Opinion: Why we are working with President Trump to secure the future of Appalachian coal
By Russell Coleman and JB McCuskey Special to NKyTribune America needs coal. For generations, our nation has tapped into coal’s…
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Opinion – Richard Nelson: I’m sheepish about trade war, but Kentucky farmers need a reset to level field
President Trump declared April 2 “Liberation Day” where a 10 percent across the board tariff was tacked to foreign imports….
Gov. Andy Beshear questions legality of President Trump’s federal payments pause
(Editor’s note: A federal judge temporarily halted President Donald Trump’s freeze of all federal grants and loans until a hearing…
John Schaaf: Just like Hoover and Carter, Trump faces big challenges in seeking re-election
Mark Twain supposedly said, “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it rhymes.” That truism could apply to this year’s Presidential election,…
KCTCS president supports Trump’s call to invest in America’s workers, expedite economic recovery
The president of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System is supporting President Donald Trump’s call to action by the…
Pew Trusts: Kentucky leading the way as Farmer’s hope for riches from legalized hemp, despite risks
By April Simpson Pew Charitable Trusts Michael Calebs begins feeling nostalgic standing in the airy barn on his rolling, 400-acre…
Bill Straub: McConnell has abdicated his leadership of the U.S. Senate to President Donald Trump
Well, the good news is Addison Mitchell McConnell has at long last abdicated his position as Republican leader of the…
Trump nominates Kentucky’s retiring CPE President Robert King to U.S. Department of Education post
The White House announced that President Donald J. Trump will nominate Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education President Robert L. King…
Pew Trusts: What President Trump’s pick for the Supreme Court could mean for states’ rights
By Elaine S. Povich and Alayna Alvarez Pew Trusts Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s rulings on federal regulatory power, and…
Bill Straub: It takes a certain talent to spew gibberish on a consistent basis, and McConnell is talented
Looks can, indeed be deceiving. Take Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, for example. McConnell, of Louisville, comes across as your…
The Rural Blog: Fact-checking the President’s State of the Union Address on rural issues
In his first State of the Union address last night, President Trump struck an optimistic tone heavy on American exceptionalism,…
Mitch McConnell: A year of extraordinary progress has Senate poised for productive 2018 session
In November 2016, the American people sent President Trump to the White House and Republican majorities back to Congress. We…