| ||||||||||
 
Dr. Ronald P. Rogers CHIROPRACTOR Support for your body's natural healing capabilities 270-384-5554 Click here for details 
  
Columbia Gas Dept. GAS LEAK or GAS SMELL Contact Numbers 24 hrs/ 365 days 270-384-2006 or 9-1-1 Call before you dig 
Visit ColumbiaMagazine's Directory of Churches Addresses, times, phone numbers and more for churches in Adair County Find Great Stuff in ColumbiaMagazine's Classified Ads Antiques, Help Wanted, Autos, Real Estate, Legal Notices, More... 
|
Gov. orders KSP to reinstate multiple language drivers' tests Gov. Beshear calls KSP decision to end the practice of offering written driver's license test in multiple languages "wrong - plain and simple." Says Kentucky increasing ly a diverse state, one which welcomes people to do business here Commonwealth News Center Story FRANKFORT, Ky.--Gov. Steve Beshear today ordered the Kentucky State Police to reverse a decision to end the longstanding policy of offering the written driver's license test in multiple languages. The decision to change the policy had been made largely for budgetary concerns. However, Gov. Beshear said the "decision was wrong - plain and simple." Kentucky already requires that an operator's license shall not be granted to any person who is unable to understand highway warnings or directional signs in the English language. "It did not reflect the values of this administration or the values that I think most Kentuckians share - as a state welcoming people to do business here." Gov. Beshear cited the fact that Kentucky is an increasingly diverse state, with a growing population of people in the Commonwealth from other countries here as business executives, students and legal workers in industry and other places. While the Governor acknowledged the significant budgetary challenges confronting all of state government, including the criminal justice system, he said there must be a balance between cutting costs and providing services. "The job of governing will get even tougher as resources grow tighter," Gov. Beshear said. "The question, then, isn't whether we will make mistakes. We will. The question is how we respond when we do." To that end, Gov. Beshear said no one has a tougher job than state troopers and no one does their jobs better than police officers and workers in the criminal justice system. Its leadership team, he said, "has my full confidence. That has not changed. But when we make a mistake, we must stand up, admit it, correct it and move on." This story was posted on 2009-05-27 21:53:32
Printable: this page is now automatically formatted for printing.
Have comments or corrections for this story? Use our contact form and let us know. More articles from topic News:
What's Bugging You insect class at TC Extension Office LWC hosts school for budding Methodist Ministers Some bold proposals for Downtown Columbia Sorry folks. If you sleep, you weep. The squirrel pup is gone! ACMS Academic team members at International this weekend Thrasher-Newsom wedding announcement ACES 2008-09 Yearbooks still available 50 Years of basketball a great idea (ADV) Front page news, if ever there was any Happiness, hope and joy give inspiration that all is well View even more articles in topic News |
 
115 Jamestown St. Columbia, KY. 270-384-2496 
  
   
 Provided by the Adair Co Fiscal Court and the Adair Co. Emergency Mgt. Agency 
|
||||||||
|
| ||||||||||
|
Quick Links to Popular Features
Looking for a story or picture? Try our Photo Archive or our Stories Archive for all the information that's appeared on ColumbiaMagazine.com. | ||||||||||
|
Contact us: Columbia Magazine and columbiamagazine.com are published by Linda Waggener and Pen Waggener, PO Box 906, Columbia, KY 42728. Please use our contact page, or send questions about technical issues with this site to webmaster@columbiamagazine.com. All logos and trademarks used on this site are property of their respective owners. All comments remain the property and responsibility of their posters, all articles and photos remain the property of their creators, and all the rest is copyright 1995-Present by Columbia Magazine. Privacy policy: use of this site requires no sharing of information. Voluntarily shared information may be published and made available to the public on this site and/or stored electronically. Anonymous submissions will be subject to additional verification. Cookies are not required to use our site. However, if you have cookies enabled in your web browser, some of our advertisers may use cookies for interest-based advertising across multiple domains. For more information about third-party advertising, visit the NAI web privacy site.
| ||||||||||
