Yearly Archives: 2014

Governor Steve Beshear today joined Rep. Rita Smart, of Richmond, and Kentucky Housing Corporation’s (KHC) Executive Director Kathryn Peters to ceremonially sign new legislation enabling KHC to expand its lines of business, with the goal of ultimately helping more families obtain quality, affordable housing in the Commonwealth

Reminiscent of the final warehouse scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark, more than 190,000 cardboard boxes being relocated to the new Kentucky State Records Center in Frankfort are filled with history of the Commonwealth.

Two new Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) historical markers, one at the Dinsmore Homestead and the other in downtown Burlington, will highlight early Burlington history.

Governor Steve Beshear today announced that Kentucky has received more than $4.8 million in AmeriCorps funding from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) to assist organizations that teach and tutor children, combat homelessness, provide drug resistance education and empower victims of domestic violence.

There are still many residents who are not aware of their rights to live free from discrimination in the area of housing.

Gov. Steve Beshear today joined local officials in Hart County to celebrate the opening of the newly renovated Munfordville Fire Station. A $500,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funded the expansion and rehabilitation of the new building.

Today, U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05) questioned the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development's proposed budget for fiscal year 2015 during a budget hearing with the U.S. House Appropriations Committee on which he serves as chairman. Specifically, Chairman Rogers asserted his concern for proposed cuts to Rural Housing programs, like the Section 502 Direct Loan and Section 523 Mutual and Self Help Housing programs.

​During U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers' (KY-05) opening statement at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) fiscal year 2015 budget hearing, he commended Secretary Thomas Vilsack for his recent visit to southern and eastern Kentucky and the agency's partnership for the Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR) Initiative.

The Kentucky Interagency Council on Homelessness Steering Committee will hold a regularly scheduled meeting at 10 a.m., ET, on Tuesday, January 21, 2014, in Kentucky Housing Corporation’s west annex, 1231 Louisville Road, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601

With a blast of Arctic air covering the state, the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) says consumers can limit the impact on their home heating bills by taking steps to reduce energy consumption.

Governor Steve Beshear today announced a $500,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to construct a new fire station for the Smith Mills Volunteer Fire Department in Henderson County. The new facility will replace the community’s current fire station, which is located in an unsafe, antiquated building that was originally constructed in 1901

The Commonwealth of Kentucky’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund Advisory Committee will hold a regularly scheduled meeting at 10:30 a.m., ET, on Wednesday, January 8, 2014, in the Kentucky Housing Corporation Board room, 1231 Louisville Road, Frankfort.