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FRANKFORT — Former Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes was cleared Monday by Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd of charges by the state Executive Branch Ethics Commission that she improperly ordered the downloading and distribution of voter registration data from her public office while she was Kentucky’s secretary of state.
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Kentucky’s next commissioner of education Robbie Fletcher said he wants to reform school accountability measures, like testing, and change the conversation about teaching.
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State lawmakers wrapped the 2024 session up Thursday night, having passed two of the biggest bills in the last week.
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Murray State University leadership went over proposals to better compensate some of its faculty and staff during a budget town hall Thursday.
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A driving force behind many state parks, the Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation Fund’s financial resources dwindled recent years
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Federal Emergency Management Agency officials didn’t tell Kentucky flood survivors about an 18-month deadline to appeal for financial assistance. A disaster relief organization says that’s not the only time that’s happened.
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Tennessee teachers and school staff may soon be able to carry handguns on campus thanks to a bill passed by the General Assembly.
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Kentucky nurses are feeling a sense of relief over a new law shielding them from criminal liability for medical errors. Before the legislative session ended last week, Gov. Andy Beshear signed a bill that prohibits healthcare providers from being prosecuted when honest mistakes are made on the job.
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Every year, the town of San Antero celebrates the hardworking pack animals that haul crops and supplies for farmers who can't afford trucks or motorcycles. There's even a donkey beauty pageant.
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Pro-Palestinian student protesters have occupied a campus building. Electric vehicles are the newest front of competition between the U.S. and China.
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A therapy that restores brain cells impaired by a rare genetic disorder may offer a strategy for treating conditions like autism, epilepsy, and schizophrenia.
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Many authors are concerned about the use of their copyrighted material in generative AI models. At the same time, some are actively experimenting with the technology.
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As college administrators face growing unrest on campuses, a growing number are grappling with whether to bring in law enforcement to quell the demonstrations.
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As protests against the U.S. policy in Gaza unfold on college campuses across the country, the State Department is facing its own protests too.