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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Kentucky Newsletter for 2026-07-14 ( 19 items )  
Attorney General Bonta Opposes Trump Administration's Sweeping Proposal to Allow for Widespread Political Weaponization of Federal Grant Funding (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, July 13 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Opposes Trump Administration's Sweeping Proposal to Allow for Widespread Political Weaponization of Federal Grant Funding * OMB's proposed rule would provide Trump Administration with broad authority to impose its political agenda via more than $1 trillion in federal grant funding each year OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general and two governors i more PR

Board Chair Tammi Dukes Recognized for Leadership in Audit, Risk, and Compliance (10)
FRANKFORT, Kentucky, July 13 -- Kentucky State University issued the following news: * * * Board Chair Tammi Dukes Recognized for Leadership in Audit, Risk, and Compliance * The Kentucky State University alumna has built a career around the principles that guide effective governance: integrity, accountability, and trust FRANKFORT, Ky. -Strong institutions need leaders who ask difficult questions, identify risks, and protect the trust others place in them. Kentucky State University Board of Regents Chair Tammi Dukes has spent more than th more PR

Carrie Updegraff Goes West: WKU Electrical Engineering Student Earns Competitive NSF Research Fellowship (10)
BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, July 13 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news: * * * Carrie Updegraff Goes West: WKU Electrical Engineering Student Earns Competitive NSF Research Fellowship * Carrie Updegraff grew up in Bowling Green and had every reason to stay close to home for college. Her mom works at WKU. She'd been on campus for events since she was young. The decision, she said, was never really a question. "I knew since around middle school -that's the smartest choice for me." What she didn't know, coming in, was just  more PR

Chairmen Guthrie and Latta Announce Energy Subcommittee Markup of Six Bills to Support Safe and Reliable Nuclear Power (10)
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairmen Guthrie and Latta Announce Energy Subcommittee Markup of Six Bills to Support Safe and Reliable Nuclear Power Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman Bob Latta (OH-05), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy, announced a subcommittee markup of six bills. WHAT: Subcommittee on Energy markup of six bills. DATE: Tu more PR

Coalition for Derivatives End-Users Urges Federal Regulators to Refine Capital Rules to Protect Commercial Hedging (10)
WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The Coalition for Derivatives End-Users has submitted a public comment letter to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. The letter addresses concerns regarding the agencies' proposed rules on regulatory capital requirements for large banking organizations and their impacts on derivatives end-users. The Coalition responded to three extensive proposals issued by the federal banking agencies: the Expanded Risk-Based Proposal, the Standardized Approa more ST

Duke Energy Florida's Neighborhood Energy Saver Program Saves Clearwater Customers Over $3.1M to Date (10)
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, July 14 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: * * * Duke Energy Florida's Neighborhood Energy Saver Program saves Clearwater customers over $3.1M to date * More than 600 customers have received a free energy assessment to help lower their monthly bill * The next phase of the program will begin in August - ST PETERSBURG, Fla. - From the grocery store to the gas pump, household budgets are stretched thin. To help provide relief, Duke Energy Florida's Neighborhood Energy Saver Program has been offered i more PR

FCC Wireline Competition Bureau Issues Public Notice: Comments Invited on AT&T's Section 214 Application to Discontinue Domestic Legacy Voice Service as Part of Technology Transition (10)
WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 26-162): * * * Unless otherwise specified, the following procedures and dates apply to the application(s) (the Section 214 Discontinuance Application(s)) listed in the Appendix. The Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau), upon initial review, has found the Section 214 Discontinuance Application(s) listed herein to be acceptable for filing and subject to the procedures set forth in Section 63.71 of the Com more PR

House Energy & Commerce Chairman Guthrie Delivers Opening Remarks at Committee on Rules Hearing on Sunshine Protection Act (10)
WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on July 13, 2026: * * * Chairman Guthrie Delivers Opening Remarks at Committee on Rules Hearing on Sunshine Protection Act Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, delivered the following opening statement at today's Committee on Rules hearing on the Sunshine Protection Act. Chairman Guthrie's opening statement as prepared for delivery: "Thank you for more PR

House Energy & Commerce Chairman Guthrie, Rep. Griffith Announce Health Subcommittee Markup of 3 Bills to Combat Illicit Drug Threats (10)
WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on July 13, 2026: * * * Chairmen Guthrie and Griffith Announce Health Subcommittee Markup of Three Bills to Combat Illicit Drug Threats Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman Morgan Griffith (VA-09), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, announced a subcommittee markup of three bills combatting the threat of existing and emerg more PR

House Energy & Commerce Chairman Guthrie, Rep.Palmer Announce Environment Subcommittee Markup of Seven Bills to Address Harmful Regulations and Support Recycling (10)
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairmen Guthrie and Palmer Announce Environment Subcommittee Markup of Seven Bills to Address Harmful Regulations and Support Recycling Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman Gary Palmer (AL-06), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment, announced a subcommittee markup of seven bills. WHAT: Subcommittee on Environmen more PR

