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Classes offered for minority, women-owned businesses on working with government
A series of free classes starts Friday, May 4, for minority and women-owned businesses seeking to do business with the government. The classes are offered by the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government and include some new class offerings such as …
New state law will require high school coaches
to undergo training to recognize concussions
Kentucky high school athletic coaches may be better prepared to deal with athlete concussions in the future after Gov. Steve Beshear signed additional protections into law. Sponsored by Rep. Joni Jenkins, House Bill 281 requires coaches to be trained …
Study links large motor vehicles to greatest
risk of fire in crashes on Kentucky highway
Large trucks — semi-trucks in particular — are more likely to catch fire in higher speed vehicle crashes compared to light trucks and passenger vehicles, according to a recent study by the Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center (KIPRC). …
Auditor’s report details ‘toxic culture’ during
Richie Farmer’s tenure as ag commissioner
State Auditor Adam Edelen today released a special examination of the administration of the former Commissioner of Agriculture Richie Farmer, which found a “toxic culture of entitlement and self-dealing at Kentucky taxpayers’ expense.” Current Commissioner of Agriculture James Comer, …
City takes steps to relieve staff shortages
in Division of Fire and Emergency Services
Fire officials will relax their training schedule for several months to give Lexington more boots on the streets until late summer, when training of a new 25-member fire class will be complete. “Right now, between retirements, training requirements, vacation …
Traffic Report April 27-May 4:
A road work heads up
Work done between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., unless otherwise noted. SPECIAL NOTES Traffic could be congested downtown near the Fifth-Third Pavilion at Cheapside Park from 4-8 p.m. Thursday, May 3, for Thursday Night Live. The Division of …
American Horse Council reports child labor
rule for work on farms will be withdrawn
From Kentucky Horse Council The Obama Administration has announced its plans to withdraw a Department of Labor (DOL) proposed child labor rule applicable to agriculture. The proposed rule would have severely limited the ability of young people to work …
State gets federal grant for temporary jobs
Kentucky will receive a $859,793 National Emergency Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to create about 65 temporary jobs for eligible dislocated workers to assist with clean-up and recovery efforts as a result of the severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line …
Robert Treadway: A trip through Frankfort’s past can help shed light on today’s politics
Often, by looking to the past we can better understand the present. As we read of the Occupy Wall Street movement, for instance, we see that the line has been drawn in many peoples’ minds between “Wall Street,” representing large …
Jockey silks design competition encourages
students to get involved in Derby festivities
Kentucky students can get involved in Derby festivities by entering a design contest for middle and high school students. Students will be encouraged to digitally design unique jockey silks that may be displayed on the state’s Derby websites. “The …
Free Med Toss event allows citizens to
safely dispose of unwanted medicines
Fayette County citizens can drop of their unused, unneeded or expired medications (prescription and over-the-counter) for safe, environmentally friendly disposal Saturday, April 28. The free Med Toss event, conducted in partnership with the DEA National Take Back Initiative, is …
Proposals sought for Charles Young Community Center programs providers
The Charles Young Community Center Advisory Board and the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government are seeking bid proposals for programs and service providers for the Charles Young Community Center. The request for proposals was issued Monday, April 23. Proposals are …
Finalists chosen for I-65 projects in Louisville
as state aims for work to begin by year’s end
Three teams of bridge- and road-building professionals have been selected by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet as finalists for a contract to build a new Interstate 65 bridge over the Ohio River in downtown Louisville and to rebuild the interstate connections …
Sustainability grants awarded to local groups
Twenty-four Lexington neighborhood groups, churches and a school will receive nearly $50,000 in grants to improve the environment in their neighborhoods. The 2012 Neighborhood and Community Sustainability grants are managed by Lexington’s Department of Environmental Quality and Public Works. …
Annual jobless rates down in 105 counties
EDITOR’S NOTE: 2011 county unemployment rate charts are posted at:www.workforcekentucky.ky.gov Annual unemployment rates were lower in 105 Kentucky counties in 2011 than in 2010, according to the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training in the Kentucky Education and Workforce …
Statewide radio campaign, ‘All Doors Open,’
promotes right to fair housing in Kentucky
A new civil rights promotion campaign for the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights hits the airwaves this week. The radio commercials will inform the public about the right to fair housing and the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights role as …
Great American Cleanup event targets
Lexington’s polluted Wolf Run stream
Volunteers are needed to help clean up one of Lexington’s polluted streams, Wolf Run, at the Cardinal Valley Great American Cleanup and Watershed Festival on Saturday, April 28, at Valley Park. The cleanup of Wolf Run will take place …
Win the War! Against Violence campaign aims to reduce violence by ten percent in 2012
Win The War! Against Violence – The 2012 Ten-Percent Challenge is a violence prevention and public awareness campaign in Kentucky. It encourages and challenges all Kentuckians to voluntarily reduce violence by ten percent in 2012 within the state in 10 …
Traffic Report April 20-27:
A road work heads up
Work done between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., unless otherwise noted. SPECIAL NOTES Traffic could be congested this weekend on Versailles Road and Man O’ War Boulevard near Keeneland during the race course’s spring meet. The track opens …
LRC’s Capitol Notes: Democracy is messy
but far more attractive than the alternative
From Kentucky Legislative Research commission The headline this session-weary Friday is: Road plan funding, pill mill controls pass special session in minimum 5 days. Of course, a good editor would make it punchier and pithier and probably a …
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