Gov. Andy Beshear
Bill to remake how Kentucky Board of Education members are selected passes state Senate
FRANKFORT — Among their debates on the Kentucky Senate floor Thursday, senators questioned if the creation of a committee to nominate members to the Board of Education would bring more or less politics to the process. Senate Bill 107 seeks to create a nomination committee for the Kentucky Board of Education. The group would give […]
NKU board takes no action on becoming authorizer of pilot charter school
Northern Kentucky University’s Board of Regents took no action Tuesday to become an authorizer of a pilot charter school in Kenton or Campbell counties. The board has until Jan. 1, 2023, to confirm participation, but Tuesday’s meeting was its last of the year. Earlier this year, the Kentucky legislature passed House Bill 9, which created […]
Illegal gun use is making Kentucky more deadly; red flag laws could save lives here
A Lexington wife and mother was killed in her home Nov. 23 — three days after a judge rejected an emergency protective order that police encouraged her to seek. The ruling: “No imminent threat.” The man she was divorcing called police to report he had shot her. Convicted of a past drug felony, he wasn’t […]