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Workers in the Madison County Clerk’s Office are busy counting and verifying signatures of those seeking to make alcohol sales legal across the entire county.

An interview with William Turner, author of "The Harlan Renaissance"

The Kentucky Senate has voted 30 to five to lower the state’s income tax rate from 4.5% to 4%, starting next year. Senate Budget Committee Chair Chris McDaniel said tax policy is a key lever for economic development in Kentucky.

Louisville Representative Ken Fleming calls it “an unprecedented approach.” He’s talking about legislation filed to address the ongoing healthcare worker shortage across the Commonwealth.

Tourism officials in Kentucky’s second-largest city are anticipating a return to 2019 activity, if not better. The tourism and hospitality business across the board dropped significantly when coronavirus emerged in 2020.

Legislation related to gambling in more than one form is likely to be discussed during the next month or so in Frankfort. Talk about a bill to legalize sports betting is just about a sure bet. There is also attention being given to so-called gray gambling machines

Some public teachers in Kentucky say they feel like they are doing one and a half to two jobs because of the teacher shortage. That issue got the attention of the House Education Committee Tuesday.

Ethan Hawke is filming a movie about the writer Flannery O’ Connor in Kentucky

An interview with Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron

A conversation with Woodford County egg producer Curtis Congleton

A weapon was discovered in a student’s bag at Lexington’s Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School Friday morning.