Stu Johnson
Stu has been reporting for WEKU for more than 35 years. His primary beat is Lexington/Fayette government.
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Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles said the Commonwealth’s farming industry has always been diversified. But the 1998 Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement put changes on the farm into a much higher gear.
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Officials within the Kentucky Community and Technical College System are seeing up-and-down enrollment figures
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While saying Kentucky is experiencing a real trend of declining coronavirus cases, Governor Beshear added the Commonwealth is “not completely out of the woods.”
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Kentucky’s best-known transportation advocacy organization says Ford’s almost $6 billion investment in battery technology signals an urgency in finding new ways to support road and bridge construction and maintenance.
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Lexington is set to become the home of a professional soccer team. The formal announcement came downtown Tuesday
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Flutter Entertainment, the parent firm of PokerStars, has agreed to pay the Commonwealth of Kentucky $300 million.
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The head of Kentucky’s League of Cities says President Biden’s proposed vaccination/testing mandate could affect localities across the Commonwealth.
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The city of Lexington is expanding 5-G network capability. Members of the Council’s Environmental Quality and Public Works Committee got an update last week.
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Transylvania University is requiring students, faculty, and staff to be vaccinated against coronavirus.
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Even with school coming back in session across many parts of Kentucky, it’s still a busy vacation period. Gasoline prices have been going up this summer...