NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Monday, July 19, 2021 — Kentucky Sen. Jimmy Higdon announced Monday his intention to seek re-election as state senator representing Kentucky’s 14th senate district. The 14th district includes Casey, Marion, Nelson, Spencer and a portion of Jefferson County. “Since I came to the Senate in 2009, I have made […]
By JIM WATERSBluegrass Insitute for Public Policy Solutions Thursday, July 15, 2021 — Renewed attention to who controls curriculum decisions is the equivalent of the sun starting to peek through the clouds in the stormy debate over the teaching of race in Kentucky’s public school classrooms. In well-intentioned but poorly executed efforts to bolster parental […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, July 13, 2021`– State Rep. Chad McCoy provided a legislative update to the executive committee of the Republican Party of Nelson County at the group’s meeting on Monday, July 12, 2021. The group approved a resolution that recognized McCoy’s contributions as state representative. The resolution also rescinded prior […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, July 13, 2021 — The newly reorganized Republican Party of Nelson County unanimously approved a resolution Monday night that honored state Rep. Chad McCoy his years of service to Nelson County. The resolution cited four specific bills McCoy sponsored during the most recent session of the […]
By CHAD MCCOY50th District State Representative Monday, July 12, 2021 — As summer speeds by and we look towards to the start of school, students and teachers will trade masks and temperature checks for recess and high-fives. Throughout the pandemic, students, parents and teachers were faced with challenges, including changes to students’ routine, ability to […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Monday, July 12, 2021 — Nelson County Clerk Jeanette Sidebottom’s office is unable to process vehicle-related transactions — tag renewals, transfers or registering new vehicles — due to ongoing statewide computer issues. The computer system used for vehicle registrations — the Automated Vehicle Information System (AVIS) has been running […]
By CHAD MCCCOY50th District State Representative Tuesday, July 6, 2021 — While July 1 may be the beginning of a long holiday weekend for some, for the Kentucky General Assembly it is day one of a new fiscal year and the first test of a new budget. Passing a budget is by far the biggest […]
By JIM WATERSBluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions Thursday, July 1, 2021 — The political left claims “fairness” as its issue du jour. Considering Gov. Andy Beshear’s decision to dangle $1,500 between couch potatoes and their TVs to entice tens of thousands of Kentuckians remaining unemployed-by-choice to return to work as many of their fellow […]
By JIMMY HIGDON14th District State Senator Friday, June 25, 2021 — Since the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, the Fourth of July has been observed as a day for Americans to stand in unity and recognition of our nation’s founding. On this day, 245 years ago, exemplary visionaries dared to create a unique […]
By CHAD MCCOY50th District State Representative Monday, June 14, 2021 — Criminal justice and public safety are two of the most bedrock functions of government. After all, our ability to keep communities safe is critical to success in everything else. During the 2021 Regular Session, my colleagues and I made criminal justice one of our […]
