Daily Independent (Ashland, KY) State News

Ky. in top 20 states with toxic air pollution

2011-07-27T23:14:25-04:00

The Natural Resources Defense Council has named Kentucky one of the “Toxic 20” states with the highest levels of toxic air pollution from power plants.

Lt. gov. candidate Farmer's wife files for divorce

2011-04-10T08:44:37-04:00

Court records show the wife of Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture Richie Farmer, a Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, has filed for divorce.

World Equestrian Games open with fanfare

2010-09-26T12:52:17-04:00

Muhammad Ali, Wynonna Judd and John Calipari helped the World Equestrian Games get underway amid great fanfare at the Kentucky Horse Park on Saturday night.

Environmentalists start their own PAC

2010-09-17T16:53:31-04:00

Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, a citizen advocacy group that lobbies for environmental causes and more progressive tax policies, is forming its own political action committee or PAC called New Power.

College enrollment up state-wide

2010-09-13T17:49:42-04:00

Kentucky’s public and private college enrollment is at an all-time high, according to data released Monday by the Council on Postsecondary Education

Ky. gunman grew hostile, was being evicted

2010-09-12T11:35:46-04:00

For months, Stanley Neace had shown increasing hostility to his neighbors in rural eastern Kentucky, to the point his landlord started eviction proceedings. On Saturday, Neace snapped over how his wife cooked his eggs, and killed her and four others with a shotgun before shooting himself.

McConnell optimistic about GOP

2010-09-07T20:57:41-04:00

Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell says he’s never seen a more favorable political environment for his party than in this year’s elections and he expects “I’ll be the leader of a larger army” after the Nov. 2 elections.

USDA Disputes Paul's Subsidy Numbers

2010-06-30T21:45:50-04:00

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul Wednesday said his position on farm subsidies is “moderate” and claimed the U.S. Department of Agriculture last year paid 234 deceased Florida farmers more than $9 million.

Expedited mine permitting suspended in Appalachia

2010-06-17T22:30:23-04:00

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers suspended an expedited process for obtaining surface mining permits across much of the nation's eastern coalfields Thursday.

Louisville senator will challenge David Williams

2010-06-15T17:01:57-04:00

Republican Sen. Julie Denton, Louisville, said Tuesday she will challenge David Williams, R-Burkesville, for President of the state Senate next January.