Tom Latek

3 days ago | kentuckytoday.com | Tom Latek

WASHINGTON (KT) – U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell, R-Louisville, announced on Monday the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will allocate $1,501,532 to Kentucky for the Recovery Housing Program. This program was created by Sen. McConnell’s Comprehensive Addiction Recovery through Effective Employment and Reentry (CAREER) Act.

3 days ago | kentuckytoday.com | Tom Latek

FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – Kentuckians are reminded to buckle up and properly secure children in car or booster seats to keep themselves safe throughout the year and during the “Click It or Ticket” campaign, which runs May 12 to June 1 and includes the Memorial Day holiday. “It only takes two seconds to fasten your seat belt, and those two seconds could save your life,” said Gov. Andy Beshear. “We want everyone to buckle up, every trip.

3 days ago | kentuckytoday.com | Tom Latek

SOMERSET, Ky. (KT) – More than a dozen Kentucky lawmakers went back to the classroom and toured a working power plant as part of the Second Annual Electric University, providing members of the Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative Caucus the understanding and real-world experience they need to make informed decisions on energy policy.

4 days ago | westkentuckystar.com | Tom Latek

Now that a new Kentucky law has taken effect allowing 15-year-olds to earn their driver’s permits, officials are hosting events across the state on Saturday, May 17, to help meet the increased interest from young Kentuckians wanting to apply for a permit. The state is offering more than 1,500 written permit test appointments at 20 testing locations across the state.

4 days ago | westkentuckystar.com | Tom Latek

Kentucky’s most well-known national park could be getting bigger, as U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell, R-Louisville, and U.S. Congressman Brett Guthrie, R-Bowling Green, have introduced the bicameral Mammoth Cave National Park Boundary Adjustment Act. This bill would give the park the ability to acquire an additional 551.14 acres of land from the Nature Conservancy.