By JIMMY HIGDON14th District State Senator Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022 — With each passing day of the session, you can feel legislative efforts intensifying as lawmakers seek to enact bills that are important to them and, most importantly, beneficial to their constituents. Budget and road plan review continues in the state Senate, and in week […]
By CHAD MCCOY50th District State Representatitve Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022 — We returned to Frankfort on Tuesday following the long President’s Day weekend and hit the ground running on the second half of the 2022 General Assembly. In anticipation of the filing deadline on Tuesday of next week, members are filing the last of their […]
By JIMMY HIGDON14th District State Senator Monday, Feb. 21, 2022 — We have officially crossed the halfway point of the 2022 60-day Regular Session. Week 7 of the session included a lot of legislative activity as consequential bills were introduced and more moved through the process. I want to update you on three significant matters: […]
By CHAD MCCCOY50th District State Representative Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022 — House Majority Whip Chad McCoy filed a bill Monday to legalize private barrel selections at distilleries and boost Bourbon tourism with new programs to attract repeat visitors and enhance local communities. “Bourbon is more than a cultural icon. It is a proven economic powerhouse […]
By CHAD MCCOY50th District State Representative Saturday, Feb. 13, 2022 — As a legislator, I receive hundreds of phone calls, emails, letters, and social media messages each week. This session, the one issue that I hear the most about is the motor vehicle tax assessment. You may have already seen news reports about a notice […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022 (UPDATED 10 p.m.) — Nelson County Republicans will have two opportunities this month to celebrate the party’s history and heritage of being the party of 16th U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. NCORW LINCOLN DAY DINNER. The Nelson County Organization of Republican Women is sponsoring the 2022 […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022 — At the start of Tuesday’s Bardstown City Council meeting, the council approved a proclamation declaring February as Black History Month in the city. The proclamation noted achievements by three Kentucky African Americans — Stephen Bishop, who in the 1840s was a tour […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Monday, Jan. 31, 2022 — Nelson County ended the last week of January 2022, with near-record numbers of new COVID-19 cases, though the high numbers appear to have started to decline. In the last seven days, Nelson County reported 980 new COVID-19 cases, which topped the previous week’s record […]
By JIMMY HIGDON14th District State Senator Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022 — We have officially crossed the one-quarter mark of the 60-day 2022 Regular Session, wrapping up another productive week in session. There are several updates I would like to share with you. First, lawmakers welcomed The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office from Atlanta on Monday. […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022 — While introducing Gov. Andy Beshear last week, Judge Executive Dean Watts said he had considered presenting the governor with a rabbit’s foot for better luck, since so far in his administration, he’s had to deal with a pandemic, ice storms, flooding and […]
