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Sen. McConnell: Trump tariffs are bad policy. At $1,200, Kentuckians will pay the price.

Feb 15, 2025 at 03:12 pm by WKJ Editorial Team

by Sen. Mitch McConnell  Opinion Contributor to USA Today February 15, 2025 Trade wars with our partners hurt working people most. And the president has better tools to.... Read More

Rare ADD History Document Found

Feb 12, 2018 at 04:38 pm by admin

(Clinton, KY- February 14, 2018) - Recently I found buried deep in my personal archives of Kentucky state planning documents, an important document on the early formation of t.... Read More

Chandler to PADD: Kentucky near bottom in health outcomes

Sep 05, 2017 at 09:03 am by admin

Meeting, greeting, laughing and speaking with old friends, Ben Chandler looked like a man having a very good time being back in Western Kentucky. He saw many who supported his.... Read More

Small hardware store expands with sweat equity

Sep 21, 2016 at 02:46 pm by admin

(Clinton, KY) - Lloyd Callison, co-owner of Clinton Hardware with his wife, Sharon, calls running a hardware store a dream come true. He and his wife acquired the small corner.... Read More

Goodbye to the Age of Consumption Economy

Jan 13, 2016 at 01:40 pm by admin

Hello to the Age of Communication Economics Since World War Two ended, the American economy has been heavily dependent on consumer economics. According to some economists, sev.... Read More

The Gig Economy in 2015

Sep 03, 2015 at 02:50 pm by admin

The gig economy has no standard definition, according to Monica Oss of OpenMinds.com, "but it's a shorthand reference to the growing numbers of Americans who no longer hold a.... Read More

Minimum wage not just for entry level youths

Oct 14, 2014 at 02:23 pm by admin

New Report: More than One in Five Louisville Workers Would Benefit from Proposed Minimum Wage Increase Workers to Benefit Are Overwhelmingly Adults, Most Are Women and Fu.... Read More

On the Farm: When Good Times are Rough Times for Grain Markets

Oct 01, 2014 at 03:48 pm by admin

The good news is that American farmers will have a really good year in 2014. The bad news is that American farmers are producing record corn, wheat and soybean crops in 2014..... Read More

No College = Low Wages

Aug 06, 2014 at 01:15 pm by admin

FRANKFORT, Ky. (July 25, 2014) — A new study of recent Kentucky high school graduates shows that approximately 60 percent of those who did not attend postsecondary education e.... Read More

New Access to Health Care Will Be an Economic Driver

Jul 30, 2014 at 02:54 pm by admin

8/6/14 Editor's Update: According to a Gallup poll released this week, Kentucky’s uninsured rate dropped from 20.4 percent in 2013 to 11.9 percent halfway through 2014 for an.... Read More

Collision Course

Jul 23, 2013 at 02:52 pm by admin

  Editor's Note: This editorial ran on July 22, 2010. Three years later and except for Edward Snowden, that homeless guy living in the Moscow airport, little has chang.... Read More

The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant

Feb 05, 2010 at 03:10 pm by admin

               The story is told of a king’s chief servant who owed the king millions of dollars (i.... Read More

Wickliffe Mill Lays Off Workers & Plans One Week Shut Down

May 07, 2009 at 04:55 pm by admin

WICKLIFFE, KY May 7, 2009 – Wickliffe Paper Company LLC in Wickliffe, Kentucky, a subsidiary of NewPage Corporation, announced today a workforce reduction that will elim.... Read More

Kentucky’s jobless rate jumps to 9.8 percent in March

Apr 17, 2009 at 03:49 pm by admin

  Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet                   &nbs.... Read More