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The House Education Committee has put its stamp of approval on a bill that extends a college scholarship program for students from Kentucky’s…
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The unemployment rate has risen over the past year in 96 of Kentucky’s 120 counties. Data from the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training shows that…
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There isn’t much for the coal industry to cheer in the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s Energy Outlook for 2014.A report presented in Washington…
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Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie thinks the Environmental Protection Agency should hold hearings in Kentucky on reducing carbon emissions at existing…
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Geology and economics are working against coal mining in eastern Kentucky and that points to a troubled future for the industry…That’s the view of Dr.…
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Bell County Judge Executive Albey Brock says nearly 20% of the population of eastern Kentucky has been directly affected by the loss of 7,000 coal mining…
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Lexington Congressman Andy Barr says the latest quarterly figures on coal production in eastern Kentucky paint a dire picture of the industry. He says…
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The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet’s data for the second quarter of 2013 shows that coal production dropped 1.3 percent statewide in that time…
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It's no secret that Kentucky's coal industry has been hurting in recent years, and renewed pledges from the federal government to curb carbon emissions…
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A textile plant in the John Will Stacy Industrial Park is set to close. Officials in Kentucky’s coal counties want a larger share of the state’s coal…