By Linda Blackford| Editor
Good morning! It’s Tuesday, and we’re expecting some big news from former state legislator/Beshear aide Rocky Adkins later today, so stay tuned. But in the meantime, Gov. Beshear gave him a new job, as though he won’t be busy enough.
In another big transition, Renee Shaw, the longtime face of Kentucky Educational Television, made news on Monday.
There was also some national news, including Trump administration moves in killing of what’s left of the Endangered Species Act, and the latest on the cyclospora outbreak that’s been making so many people sick.
And in commentary, the Sierra Club has an important request to make of the Kentucky Public Service Commission.
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Gov. Andy Beshear’s senior adviser, Rocky Adkins, watches the governor speak at a Louisville rally in 2024. (Kentucky Lantern photo by McKenna Horsley)
By McKenna Horsley
Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear appointed his former senior adviser, Rocky Adkins, to the Kentucky State Fair Board, which is embroiled in controversy after the governor gained control of the board following a recent Kentucky Supreme Court opinion.
KET journalist Renee Shaw (Photo courtesy of KET)
By McKenna Horsley
Renee Shaw, a notable Kentucky journalist who has worked at KET for 29 years, will retire from the state’s public television network at the end of July.
By Alex Brown
The Trump administration is removing protections from the key places where endangered species live, saying states can keep the areas safe.
But experts say states aren’t equipped for the task.
As power-hungry data centers proliferate, states are searching for ways to protect utility customers from the steep costs of upgrading the electrical grid, trying instead to shift the cost to AI-driven tech companies. (Dana DiFilippo/New Jersey Monitor)
COMMENTARY
By Elisa Owen
Kentuckians are feeling the strain as residential energy bills sky-rocket and historic heat waves grip the region. Families need solutions that will lower energy burdens and monthly costs.
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