‘LifeWorks at WKU’ is New Residential Program for Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder

‘LifeWorks at WKU’ is New Residential Program for Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder By RHONDA MILLER    An innovative residential program to prepare adults with autism spectrum disorder for transition to the workforce was announced April 12 at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green. Mary Lloyd Moore is executive director of the Suzanne Vitale Clinical…

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,…

Kentucky Officials Address Substance Abuse, Prevention and Recovery At Harm Reduction Summit

Kentucky Officials Address Substance Abuse, Prevention and Recovery At Harm Reduction Summit By CHERI LAWSON Kentucky officials held the state’s second annual harm reduction summit in northern Kentucky. CHERI LAWSON State officials, healthcare professionals, law enforcement and first responders were among 400 people gathering Tuesday for Kentucky’s second annual harm reduction summit.  The northern Kentucky…