Aug 30 Community Frazier Museum Opens Kentucky Bourbon Trail Welcome Center The new welcome center will serve as a starting point for official bourbon tourism in the state. It features a map of distilleries and a concierge to help plan trips. By Kyeland Jackson Aug 30 Community Frazier Museum Opens Kentucky Bourbon Trail Welcome Center Kyeland Jackson
Aug 28 Economy Agriculture Dept. Will Pay $4.7 Billion To Farmers Hit In Trade War Most of the money — more than $3.6 billion — will go to soybean farmers. Last year, China bought nearly a third of all soybeans grown in the U.S. By Bill Chappell, NPR Aug 28 Economy Agriculture Dept. Will Pay $4.7 Billion To Farmers Hit In Trade War Bill Chappell, NPR
Aug 23 Politics Kentucky Politicians Talk Tariffs At Annual Ham Breakfast About 1,500 farmers and politicos gathered Thursday to hear speeches and watch a prize country ham get auctioned off for $2.8 million. By Ryland Barton Aug 23 Politics Kentucky Politicians Talk Tariffs At Annual Ham Breakfast Ryland Barton
Aug 23 Economy In Ohio Valley Visits, Trump Administration Pushes Policies Supporting Mining And Metals Trump and his commerce secretary visited the Ohio Valley this week to tout the administration's policies to prop up two of the region's traditional but faltering industries. By Jeff Young Aug 23 Economy In Ohio Valley, Trump Administration Pushes Policies Supporting Mining Jeff Young
Aug 15 Economy Hazard Ahead: Ohio Valley Auto Industry Concerned About Trump Trade Policies Industry leaders gathered for the annual AutoVision conference in Kentucky this week, and many don’t like the trade policies they see coming under President Trump. By Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource Aug 15 Economy Hazard Ahead: Ohio Valley Auto Industry Concerned About Trump Trade Policies Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jul 26 Recut Recut: Will The Bourbon Boom Go Bust? Could drinkers at home and abroad fall out of love with Kentucky's famous brown liquor? By Jonese Franklin Jul 26 Recut Recut: Will The Bourbon Boom Go Bust? Jonese Franklin
Jul 20 Politics Trump Is Ready To Go All In On Trade War With China Trump threatened to impose tariffs on every product imported from China, dialing up the pressure in the growing trade dispute between the world's two economic superpowers. By Uri Berliner, NPR Jul 20 Politics Trump Is Ready To Go All In On Trade War With China Uri Berliner, NPR
Jul 16 Economy Hogwash: Farmers Fear Trump Trade Disputes Are Damaging Ag Markets Farm country is closely aligned with Trump country. But as the Trump administration escalates its trade dispute with China, farmers are among the first to feel the pain. By Nicole Erwin, Ohio Valley ReSource Jul 16 Economy Hogwash: Farmers Fear Trump Trade Disputes Are Damaging Ag Markets Nicole Erwin, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jul 13 Politics Congressional Republicans Struggle To Push Back On Trump’s Tariffs Republicans say they fear even more blowback as the Trump administration imposed another $200 billion in tariffs on goods from China. By Kelsey Snell, NPR Jul 13 Politics Congressional Republicans Struggle To Push Back On Trump's Tariffs Kelsey Snell, NPR
Jul 5 Economy Caught In Tariff War, U.S. Distillers Fear Losing Out On Global Whiskey Boom U.S. whiskey distillers are being punished as U.S. trading partners retaliate against the Trump administration's tariffs on steel and aluminum. By John Ydstie, NPR Jul 5 Economy Caught In Tariff War, U.S. Distillers Fear Losing Out On Global Whiskey Boom John Ydstie, NPR
Jul 4 Economy Trade Troubles: Escalating Trade Threats Could Hit Ohio Valley Coal, Natural Gas Trump’s desire to boost the Ohio Valley’s energy industry and bring back mining jobs could be stymied by the administration’s escalating trade battle with China and other trade partners. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Jul 4 Economy Escalating Trade Threats Could Hit Ohio Valley Coal, Natural Gas Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jul 2 Economy Trade Troubles: Ohio Valley Auto Industry Hopes To Dodge Trump Tariffs First came tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, key materials for vehicle makers. Now, the Commerce Department is looking into taxes on imported automobiles and automotive parts. By Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource Jul 2 Economy Trade Troubles: Ohio Valley Auto Industry Hopes To Dodge Trump Tariffs Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jun 22 Politics Gov. Bevin Downplays Effect Of EU Tariffs On Bourbon Bevin is downplaying fears that the European Union's retaliatory tariffs could disrupt the booming market for the Bluegrass state's iconic bourbon industry. By Bruce Schreiner, AP Jun 22 Politics Gov. Bevin Downplays Effect Of EU Tariffs On Bourbon Bruce Schreiner, AP
Jun 8 Kentucky Politics Distilled Kentucky Politics Distilled: Pension Battle Goes To Court This week, the lawsuit over the new pension law was argued in court, and Kentucky’s new education commissioner laid out his priorities, which include taking over JCPS. By Ryland Barton Jun 8 Kentucky Politics Distilled Kentucky Politics Distilled: Pension Battle Goes To Court Ryland Barton
May 21 Community Shine A Light: Regional Effort To Aid Puerto Rico Caught In Trump’s Solar Tariffs In rural Puerto Rico, one West Virginia businessman is trying to bring solar panel to families who are still without power since last year's storms. By Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource and Rebecca Kiger May 21 Community Regional Effort To Aid Puerto Rico Caught In Trump’s Solar Tariffs Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource and Rebecca Kiger