t decrease
Gov. Andy Beshear reported the second-highest daily total (797) of new cases of the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) in Kentucky…
Mayor Joseph Meyer: People over politics — especially during a pandemic
As the mayor of Covington, Kentucky’s fifth-largest city, I have a message for public officials trying their best to undercut…
Beshear reports 518 new COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths and says state budget will not have a shortfall
Gov. Andy Beshear announced Wednesday that the state is looking to close out fiscal year 2020 without a shortfall, despite…
Beshear reports largest single-day total (979) of new COVID-19 cases on Sunday; 30 are kids under 5
Gov. Andy Beshear on Sunday announced the largest single-day total of new COVID-19 cases in the Commonwealth — 979 cases…
Beshear reports 583 new COVID cases, 9 deaths; ‘it’s a dangerous time and we have to be careful’
Gov. Andy Beshear reported on Saturday that there were 583 new cases of COVID in Kentucky and 9 new deaths….
Rep. John Lewis of Georgia dies after battle with cancer at age 80; he was civil rights champion
Rep. John Lewis, a lion of the civil rights movement of the ’60s who went on to a long and…
Kentucky Governor’s Scholars Program adapts classes to promote health, well-being in COVID-19 era
The 38th annual Kentucky Governor’s Scholars Program (GSP) is underway at two college campuses this summer, but with a mixture…
Beshear reports 413 COVID-19 cases, 5 deaths; objects to AG Cameron’s efforts to thwart protections
Gov. Andy Beshear updated Kentuckians on the state’s ongoing efforts to fight the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) as cases continue…
Rocky Adkins: Beshear rebuilding unemployment after years of cuts designed to fail Kentucky workers
My fellow Kentuckians deserve better than an unemployment office that has been starved of funding for years and a system…