Posted by: Robin Gee and Maria Truitt on June 17, 2019
On June 6, the current standards set by the Ohio River Valley Sanitation Commission (ORSANCO) for monitoring water quality in the Ohio River became voluntary.
Posted by: Joe Gallenstein on June 13, 2019
This year Northern Kentucky as a community celebrated the 10th Annual Pride!
Posted by: Joe Gallenstein on June 4, 2019
Northern Kentucky members helped kick off Pride celebrations in May at the unveiling of the 'Y'all Means All' beer from Bircus Burewery, which benefits
Posted by: Joe Gallenstein on June 4, 2019
Last night hundreds of residents came out to Scott County High School, filling up one side of the gym. Residents came to speak about proposed changes to the Scott County Waste Management Plan. The residents in Scott County have been fighting an expansion of the landfill, and the Scott County Fiscal Court is now considering changes to the plan to reduce future waste stored there.
Resident after resident mentioned the impact the existing landfill has had on day-to-day lives – air quality concerns, breathing concerns, dangerous traffic conditions, and repeated offenses by the landfill regarding environmental violations. As the county continues to grow, and waste from other communities is shipped in, the current situation cannot remain the same.
Posted by: KFTC Staff on May 27, 2019
Posted by: Virginia Meagher on May 23, 2019
For most of us, the night of Nov. 8, 2016 will be seared into our memory forever. Donald Trump had won the presidency.
Posted by: KFTC Staff on May 22, 2019
This is good. This is real good.
Kentucky needs a Democracy. And because of that, KFTC is setting increasingly bold goals in building our electoral strength to get more people registered, informed about candidate stances, voting, to build support around issues we care about, support candidates who's stances align with ours, and to train new candidates.
KFTC members leaned into this primary election cycle more heavily than any other, calling voters and generally getting the word out. It made a big impact.
Here are a few numbers of what you and the rest of the KFTC members achieved this election through KFTC and the New Power PAC:
- Calls to voters made - 12,151
- Voter conversation by phone - 2,015
- Voicemail messages left - 3,805
- Voters texted - 16,413
- Voters registered - 313
- Supporters IDed - 1,163 (through petition signatures, etc)
- KentuckyElection.org Visits – 46,900 (about 2.5 times as many as last primary!)
- Gubernatorial candidates responding to our issue stance survey – 7 (of 8)
- Voter Guides distributed - 17,850 (including 1,000 in Spanish)
- Other lit pieces printed- 20,447
- Total ad views online – 291,675
Posted by: KFTC Staff on May 20, 2019
Tomorrow – Tuesday, May 21 – is Election Day, and we want to make sure KFTC members and our friends are out voting and making a difference together!
To learn about who's on your ballot, where they stand on issues, find your voting location, and much more, visit KentuckyElection.org
Also, please take a moment to remind your friends to vote, share KentuckyElection.org on social media, or even volunteer by contacting your local KFTC organizer.
Polls are open 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Take a moment to plan out when you’re voting tomorrow!
Posted by: Andy McDonald, Earth Tools Inc. on May 15, 2019
The Solar Celebration at West 6th Farm on April 28 near Frankfort was a bittersweet event.
Posted by: Carrie Ray, Mountain Association for Community Economic Development (MACED) on May 15, 2019
After rate hikes in 2015 and 2017, Louisville Gas & Electric (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities (KU) hit their customers with another rate hike a few weeks ago.
