Curtis Tate
ReporterCurtis Tate is a reporter at WEKU. He spent four years at West Virginia Public Broadcasting and before that, 18 years as a reporter and copy editor for Gannett, Dow Jones and McClatchy. He has covered energy and the environment, transportation, travel, Congress and state government. He has won awards from the National Press Foundation and the New Jersey Press Association. Curtis is a Kentucky native and a graduate of the University of Kentucky.
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Beshear said the money was made possible through a 2021 infrastructure bill Rogers voted against. -
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says it’s almost ready to open Lexington’s second double crossover diamond intersection. -
Byron Gary, an attorney representing the groups, says it’s unusual for the PSC to exclude them from filing testimony and offering evidence. -
More businesses at The Commons are set to open in October. -
The environmental advocacy group failed most of Kentucky’s electric utilities because of their commitment to coal and natural gas. -
Barr, the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate, says data centers can bring construction jobs and tax revenues to communities that need them. -
Most of the money Beshear announced Thursday will go to the Kentucky Division of Emergency Management. -
Barnes & Noble and Langley Properties, the owner of Lexington Green, said the Lexington and Cincinnati stores and their cafes would maintain their current identity. -
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said it will abandon Biden-era rules that force coal-burning power plants to capture most of their CO2 emissions. -
Coal generation is expected to decline in 2026 and 2027, according to a recent federal outlook.
