FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – Classes were cancelled for Thursday in Kentucky’s two largest school districts after advocates called for a teacher “sick out” in protest of legislation dealing with the Kentucky Teachers’ Retirement System. Fayette County Public Schools and Jefferson County Public Schools announced Wednesday that classes were being cancelled. Current and retired teachers have…… more »
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The United Methodist Church teetered on the brink of breakup Monday after more than half the delegates at an international conference voted to maintain bans on same-sex weddings and ordination of gay clergy. Their favored plan, if formally approved, could drive supporters of LGBT inclusion to leave America’s second-largest Protestant denomination.…… more »
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Andraya Yearwood hears the comments, usually from adults and usually not to her face. She shouldn’t be running, they say, not against girls. Yearwood, a 17-year-old junior at Cromwell High School, is one of two transgender high school sprinters in Connecticut, transitioning to female. She recently finished second in the 55-meter dash at…… more »
Senate Democrats on Monday blocked a Republican bill that would have threatened prison time for doctors who don’t try saving the life of infants born alive during failed abortions, leading conservatives to wonder openly whether Democrats were embracing “infanticide” to appeal to left-wing voters. All prominent Democratic 2020 presidential hopefuls in the Senate voted down…… more »
OXFORD — Multiple political groups converged downtown Saturday to march in defense of Confederate monuments in the city and on the campus of the University of Mississippi, as well as to celebrate Confederate iconography. At the peak of the rally, approximately 100 pro-Confederate protesters congregated on The Square, joined by about 50 counter-protesters. In addition, members of…… more »
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Three prominent Democrats took turns Saturday pitching their credentials as the strongest challenger to Republican Gov. Matt Bevin as they appeared before party leaders hungry to win back the governor’s mansion. Attorney General Andy Beshear recounted his record of beating Bevin in the courtroom. House Minority Floor Leader Rocky Adkins cast…… more »
The Bowling Green City Commission voted 3-1 on a first reading Tuesday in favor of a rezoning to allow the city’s first dedicated food truck area to be built on Campbell Lane. Commissioners approved rezoning a 0.29-acre tract on the corner of Campbell Lane and Thoroughbred Drive across from Bowling Green Junior High School from residential to…… more »
Roses are red, violets are blue — the gorgeous date you met online may be scamming you. Romance-related scams are now the most costly form of online fraud, the Federal Trade Commission warned Tuesday. Losses from dating-related fraud quadrupled in recent years, ballooning from $33 million lost in 2015 to $143 million lost in 2018.…… more »
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress lopsidedly approved a border security compromise Thursday that would avert a second painful government shutdown, but a new confrontation was ignited — this time over President Donald Trump’s plan to bypass lawmakers and declare a national emergency to siphon billions from other federal coffers for his wall on the Mexican boundary.…… more »
FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – A bill outlawing abortions in Kentucky as soon as a fetal heartbeat is detected is halfway to becoming law. The measure passed the Senate Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection Committee on Thursday morning by a 10-2 vote Thursday morning, then was approved by the full Senate 31-6 later in the…… more »
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