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New coronavirus limits bring new religious freedom tension
NEW YORK (AP) - Despite state and local limits on public gatherings, some faith leaders have persisted in holding in-person services -- a matter of religious freedom, they say, as the nation approache...
Ryan Davenport Apr 05, 2020
Some Kentucky churches plan to gather, despite virus orders
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Some Kentucky churches are still planning to hold in-person church services this weekend, despite statewide orders that ban mass gatherings. Louisville preacher Jack Roberts tel...
Ryan Davenport Apr 05, 2020
US urges masks as dramatic steps to combat virus roll out
NEW YORK (AP) - The Trump administration is urging Americans to cover their faces in public to reduce the spread of the coronavirus and is limiting exports of medical supplies. Also Friday, New York's...
Ryan Davenport Apr 04, 2020
US Senate Candidate Announces Emergency Universal Basic Income Giveaway
Ryan Davenport Apr 04, 2020
McGrath’s ‘Commonwealth, Common Health’ Providing $5,000 to Food Bank in Henderson County
McGrath works to prevent food bank closures amid public health crisis LEXINGTON, Ky. - In an effort to help Kentuckians in need during the coronavirus outbreak, retired Marine Lt. Col. Amy McGrath is ...
Ryan Davenport Apr 04, 2020
Kentucky Department of Agriculture And Kentucky Farm Bureau Provide COVID-19 Resource For Producers
  One-Page Document Includes Best Practices During Global Pandemic FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 3, 2020) - The Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA) and the Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation have teame...
Ryan Davenport Apr 04, 2020
Wal-Mart Announces Changes to Shopping Process to Encourage Social Distancing
An Open Letter to customers By Dacona Smith, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Walmart U.S. "In this taxing and uncertain time, our associates have gone above and beyond to help Am...
Ryan Davenport Apr 04, 2020
Gov. Beshear: Strict Compliance in COVID-19 Fight Saves Kentucky Lives
Administration Makes It Easier to Donate Personal Protective Equipment Visit the Governor's Facebook page to watch today's news conference FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 3, 2020) - Gov. Andy Beshear on Friday ...
Ryan Davenport Apr 04, 2020
U.S. Department Of Labor Issues Guidance for Respirators Certified under Other Countries’ Standards During COVID-19 Pandemic
WASHINGTON, DC - In the latest effort to implement President Donald J. Trump's Memorandum on Making General Use Respirators Available, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Adm...
Ryan Davenport Apr 04, 2020
Local financial aid coming for laid-off workers, ailing nonprofits
  HENDERSON, Ky. - Thousands of Hendersonians have been suddenly thrust out of work by the coronavirus pandemic, and it could be weeks before they start receiving state unemployment benefits or t...
Ryan Davenport Apr 03, 2020