Lisa Autry
Reporter/ProducerLisa is a Scottsville native and WKU alum. She has worked in radio as a news reporter and anchor for 18 years. Prior to joining WKU Public Radio, she most recently worked at WHAS in Louisville and WLAC in Nashville. She has received numerous awards from the Associated Press, including Best Reporter in Kentucky. Many of her stories have been heard on NPR.
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The state Council on Postsecondary Education is recommending Hazard Community and Technical College play a key role in filling the need for a four-year residential university in southeast Kentucky.
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Union workers at the Corvette Assembly Plant in Bowling Green narrowly voted against a new four-year contract with General Motors, despite the deal receiving ratification by a majority of employees nationwide.
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Andy Beshear is now a twice-elected Democratic governor in a state that keeps trending Republican. Beshear is becoming a national figure who could be a presidential candidate as early as next year, according to one political observer.
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Republicans easily won all of Kentucky’s down-ballot races, setting the stage for another acrimonious relationship between the governor and other constitutional officeholders.
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If the latest polls are accurate, Kentuckians may not know Tuesday night who will serve as their next governor. The race between incumbent Andy Beshear and his Republican challenger Daniel Cameron is considered a dead heat.
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As Kentuckians decide whether to give Governor Andy Beshear another term, the incumbent Democrat is energizing supporters on a statewide tour. Beshear brought his Get Out the Vote Tour to Bowling Green on Friday.
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Gov. Andy Beshear and Republican challenger Daniel Cameron, both attorneys by trade, are making their closing arguments to voters in the final days of the campaign. Cameron brought his Fight for Kentucky Bus Tour to Bowling Green on Wednesday.
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It’s common for governors to issue pardons on their way out of office. But former Republican Governor Matt Bevin sent shock waves through the state when he pardoned people convicted of murder, rape and other violent crimes, including the son of a political donor.
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Students and staff walked out of class on Wednesday in Nelson County, protesting a controversial decision by the school board.The demonstration followed after a vote Tuesday night by the Nelson County School Board to continue with a plan to merge the county’s two high schools.
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The Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence has announced that Warren County will join its Kentucky Community Schools Initiative. The goal is to boost student outcomes, increase college enrollments, and improve the overall well-being of kids in high-poverty schools.