State may be forced to lay off workers if Washington impasse isn’t fixed soon
FRANKFORT, Ky.– A frustrated Gov. Steve Beshear has laid out the impacts of a prolonged federal government shutdown on the Commonwealth – a possibility that he said will have immediate and painful effects on millions of Kentuckians, many of them poor, elderly or young children. Funds for many critical programs will evaporate Nov. 1, and the state has limited recourse to remedy those losses.
Debbie Tinsley (center) and her husband Larry (left), of Glasgow, Ky., picked up the keys to her new 2013 Chevrolet Camaro 1SS Coupe from Kentucky State Police Commissioner Rodney Brewer (right) at KSP headquarters in Frankfort on Sept. 30.
FRANKFORT, Ky. - (Oct. 11, 2013) Next Thursday, communities in 10 states will take part in the fourth Great Central U.S. ShakeOut multi-state earthquake drill. The ShakeOut is scheduled for Oct. 17 at 10:17 a.m. local time. During the drill, millions of people simultaneously practice the recommended response to earthquake shaking, and Drop, Cover, and Hold On:
The Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH) will host an interactive television (ITV) workshop from 10 a.m. to noon Eastern Time on Oct. 29 to address communicating with vulnerable populations during public health emergencies or other disasters.
(FRANKFORT, Ky.) – Preliminary statistics* indicate that nine people died as the result of injuries sustained in nine motor vehicle-related crashes on Kentucky’s roadways from Monday, Oct. 7 through Sunday, Oct. 13.
