News
Beshear issues emergency order to stop gas tax increase
Gov. Andy Beshear said during a Capitol press conference on Thursday that he has filed an emergency regulation which will prevent an increase in Kentucky’s ...
Tom Latek, Author at The Advocate-Messenger
News Main
Lawmakers override vetoes, including education and transgender sports bills
FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed some two dozen bills passed by the General Assembly during the last two days before their 10-day ...
by Tom Latek, Thursday, April 14, 2022 7:58 am
News Main
Monday deadline for filing state income tax
FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – The Kentucky Department of Revenue is reminding taxpayers the 2021 state individual income tax filing deadline is just a few days ...
by Tom Latek, Wednesday, April 13, 2022 9:07 am
News Main
Religious services deemed essential in approved bill
A House bill to prevent a governmental entity from banning religious services during an emergency to a greater extent than imposed on other organizations or ...
by Tom Latek, Sunday, March 27, 2022 7:00 am
News
Pancake and waffle mix sold in Kentucky is recalled
Continental Mills has issued a recall of buttermilk pancake & waffle mix, sold at Kroger and Walmart stores in Kentucky, due to a potential foreign ...
by Tom Latek, Thursday, March 24, 2022 4:59 pm
News
House overrides Beshear veto on reform of unemployment benefits
FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – The House voted to override Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of the bill reducing unemployment benefits, a measure to equalize tax rates ...
by Tom Latek, Tuesday, March 22, 2022 3:51 pm
News Main
AG warns of scams related to Ukraine relief efforts
FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – Many Kentuckians have donated to charities designed to help the people of Ukraine, but on Monday Attorney General Daniel Cameron issued ...
by Tom Latek, Wednesday, March 16, 2022 5:00 am
News Main
State employees get pay hike in Senate budget plan
The General Assembly has taken another step forward in enacting a two-year spending plan for the Executive Branch, as the Senate Appropriations Committee gave their ...
by Tom Latek, Wednesday, March 9, 2022 1:00 am
News
COVID cases fall for 5th consecutive week; Mask mandate dropped Tuesday for state employees
FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – The number of new cases of COVID-19 in Kentucky is now in its fifth straight week of sharp declines, prompting Gov. ...
by Tom Latek, Tuesday, March 1, 2022 12:11 am
News Main
Suspect in fatal shooting at former lawmaker’s home arrested
RICHMOND, Ky. (KT) – A northern Kentucky man who is accused of killing a Madison County woman and wounding her father, a former state lawmaker, ...
