Task Force: KY Has Too Few Housing Units
The Kentucky Housing Task Force is reporting that the Commonwealth is short more than 200-thousand housing units. The task force's final report was released last week and found the shortage is in both rental and owned houses. More than 50-percent of income from renters is going to the cost of housing. The report also a...
Nov 18, 2024
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KY House Speaker Gets 4th Term
Kentucky House Speaker David Osborne will serve another term as House Speaker. The decision came this week as Osborne was nominated by members of the 2025 House Majority Caucus without opposition. Osborne now becomes the first Republican to serve four terms as speaker in Kentucky's history. Photo: Facebook
Nov 18, 2024
Holcomb On Final Trip to Middle East
Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb is in the Middle East on his final international economic development trip. Holcomb will visit Saudi Arabia and Kuwait to encourage companies to invest in the state. He is on his 27th trip as governor, and it is being paid for by the Indiana Economic Development Foundation. Indiana and Sau...
Nov 18, 2024
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KY Unemployment Rose in October
Kentucky's unemployment rate was slightly higher in October than it was in September. That's according to the latest data released from the U.S. Department of Labor, which says Kentucky's unemployment rate was at five-percent in October. That rate is point-one-percent higher than it was in September. The rate is also h...
Nov 18, 2024
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Grand Jury: No Further Action in Shooting Case
In a recent legal development, a grand jury decided not to indict a security guard involved in the fatal shooting of 21-year-old Nelson Castillo at a party in Owensboro's Knights of Columbus Hall. This event occurred last September during a fight that escalated, leading to the tragic incident. The decision, described i...
Nov 18, 2024
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