Johnson C. Smith University Soprano Earns Prestigious Fellowship to Study the American Negro Spiritual (10)
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, July 14 -- Johnson C. Smith University issued the following news: * * * JCSU Soprano Earns Prestigious Fellowship to Study the American Negro Spiritual Tanasia Kirby has the voice of an angel - classically trained, soulful, inspired. Kirby is a junior at Johnson C. Smith University, a music major in voice performance, and a talented soprano. This summer, she was selected to participate in one of the nation's premier training opportunities for emerging classical vocalists. She earned a scholarship to participate in  more PR

Juan Nava Finds Flexible Path to Degree Through KYSU Global (10)
FRANKFORT, Kentucky, July 13 -- Kentucky State University issued the following news: * * * Juan Nava Finds Flexible Path to Degree Through KYSU Global * The active-duty Army student says online learning helped him continue his education through travel, deployment, and family responsibilities FRANKFORT, Ky. -When Juan Nava talks about completing his degree, he does not describe it only as a personal milestone. He describes it as a turning point for his family. "I am a first-generation American whose dad never finished middle school and  more PR

Rep. Guthrie: Non-Partisan Watchdog Report Finds How Biden-Harris Administration Neglected Program Integrity Within Obamacare (10)
WASHINGTON, July 14 (TNSbrep) -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * New Non-Partisan Watchdog Report Finds How Biden-Harris Administration Neglected Program Integrity Within Obamacare Ongoing investigative work conducted by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), in tandem with recent sentencings in federal cases targeting fraudulent enrollment, have uncovered concerning practices where fraudster agents and brokers enrolled patients in, or secretly more PR

Sanders-Brown director Linda Van Eldik honored with international lifetime achievement award for Alzheimer's research (10)
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, July 13 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news: * * * Sanders-Brown director Linda Van Eldik honored with international lifetime achievement award for Alzheimer's research * University of Kentucky researcher and internationally recognized Alzheimer's disease expert Linda Van Eldik, Ph.D., has received one of the field's highest honors, the Khalid Iqbal Lifetime Achievement Award in Alzheimer's Disease Research. Van Eldik, director of the University of Kentucky's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging and a pro more PR

SCC announces enrollment for Nuclear Energy Workforce Training Program (10)
SOMERSET, Kentucky, July 13 -- Somerset Community College issued the following news: * * * SCC announces enrollment for Nuclear Energy Workforce Training Program Somerset Community College (SCC) is now accepting participants for a new workforce training program designed to prepare Eastern Kentuckians for high-demand careers in the nuclear energy industry. Delivered through SCC's Workforce Solutions and supported through a partnership between the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) and Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOA more PR

Thirty Years of Healing Thanks to the Post Clinic (10)
WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Thirty Years of Healing Thanks to the Post Clinic * Three decades ago, a small group of advocates in Mt. Sterling opened the doors of the Post Clinic with a simple mission: expanding access to primary medical and dental care for Kentuckians who couldn't afford it. Three decades later, that mission is still alive in every exam room. I've watched this clinic grow up close. Back in 2022, I secured a $1 million federal grant that empowered the Post Cli more PR

UMSL Athletics enjoys unparalleled success in competition, classroom in 2025-26 (10)
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, July 13 -- The University of Missouri St. Louis campus posted the following news: * * * UMSL Athletics enjoys unparalleled success in competition, classroom in 2025-26 * (Clockwise from top left) Women's swimmer Justice Beard, men's golfer Logan Mayo, members of the women's soccer team and baseball player Mitch Bonczkowski were among the UMSL student-athletes who shined brightest during arguably the most successful athletic year in school history. (Photos courtesy of UMSL Athletics) The University of Missouri-St. Loui more PR

Virginia Joins Suit to Stop Trump Administration From Blocking Funding Addressing Homelessness (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, July 14 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on July 13, 2026: * * * Virginia Joins Suit to Stop Trump Administration from Blocking Funding Addressing Homelessness Attorney General Jay Jones, along with a coalition of other attorneys general, filed a suit against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)'s unlawful funding changes. HUD is attempting yet again to unlawfully cap funding for permanent housing projects, in a move that would result in tens of thousands of  more PR

What's Happening at WKU (10)
BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, July 13 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news: * * * What's Happening at WKU * Here is a listing of WKU events for Tuesday, July 14 through Thursday, July 30. All times are Central (unless noted). For more events, visit the WKU Events calendar at https://www.wku.edu/events. or follow @wkuevents on Instagram. ( More: How to Place Campus Events on WKU Events Calendar) Tuesday, July 14 Python II Coding Camp. Various locations. Through July 24. Contact Continuing & Professional Development, (270)  more PR