The flu vaccine turned out to be a big disappointment again. The vaccine didn’t work against a flu bug that popped up halfway through the past flu season, dragging down overall effectiveness to 29%, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday. The flu shot was working well early in the season with effectiveness…… more »
Young people are often assumed to be progressive, especially when it comes to gay rights. But a new study reveals that acceptance of the LGBTQ community by adults 18 to 34 is falling. A new Harris Poll commissioned by GLAAD found that 36 percent of respondents in that demographic reported they’d be “very” or “somewhat”…… more »
The city of Bowling Green Board of Ethics voted unanimously Tuesday to hire special counsel to look into whether City Commissioner Brian “Slim” Nash violated the city’s code of ethics. As of Tuesday, the ethics board had received 24 complaints stemming from Nash’s arrest May 23 on a charge of alcohol intoxication in a public…… more »
FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) — A new proposal to deal with the public pension for regional universities and quasi-governmental agencies was unveiled on Monday. However, there is still no date for a special session of the General Assembly to deal with the issue, and disagreement about how many votes are needed to pass the bill. The…… more »
As a Trump administration lawyer made her argument in favor of reversing a ruling that found the government had violated standards for detaining migrant children set forth by a 1990s court settlement, the judges on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals were visibly stunned. “You’re really going stand up and tell us that being able…… more »
Since 1995, candidates for governor and lieutenant governor in Kentucky have run as a united team, ready and eager to tell voters they will work together for the good of the state. The relationships of those who win office often don’t end that way. Kentuckians now are witnessing a bitter feud between Gov. Matt Bevin…… more »
Bowling Green, Ky. (WBKO) — George Fant continued to give back to the Bowling Green community with the final day of the first annual George Fant Dream Big Camp on Sunday at Warren Central High School. Read More… more »
FRANKFORT — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andy Beshear has regularly boasted on the Kentucky campaign trail how, as the state attorney general, he has defeated Republican incumbent Matt Bevin in court. “Every time we’ve stood up to them, every time we’ve won and we’ll beat them again,” Beshear told a group of teachers in February. Beshear…… more »
MAYSVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky state Rep. John Sims is a Democrat. He also voted for the state’s recent heartbeat bill, which bans abortion after a fetal heartbeat can be detected. In a country where Democrats are viewed as overwhelmingly pro-choice, Sims seems like an oddity. Blue states like New York are increasingly expanding a woman’s…… more »
FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – The Kentucky Supreme Court in a unanimous decision upheld the governor’s reorganization powers concerning boards and commissions. At issue was an executive order issued in 2017 by Gov. Matt Bevin in which he temporarily reorganized several education-related boards, including the State Board of Education, pending ratification by the State Senate, which…… more »
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