Today's News

“Creating Kentucky jobs and strengthening Kentucky families” -- this is how our caucus defined the overall goals of the Senate this session, and I’m proud to report that four of our priority bills to accomplish those objectives passed the Senate in our first week, and are now on the way to the House.

As the Senate has done in previous sessions under the direction of Senate President Robert Stivers, members of leadership were elected prior to the start of session so when the 2015 General Assembly convened, we were able to get straight to business.

Seven-year-old Hudson hugged his daddy goodbye and exclaimed, “This is the day the power goes out!”

Indeed, every year as hubby begins his January travel schedule, our household experiences weather related trauma. He manages to escape the frigid temps just in the nick of time.

The South Oldham Rotary Club had the pleasure of honoring the South Oldham Rotary John Longstreet Student of the Month at their Jan. 9 meeting.

Sydney Nicole Jones is the daughter of Keith and Joyce Jones and is a senior at South Oldham High School where she is active in girls basketball, Link Crew, National Honor Society, volleyball and is a class officer. She was chosen because she is the best example of a student/athlete that you could hope for. She excels in and out of the classroom.

The holiday season may have just come to a close, but Kentucky Farm Bureau (KFB) has one more gift to give to a select number of high school seniors across the state – college scholarships. Later this spring, the KFB Education Foundation will award college scholarships ranging from $400 to $4,000 to 83 high school seniors pursuing a four-year degree.