It certainly appears as if Eastern Kentucky University is attempting a Seven Counties Services maneuver. In fact, here’s what Kentucky Retirement Systems SEC whistleblower Chris Tobe had to say about it: They have to keep this secret because it is connected to the underfunded KERS pension. All of these 127 rank and files were in [...]

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According to the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet’s Office of Employment and Training, unemployment rates dropped in 49 counties from April 2012 to April 2013. 63 counties had increases and 8 remained the same. From a release: Woodford County recorded the lowest jobless rate in the Commonwealth at 5.4 percent. It was followed by [...]

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Kentucky Education Commissioner Terry Holliday has warned the Clark County Board of Education that it must start implementing the district’s controversial facilities plan immediately or risk losing state education funding. [H-L] There are countless personal and societal factors that can contribute to stress, and financial stressors are some of the most discussed. Two of the [...]

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Eastern Kentucky University will give buyout packages to 127 employees who applied for them and were accepted, officials announced Tuesday. [H-L] Republicans controlling the House pressed ahead Tuesday with slashing cuts to domestic programs far deeper than the cuts departments like Education, Interior and State are facing under an already painful round of automatic austerity. [...]

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Former Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer’s sister has resigned as assistant executive director of the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance. [H-L] If you have any heart at all, this story will melt it. An elderly woman whose home was destroyed by the Oklahoma tornado found her pet dog among the rubble during a live TV interview. [...]

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An Owsley County man died Saturday and a second man was shot after the two allegedly got into an argument involving an all-terrain vehicle. [H-L] Your hospital may be hazardous to your health. An interactive investigation into patient harm. [ProPublica] With U.S. Sen. Rand Paul edging ever closer to a presidential run in 2016, the [...]

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This week President Barack Obama discussed building a rising, thriving middle class:

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The Fayette County Public Schools plan to slash work days for 42 directors of the district’s family resource centers next year because of continued government funding reductions. [H-L] Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens on Thursday cast doubt on the criteria used to decide the 2000 Bush v. Gore case that ultimately delivered the [...]

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Former Kentucky Democratic Party Chairman Bill Garmer said Friday he is considering running for the U.S. Senate next year if Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes declines to enter the race against Republican incumbent Mitch McConnell. [PEE ALERT] Naturally, Republicans are split on a media shield law amid outrage over the Associated Press records seizure. [...]

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What the hell is going on in Scott County These days? A chocolate lab named Darcy ended up at the Scott County Animal Shelter after her owner says she escaped from the yard. [WKYT] With a barrage of legal briefs, a coalition of business groups and Republican-leaning states are taking their fight against Obama administration [...]

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