6 January 2009, 3:39 pm
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- Democratic lawmakers have endorsed former Attorney General Greg Stumbo to become House speaker at the start of a legislative session where the top agenda item will be balancing a state budget thrown out of kilter by revenue ...... Read More »
6 January 2009, 2:49 pm
The Old Chicago Restaurant on Wolf Road has closed. The restaurant, which served Chicago-style pizza and also had an arcade and entertainment center for children called i Play, had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in June. Owner Donald ...... Read More »
6 January 2009, 1:37 pm
The benefits of coal-generated electricity are too often ignored in public policy debates. There is no such thing as "clean coal," environmentalists insist. Burning coal to generate electricity emits soot particles that cause respiratory problems ...... Read More »
6 January 2009, 7:54 am
Social workers doubted the father's claim that his infant daughter suffered a head injury after falling from a baby seat. But they couldn't prove otherwise -- until Dr. Melissa Currie, a University of Louisville pediatrician who specializes in abuse ...... Read More »
6 January 2009, 1:27 am
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Despite a state budget crisis and a crumbling national economy, Iowa legislators will nonetheless take on one of the most expensive problems in state history - flood recovery. No one is sure of the price tag, but all agree it's ...... Read More »
5 January 2009, 1:57 am
It's a perfect storm for ambulatory surgery centers nationwide. The economy is taking its toll, particularly on elective surgeries. But the centers also are being hit by changes in reimbursement and agreements between hospitals and insurers. The ...... Read More »
3 January 2009, 8:26 am
FRANKFORT — Walloped by a series of financial blows, political leaders in Kentucky spent much of the past year looking for places to cut government spending, and as 2008 drew to a close, economists were warning of more misery ahead. Gov. Steve ...... Read More »
3 January 2009, 3:11 am
WASHINGTON — The economy will get worse before it gets better this year as housing prices continue to fall, unemployment rates rise and the gross domestic product contracts. That's what economists across the political spectrum are forecasting as ...... Read More »
1 January 2009, 6:41 am
Democrat Barack Obama made history in November becoming the nation’s first African-American president. Although the history books have yet to be written, 2008 will long be a year remembered for an economy that struggled mightily, an historic ...... Read More »
30 December 2008, 7:48 am
Unemployment rates in Kentucky are now higher than the national average, based on information released earlier this week from the U.S. Bureau of Statistics. The state now stands at a 7 percent unemployment rate and the national average is 6.5 percent ...... Read More »
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