Will Groves Contributing Writer wgroves@murraystate.edu Kentucky Gov. Beshear Vetoes Over 20 Bills in the 2022 Legislative Session Bills vetoed include House Bill 3, an abortion ban of at or after to 15 weeks; Senate Bill 83, a ban on transgender girls playing in girls’ sports; and Senate Bill 167, which would put a locally elected Read More
Dionte Berry News Editor dberry11@murraystate.edu Gov. Andy Beshear signed an executive order allowing collegiate level student-athletes in Kentucky to be compensated from the use of their name, image and likeness. Beshear signed the order on Thursday, June 24 making him the first governor to enact this type of policy through an executive order. “Today’s step Read More
Staff Report As Calloway County enters the red zone and cases continue to rise on campus, in the Murray community and across the state, local medical providers are reminding students that tests are available and affordable. According to Chief Medical Officer Bob Hughes, Calloway County has had a total of 697 cases, with 593 recovered, Read More
Daniella Tebib News Editor dtebib@murraystate.edu President Bob Jackson sent an email on Sept. 9 informing all faculty and staff that the University is being asked to reduce the budget by eight percent, resulting in a $3.5 million cut from the current fiscal year 2020-21 budget. “State Budget Director John Hicks indicated a General Fund shortfall Read More
Addison Watson Assistant News Editor awatson25@murraystate.edu Fourteen students and four faculty members at Murray State have tested positive for COVID-19 since Aug. 1. On Wednesday, Aug. 1, Bob Jackson, president of Murray State, sent out an email alerting the campus community of COVID-19 reporting changes to all students and faculty, including the current count of Read More
Simon Elfrink Contributing Writer selfrink@murraystate.edu U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Gov. Andy Beshear made an announcement on Wednesday, July 3 regarding $383 million allocated for rural hospitals in Kentucky. The Governor’s negotiation settled a 13-year dispute about federal funding for Medicaid. With the assistance of McConnell, Beshear persuaded the federal Centers for Medicare Read More
Daniella Tebib News Editor dtebib@murraystate.edu Amidst the week of the highest number of COVID-19 cases in Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear issued a travel advisory and Murray State’s administration announced they will continue to carry out its Racer Restart Initiative. As of press time, Beshear said there are 25,147 COVID-19 cases. Of the confirmed cases in Read More
Addison Watson Staff Writer awatson25@murraystate.edu Calloway County COVID-19 Update On Monday, April 6, the Calloway County Health Department confirmed two more cases of COVID-19 bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Calloway County to eight. According to the press release, three of the cases seen in Calloway County have fully recovered, one is hospitalized and Read More