Proposed Medicaid Cuts Would Impact the Region Significantly
Proposed cuts to Medicaid would have a significant negative impact to the region in terms of economy and healthcare.
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Employees Protest the Closure of the Carl D. Perkins Job Corps
Employees of the Carl D. Perkins Job Corps protested after it was announced that the center would be closing June 30, 2025.
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Federal court temporarily blocks closing of Job Corps centers
NEW YORK, N.Y. — One day after a lawsuit was filed contesting the U.S. Department of Labor’s announcement May 29 that it is closing 99 Job Corps centers around the country on June 30 — including the Carl D. Perkins Job Corps Center in Prestonsburg — a federal judge has granted a temporary…
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McConnell co-sponsors bipartisan bill restoring Congressional oversight to tariffs
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Kentucky’s senior senator has broken ranks from President Donald Trump to co-sponsor a bill that would restore the role of Congress in setting U.S. trade policy. U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell joined U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) in…
Read MoreMcConnell will not seek another term in Senate
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, who was elected to the Senate in 1984 and rose to be his party’s leader in that chamber until stepping down from leadership prior to the current Congress, used the occasion of his 83rd birthday to announce he will not seek another term. McConnell…
Read MoreMcConnell to step down as his party’s leader in the Senate
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who has been his party’s leader in the Senate for nearly 20 years, will step down from that position in November. “To serve Kentucky in the Senate has been the honor of my life. To lead my Republican colleagues has been my highest…
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Trump reveals he may soon face third indictment
WASHINGTON, D.C. — More bad new for former President Donald Trump, as it appears he will soon face a third criminal indictment, this time for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol. Trump has received a target letter from special counsel Jack Smith, who has been investigating…
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Some Kentuckians at risk of losing SNAP benefits in debt-ceiling talks
More than 17,000 Kentuckians could lose food assistance when pre-pandemic SNAP work requirements go back into effect this summer, for adults between ages 18 and 49. That’s on top of a proposal House Republicans are pushing in the debt-ceiling bill in Congress that would implement…
Read MoreJury finds that former President Trump sexually abused advice columnist
NEW YORK, N.Y. — A New York jury has found former President Donald Trump civilly liable for sexually abusing advice columnist E. Jean Carroll in 1996. Because the verdict comes in a civil lawsuit, the former president will not face any jail time. However, he has been ordered to pay Carroll $5…
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White House announces end of many COVID vaccine requirements
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Monday afternoon, the White House announced the end of many of the vaccine requirements put in place two years ago. On May 11, the same day the COVID public health emergency comes to an end, the federal government will no longer require the COVID vaccine for federal employees…
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