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Archive of Kentucky on Tuesday June 30, 2009
KY: Ky. has 7 high-hazard coal-ash piles
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has disclosed the locations of 44 "high-hazard" coal-ash piles in 10 states, including seven in Kentucky and one in Indiana, after previously saying it was keeping the locations secret to prevent them from becoming targets of terrorists. Read More
KY: Many Ky. families see payday loans as only option, study says
A survey of low-income families in nine Kentucky counties showed that many turned to payday lenders because they couldn't access or didn't trust banking services. Read More
Furloughs cut into state services
With states facing a $121 billion shortfall in the next fiscal year, a growing number of them have turned to squeezing their workforce for savings, and effects both great and small will be felt. Read More
KY: State hires new director for courthouse program
The state court system has hired a new director to oversee its embattled courthouse construction program. Read More
LA: First 'one-stop shop' agency opens in La.
The first "one-stop shop" that will give residents a central location for assistance offered by several separate state agencies opened Monday. Read More
US: EPA lists sites where coal ash may pose threat
WASHINGTON -- The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday made public a list of 26 communities in 10 states where residents are potentially threatened by coal ash storage ponds similar to one that flooded a neighborhood in Tennessee last year. Read More
US: Ruling adds teeth to state oversight of banks
For years, state governments have had little power to enforce consumer-protection and lending rules at the country's biggest banks. No more. Read More
US: Obama steers health debate out of capital
WASHINGTON — With Democrats deeply divided over health legislation, President Obama is trying to enlist the nation's governors and his own army of grass-roots supporters in a bid to increase pressure on lawmakers without getting himself mired in the messy battle playing out on Capitol Hill. Read More
US: A green way to dump low-tech electronics
Since 2004, 18 states and New York City have approved laws that make manufacturers responsible for recycling electronics, and similar statutes were introduced in 13 other states this year. Read More |
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