Kentucky unemployment rate at 11 percent in May; jobless rate drops 5.6 percent from April numbers
Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary May 2020 unemployment rate was 11 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an…
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State Budget Director reports General Fund receipts in May down 8.1 percent compared to last year
State Budget Director John Hicks has reported that May’s General Fund receipts fell 8.1 percent compared to May of last…
AAA: National gas price rises above $2 per gallon; Kentucky current average at the pump is $1.94
For 66 days, the national gas price average held below the $2/gallon mark, pushing as cheap as $1.76. But, in…
COVID-19 effects on Kentucky housing market not as dire as expected; April sales drop 12.5 percent
The effect of COVID-19 on the housing market in Kentucky was finally seen in the April statistics as a 12.5…
April unemployment rate in Kentucky balloons to 15.4 percent — a 10.2 percent increase from March
Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary April 2020 unemployment rate was 15.4 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an…
AAA: Kentucky gas price jumps 15 cents in last week; demand increases, gasoline stocks decrease
The average price for a gallon of unleaded in Kentucky sits at $1.65, a jump of 15 cents week over…
Brent Cooper: Newport gaming facility is good first bet, but state should double down on other gambling
The recent announcement by Churchill Downs to construct a $38.4 million gaming facility in the Newport Plaza Shopping Center that…
Council on Postsecondary Education study shows growing demand for engineers in Kentucky
Offering more evidence that higher education matters, the benefits of an engineering degree will continue to climb in Kentucky over…
Board of Elections adopts emergency administrative regulation to allow primary absentee voting by mail
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The State Board of Elections on Friday unanimously adopted an emergency administrative regulation that will…
Kentucky facing budget shortfall of nearly $500 million due to conditions caused by pandemic
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today A report issued Thursday by the state budget director’s office shows a potential general fund…
Calipari, Wildcats begin season against Kansas in State Farm Champions Classic on Nov. 10
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky will open the college basketball season against Kansas in the State Farm Champions Classic…
Council on Postsecondary Education report shows college attainment remains on the rise in Kentucky
Kentucky moved ever closer to its educational attainment goals in the 2018-19 academic year as the combined number of undergraduate…
UK adds Rhode Island transfer Jacob Toppin, plans to ‘chase greatness’ with Wildcats
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today John Calipari officially added another transfer to his roster Monday. Rhode Island forward Jacob Toppin…
Kentucky voter registration flatlines in March; Adams encourages online voter registration
Secretary of State Michael G. Adams said Kentucky saw a flatline in voter registration in March, with the state holding…
February unemployment rate at 4.2 percent in Kentucky, down 0.1 percent from January
Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary February 2020 unemployment rate was 4.2 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an…
Mitch McConnell announces Kentucky will receive at least $7 million to help fight new coronavirus
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Friday that Kentucky will receive at least $7 million to help fight the…
Children need 14 doctor visits before age 6, preschoolers increasingly not covered by insurance
Kentucky Health News In 2018, the number of Kentucky pre-schoolers without health insurance was about half again as large as…
Kentucky no longer worst for animal protection laws; Mississippi ranked last in national report
For the first time in 13 years, Kentucky does not rank as the worst state for animal protection laws. That…
Kentucky unemployment rate drops 0.1 percent in December; jobless rate now at 4.3 percent in state
Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary December 2019 unemployment rate was 4.3 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an…
Big swings on display, Michigan halts NKU’s late-season surge in first round of NCAA Tournament
By Don Owen NKyTribune reporter LEXINGTON — As the calendar turned from October to November, Northern Kentucky recovered from a…
NKU volleyball to meet Michigan in first round of NCAA Tournament at 5 p.m. Friday in Lexington
NKyTribune staff They had already secured a spot in the NCAA Tournament, capturing the Horizon League championship a week earlier…
Bowden carries UK past Louisville, 45-13, puts exclamation point on turnaround with four TDs
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Lynn Bowden Jr. may not be a serious contender for the prestigious Heisman Trophy Award,…