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Beshear vetoes bill to end school mask mandate but lawmakers override veto

Legislation that would ban statewide mask mandates in Kentucky schools, while allowing local school boards the power to implement them, cleared the General Assembly during ... Read more

by Tom Latek, Friday, September 10, 2021 3:01 pm

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State’s positivity rate hits 14% for first time

FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – Kentuckians testing positive for COVID-19 rose above 14% for the first time Wednesday. Gov. Andy Beshear announced 4,468 cases of the ... Read more

by Tom Latek, Thursday, September 9, 2021 7:45 am

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Bill banning mask mandate in schools passes second time around

FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – A House bill that would ban a mask mandate in schools failed in the House Education Committee by one vote early ... Read more

by Tom Latek, Thursday, September 9, 2021 7:42 am

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Shell in running for agriculture commissioner in 2023 

FRANKFORT, Ky. – A former Republican floor leader in the Kentucky House is seeking to return to elected office, announcing Wednesday he will seek the ... Read more

by Tom Latek, Thursday, August 26, 2021 6:00 pm

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Incentives motivate people, not mandates, says Stivers

Saying “encouragement is one thing, mandates are another,” Senate President Robert Stivers, R-Manchester, announced a local plan to incentivize people to get the COVID-19 vaccine, ... Read more

by Tom Latek, Thursday, August 26, 2021 6:00 pm

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Farmers can apply for ag exemption numbers

By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The Kentucky Department of Revenue is now accepting applications from eligible farmers for new agriculture exemption numbers, designed to protect ... Read more

by Tom Latek, Thursday, August 26, 2021 6:00 pm

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Work week finishes with more than 17,600 COVID cases 

FRANKFORT, Ky.  – While not as high as Thursday, Friday saw 3,869 new cases of COVID-19 reported to state public health officials, meaning the work ... Read more

by Tom Latek, Monday, August 23, 2021 6:00 pm

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Beshear handed huge legal defeat by Kentucky Supreme Court 

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Gov. Andy Beshear was handed a huge legal defeat by the Kentucky Supreme Court unanimously reversed a lower court decision that stopped ... Read more

by Tom Latek, Monday, August 23, 2021 6:00 pm

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Pedal power: Kentucky has U.S. routes for bicycles, too 

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Many are likely familiar with the Interstate Highway System, U.S. highways and state routes, but may not be aware that there is ... Read more

by Tom Latek, Thursday, August 19, 2021 3:00 pm

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Hospitals feeling crunch from COVID-19, urge vaccinations 

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Gov. Andy Beshear said the Delta variant of COVID-19 continues to rise, including with younger people, and is beginning to stretch hospitals ... Read more

by Tom Latek, Wednesday, August 18, 2021 5:30 pm

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