Lisa Autry

The first major union election in the South this year is headed to Glendale, Kentucky, a small farming community south of Louisville.

U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky has re-introduced a bill to abolish the U.S. Department of Education. Dismantling an agency that oversees the nation’s education system and manages federal student loan programs would be a challenge even in a Republican-lead House and Senate.

A supermajority of workers at an electric vehicle battery campus in Hardin County has filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board, asking for a union election. Employees of BlueOval SK have formally requested to vote on joining the United Auto Workers.

State employees in Kentucky are receiving an upgrade to their benefits package. Gov. Andy Beshear announced this week that the Personnel Cabinet will amend regulations to offer six weeks of paid family leave.

Starting Dec. 1, Kentuckians with a range of chronic illnesses can begin visiting their doctor to be approved for medical marijuana. Patients wanting access must have received written certification from their physician.

A forensic audit of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System has found no fraud or criminal behavior, but does offer recommendations for improving internal policies and staff training.

The most hotly contested question on Kentucky’s ballot next week may not be who should take office, but whether to remove a constitutional barrier which could open the door for school choice. Amendment 2 would allow state lawmakers to spend public tax dollars on education outside of public schools.

The Kentucky Board of Education has passed a resolution supporting public dollars for public education. The statement, approved unanimously this week, opposes Amendment 2 on the November ballot.

The murder trial for missing Bardstown mother, Crystal Rogers, is headed to southern Kentucky.

A western Kentucky native will no doubt reminisce on Jimmy Carter as the nation’s 34th president turns 100 Tuesday. That once 10-year-old boy from Henderson gave up his bed to Carter, forging an unlikely and enduring friendship.