Latest Kentucky Headlines
All the headlines from our Kentucky Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Kentucky Budget Cut Means Staff Reduction at Mine Safety Agency
Jun 2 2014 // A budget cut in the state office that inspects the safety of mining sites is forcing a reduction in its staff. The Lexington Herald-Leader reported that the staff of 141 full-time positions at the Office of Mine Safety and...
Declarations
Jun 2 2014 // Sandy Recovery Program Scams “Our Statewide Sandy Fraud Working Group is pursuing aggressive criminal and civil actions against those who allegedly sought illegal profits in the wake of this national...
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Fen-Phen Lawyers’ Appeal of $42M Kentucky Verdict
May 29 2014 // A $42 million judgment against a group of former attorneys will stand after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to take up an appeal in the case. The justices on Tuesday rejected a request from now-disbarred lawyers William...
Should Kentucky Regulate Growing Zip Line Industry?
May 28 2014 // The growing zip line industry isn’t regulated by any government authority in Kentucky. The Lexington Herald Leader reported that no federal or state agency is charged with keeping track of the safety of the...
Kentucky Public Protection Secretary Vance to Retire
May 16 2014 // Kentucky Public Protection Secretary Bob Vance said he is retiring May 31. Gov. Steve Beshear said his chief of staff, Larry Bond, will be the acting secretary until a permanent replacement is named. Beshear appointed...
With Kentucky Law, Lloyd’s to Be Surplus Lines Eligible in All 50 States
May 14 2014 // Lloyd’s of London underwriters will have surplus lines eligibility in Kentucky when new legislation there goes into effect in July, meaning they will have surplus lines eligibility in all 50 states. It also means...
Kentucky’s Corvette Museum May Keep Tourist-Attracting Sinkhole
May 13 2014 // The National Corvette Museum is considering keeping a sinkhole that swallowed eight Corvettes as an attraction because of the additional attendance it’s generated. Museum spokeswoman Katie Frassinelli recently told...
Construction Is Riskiest Job in Kentucky
Apr 30 2014 // Construction workers have the deadliest job in the state, according to the Kentucky Labor Cabinet. The cabinet said that since 2011, the construction industry had 21 deaths, followed by landscaping/tree services workers...
University of Kentucky Turns to Cameras, ID Cards to Fight Crime
Apr 24 2014 // Campus police at the University of Kentucky say new surveillance cameras are helping them fight crime. UK Police Chief Joe Monroe told WKYT-TV that the school has 400 cameras installed so far and another 1,600 are...
Kentucky Court Clarifies Religious Exemption from Labor Laws
Apr 22 2014 // Religious institutions in Kentucky may hire and fire people from strictly ecclesiastical jobs as they see fit, but could face legal action if an employment contract is involved, the Kentucky Supreme Court recently...
Kentucky Senate Debates Mine Safety Budget
Mar 28 2014 // Coal mines in Kentucky would be subject to fewer state inspections under the Senate’s budget proposal — a change that safety advocates say would raise the risk for miners, but one the plan’s proponents argue...
Kentucky Bill Proposes Tougher Penalties for Vehicle Insurance Lapse
Mar 12 2014 // A Kentucky House panel says when it comes to letting your vehicle insurance lapse, one strike and you’re out. Currently, Kentucky law allows a driver’s insurance to lapse three times before the vehicle...
AssuredPartners Acquires Creech & Stafford in Kentucky
Feb 27 2014 // Lake Mary, Fla.-based AssuredPartners Inc., through its Neace Lukens platform, has completed the acquisition of Creech & Stafford Insurance Agency Inc. in Kentucky. The terms of the transaction were not...
Kentucky Senate Targets Patent Trolls
Feb 27 2014 // A bill that would make it harder for companies that hold large numbers of patents to sue for patent infringement when they don’t produce the patented goods has been passed by the Kentucky Senate. Bill sponsor Sen....
Kentucky Senate Passes Bill Creating Medical Malpractice Panels
Feb 21 2014 // A panel of medical experts would review proposed medical malpractice claims against health care providers before they could be pursued in court under a bill the Kentucky Senate passed this week. The party-line vote in the...
Kentucky Forms Financial Cybercrime Prevention Task Force
Feb 21 2014 // The Kentucky Department of Financial Institutions has created a task force aimed at preventing financial cybercrime. “The task force will help prevent cyberattacks from undermining the future integrity of the...
Kentucky Mine Inspector Resigns Amid Ethics Questions
Feb 19 2014 // A longtime state mine inspector has resigned amid inquiries about whether he sought or accepted money from an eastern Kentucky lawmaker who owns coal mines. Kentucky Division of Mine Reclamation and Enforcement inspector...
Gay Marriage Battle Headed to Federal Courts
Feb 18 2014 // The overturning of Virginia’s gay marriage ban places the legal fight over same-sex unions increasingly in the hands of federal appeals courts shaped by President Barack Obama’s two election...
Kentucky Senate Committee Advances Contractor, Subcontractor Liability Bill
Feb 18 2014 // Labor contractors would be protected from some litigation under a bill that cleared a Senate panel last week. If passed, the bill would insulate primary contractors from any liability for the illegal practices of their...
Kentucky Court Upholds Dismissal of Asbestos Claim Against Cigarette Maker
Feb 18 2014 // The widow of a former cigarette factory worker has lost her bid for a new trial seeking compensation for her husband’s death, contending that he died of exposure to asbestos while working and smoking at a factory...
