Kentucky has joined a growing list of conservative states that have begun to boycott banks they charge are discriminating against the fossil fuel industry. In compliance with a Kentucky law passed in March, State Treasurer Allison Ball yesterday released a list of banks that “are engaged in energy company boycotts.” This list included Wall Street…
Kentucky Joins Growing Movement to Blacklist ESG Banks
January 4, 2023
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LIVE 12:45 PM ET: Biden Travels to Kentucky to Speak About His Economic Plan
U.S. President Joe Biden travels to Kentucky to speak about his economic plan from 12:45 to 1:45 p.m. on Jan. 4. …
LIVE: Biden Travels to Kentucky to Speak About His Economic Plan
U.S. President Joe Biden travels to Kentucky to speak about his economic plan from 12:45 to 1:45 p.m. on Jan. 4. …
Biden Travels to Kentucky to Speak About His Economic Plan
U.S. President Joe Biden travels to Kentucky to speak about his economic plan from 12:45 to 1:45 p.m. on Jan. 4. …
Kentucky Lists BlackRock, JPMorgan Chase for Divestment Over ‘Ideological’ Energy Boycott
January 3, 2023
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The State of Kentucky on Tuesday released a list of 11 financial companies that included BlackRock and JPMorgan Chase, warning that they are at risk of divestment because of their ideologically driven boycott of the fossil fuel industry. “When companies boycott fossil fuels, they intentionally choke off the lifeblood of capital to Kentucky’s signature industries,”…
Legislation Proposed Banning ‘Nonbinary’ Option on Kentucky Birth Certificates
January 3, 2023
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As Kentucky’s General Assembly opened its 2023 session on Tuesday, a pre-filed draft bill could prohibit the use of “nonbinary” designations by people who identify as such on birth certificates issued in the state. People who identify as “nonbinary” do not identify with traditional male or female genders. The legislation, which was pre-filed as an…
Top 25 Roundup: Missouri Clips No. 19 Kentucky in SEC Opener
Kobe Brown scored 30 points as Missouri upset No. 19 Kentucky 89–75 Wednesday night in Columbia, Mo., in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams. Brown, who earned SEC Player of the Week honors after scoring 31 points in a victory over then-No. 16 Illinois on Dec. 22, also had six rebounds against the Wildcats….
Indoor Agriculture Allows for Year-Round Growing Season in Kentucky
A hydroponic farming company in Kentucky has opened a new 60-acre indoor growing facility that will allow for year-round farming regardless of the weather. AppHarvest, a sustainable food company, has opened several high-tech farming facilities in the Appalachian region in the past few years. The company now has a network of four farms in Kentucky consisting…
Kentucky Supreme Court Rules ‘Education Opportunity Accounts’ Unconstitutional
A controversial piece of legislation to allow public tax dollars to go toward education opportunity accounts (EOA) in Kentucky has been struck down by the Kentucky Supreme Court as unconstitutional. In their opinion, the court came to the conclusion the use of public funds for anything other than public schools, without express approval by voters,…
Former Kentucky Governor and Businessman John Y. Brown Dies
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—John Y. Brown Jr., who became Kentucky’s governor after building empires in business and sports, has died. He was 88. Brown’s family said in a release Tuesday that “every day was an exciting adventure” for the former Democratic governor, who served from 1979 to 1983. “He was a true Kentucky original who beamed with…
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