LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, Feb. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky issued the following news release: * * * Business Owner Agrees to Pay $1,731,200 to Resolve Allegations He Misappropriated COVID-19 Loan Proceeds Bowling Green, KY- Ryan Turtle, of Memphis, TN, has agreed to pay the United States $1,731,200 to resolve allegations that he unjustly enriched himself by misappropriating COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan ("EIDL") funds obtained from the Small  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2025: * * * President Donald J. Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Kentucky WASHINGTON -- FEMA announced today that federal disaster assistance is available to the Commonwealth of Kentucky to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, flooding, landslides and mudslides from Feb. 14, and contin  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Kevin J. McOmber appointed to lead EPA's Southeast Region ATLANTA (February 24, 2025) - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced that President Donald J. Trump has appointed Kevin J. McOmber, P.E., to serve as regional administrator for the EPA's Southeast Region (Region 4). McOmber will lead the implementation of President Trump's environmental agend  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Feb. 25 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved a Settlement Agreement revising the Large Industrial Customer Standby Service (LICSS) tariff for Big Rivers Electric Corporation (BREC) and Kenergy Corp. The decision, following a period of rehearing and negotiation, resolves disputes surrounding standby service rates and conditions for large industrial customers. The utilities initially filed revised tariffs in September 2023, which prompted an investigat  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Feb. 25 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has granted partial confidential protection to Duke Energy Kentucky for certain data filed in its rate adjustment case (Case No. 2022-00372). Duke Kentucky had requested a 20-year confidentiality period for information provided in response to a request from the Sierra Club. The PSC's decision, issued on [Date of Order], allows Duke Kentucky to shield some commercially sensitive information from public disclosure. The c  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Feb. 25 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved Louisville Gas and Electric Company's (LG&E) request to recover costs associated with the retirement of Mill Creek Unit 1 (MC1) through its Retired Asset Recovery Rider (Rider RAR). The decision, issued on October 4, 2024, allows LG&E to begin recouping these costs from customers starting in January 2025. The approval follows LG&E's application filed in October 2024, seeking cost recovery for MC1 and revis  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * McConnell on Three-Year Anniversary of Russia's Escalation in Ukraine Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement today regarding the three-year anniversary of Russia's escalation in Ukraine: "Three years ago today, as Russia escalated its unprovoked 2014 invasion and occupation of Ukraine, I predicted that the world would watch  more

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, Feb. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky issued the following news release: * * * Princeton, Kentucky Man Sentenced to 24 Years in Federal Prison for Methamphetamine Distribution Paducah, KY - A Princeton, Kentucky, man was sentenced last week to 24 years in federal prison for numerous felony offenses, including three counts of distribution of methamphetamine and one count of possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Rand Paul Introduce National Right to Work Act, Put American Workers First WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), and 16 of their Senate Republican colleagues introduced the National Right to Work Act, legislation to preserve and protect the free choice of individuals to form, join, or assist labor organizations or to refrain from such acti  more