Over the past few months we have all gotten used to the new normal. For our family, that means supporting local restaurants by ordering takeout (hence the extra pounds we are all carrying into the joyous holiday season) and limiting our contacts at the grocery store by using Kroger ClickList.

This month the Kentucky Capital Development Corp.’s “Grow” initiative focuses on commercial and residential development (and developers) here in the capital city. 

As residents of Frankfort, we have borne witness since March to several months of protests at our state Capitol, protests which are rooted in conspiracy theory and promulgate rhetoric that is anti-science, anti-public health and anti-economic relief, and which demonize racial justice issues …

With all the uncertainty surrounding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, one thing is certain: Local governments will face a changing financial picture due to decreased sales tax, income tax and other revenues.

The public is understandably alarmed by the COVID-19 pandemic we have endured since February. All of us know someone who has been infected, and many of us know someone who became very ill or even died.

It started with a faulty mic. 

Thanksgiving is a great time for counting our blessings and expressing gratitude. In challenging times, an attitude of gratitude is all the more important, and this year has been one of the most difficult for so many!

Of all the things we can be thankful for this Thanksgiving, let’s not forget that American farmers are selling rice to China.

It has been my great honor to serve as the chairman of the Kentucky State Board of Elections (SBE) over the past year.  

This Thanksgiving, some things will be different for just about everyone. Kentuckians will sit down for dinner with fewer family members and friends than they’re used to seeing. Remembrances of lost or absent loved ones may complicate the holiday’s traditional counting of blessings.

Public education is big business, costing Kentucky taxpayers $5 billion this year – nearly six times more than human services, four times the amount spent on higher education, three times that of criminal justice and even more than twice what the state spends on Medicaid.

It is well documented that for the 18th consecutive year, people trust nurses more than any other professional group (Gallup Poll, 2020). 

Regardless of whether there is a holiday or special occasion, consuming alcohol is just something my family does together. Adults drinking beer like it’s water was never something I questioned as a kid.

One side effect of the COVID-19 pandemic and response is a reported increase in opioid mortality from states across the country.

I miss Pic-Pac so much. I miss Danny Bryant and the other Pic-Pac employees each week, but they are especially missed during the holiday seasons. 

Michelle Bruner, a member of Let Them Learn in JCPS — a growing Facebook group of parents calling for the district to reopen schools closed since COVID-19’s onset in March — says her eighth-grade daughter, Sarah, thrives with the constancy offered by traditional in-person schooling. 

November is National Homeless Youth Awareness Month, a time for us to bring attention to the prevalence of homeless youth within Kentucky and create an awareness of the challenges faced by students and families experiencing homelessness.

“Kentucky Kernel editor-in-chief and reporter William Wright appeals the University of Kentucky’s denial of his request ‘to obtain copies of all records detailing the investigation by the University of Kentucky or the Office of Institutional Equity and Equal Opportunity of a tenured professo…

As the election results are finalized for 2020, it is apparent that there is no perfect election format.

As I leave the Kentucky Senate, finally in retirement after coming to the House in 1962, I feel compelled to speak of a sincere concern that effects the continued efficient operation of state government.