Greenup approves needle exchange program

by MIKE JAMES, The DAILY Independent – GREENUP The Greenup County Health Department is poised to launch a needle exchange program its director says would cut down on diseases contracted by drug addicts using dirty needles. The exchange also would protect first responders and health care workers who risk exposure from accidental needle sticks, said county…

State audit rips U of L Foundation, Ramsey

by Tom Loftus , @TomLoftus_CJ – Kentucky Auditor Mike Harmon briefed the media on the findings of an audit of the University of Louisville. FRANKFORT, Ky. — The University of Louisville Foundation exceeded its authority in paying former University President James Ramsey more than what was approved in 2014 by the university’s board of trustees, according to a…