By JIM WATERSBluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020 — It’s as if the creators of Kentucky’s new social studies standards ran as fast and far away as possible from the many extraordinary individuals throughout history whose achievements provide the “exceptional” in American exceptionalism. Few are included in the new standards. It’s […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020 — For one of the first times since the passage of the 1990 Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA), the Bardstown Board of Education did not approve a tax rate that creates up to a 4 percent tax revenue increase. In a 3-2 vote, […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020 — Nelson Fiscal Court approved a resolution in support of industrial revenue bonds totaling $28.5 million for the construction of three new bourbon rickhouses to serve the Barton 1792 Distillery operation in Bardstown. The 30-year bonds mean that the property owners will not […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Monday, Sept. 14, 2020 — The Bardstown Board of Education will make a decision on its real estate and personal property tax rates at its noon meeting on Tuesday at the district’s Central Office. At a public hearing Monday night, the board sought public input on its […]
By RACHEL CRUZERamsey Solutions Syndicated Columnist Monday, Sept. 14, 2020 — To say that 2020 has been a crazy year would be an understatement! It feels like our world has been turned upside down. Some of you have lost income, hours, or even your jobs because of the pandemic. Those financial goals you made on […]
By CHAD MCCOY50th District State Representative Friday, Sept. 11, 2020 — There are just under 10,000 children in foster care here in Kentucky, a truly staggering number that continues to rise year after year. As I consistently say, our number one mission is to make Kentucky the best place to live and work – and […]
By JIM WATERSPresident, Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions Friday, Sept. 4, 2020 — The pandemic cursing our globe also reveals the fruit of tremendous blessings produced by the private sector’s $1.7 trillion investment in the nation’s broadband networks over the last 20 years, which US Telecom dramatically asserts has brought most Americans access to […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Friday, Sept. 4, 2020 — High school seniors planning to attend college or technical school next fall should fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, also called the FAFSA, as soon as possible beginning Oct. 1, according to the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA). The information […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020 — Elizabethtown Community and Technical College reported Tuesday their first confirmed case of a student who tested positive for COVID-19. The college has notified anyone who may have been in contact with the student, and the Lincoln Trail District Health Department is working on contract […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Friday, Aug. 14, 2020 — Kentucky high school students headed for college can get an idea of how much it costs to attend using the school’s net price calculator, according to the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA). The U.S. Department of Education requires colleges to have a calculator […]
