Local legislators react to veto

Local legislators react to veto Rachel Adkins | The Daily Independent ASHLAND Local legislators have mixed opinions about a pension-relief bill that Gov. Matt Bevin vetoed on Tuesday. House Bill 358 passed on March 28 giving regional universities, local health departments and other quasi-governmental agencies relief from the rise in pension costs they will have…

Trump administration appeals denial of Kentucky’s Medicaid work requirements

Trump administration appeals denial of Kentucky’s Medicaid work requirements BY JOHN CHEVES The Trump administration on Wednesday appealed last month’s decisions by a federal judge that struck down work requirements and other tougher eligibility standards for Medicaid recipients in Kentucky and Arkansas. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar and other federal health officials,…