by Chad Mills LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Tickets for concerts and basketball games at KFC Yum! Center could soon cost more if a brand new tax plan gets a green light from Louisville Metro Council. On a rainy night, with the Cardinals playing on the road, Lynda Salvatore watched from Molly Malone’s Irish Pub and…
BY MICHON LINDSTROM | KENTUCKY FRANKFORT, Ky- A bill to limit the number of Medicaid Managed Care Organizations in Kentucky has passed the Senate. Senate Bill 30 would lower the number of MCOs from five to three. Bill sponsor Sen. Stephen Meredith, R-Leitchfield, says this will help save hospitals money and allow them to care for patients instead…
BY JOE RAGUSA | KENTUCKY FRANKFORT, Ky. – Kentucky transportation officials say anyone who needs a Real ID by the October deadline will be able to get one. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is opening facilities in locations across Kentucky where staff will issue Real ID-compliant licenses to people who need them to fly when new restrictions take…
By Jacqueline Pitts, The Bottom Line FRANKFORT, Ky. — Executive branch officials testified before lawmakers Monday on the current transportation needs facing Kentucky and on the two-year Road Fund budget proposed by the Beshear administration. Robin Brewer, executive director of the Office of Budget and Fiscal Management, said Kentucky has seen a decline in Road Fund…
BY JOE RAGUSA | KENTUCKY FRANKFORT, Ky. – The House passed two criminal justice measures unanimously Monday. House Bill 284 creates a probation credit program for anyone serving probation, probation with an alternate sentence, or conditions discharge. The bill gives those people the opportunity to reduce their sentence by completing some level of school work, participating in a…
By AARON PAYNE Center for Disease Control and Prevention data indicate opioid overdose deaths in the Ohio Valley declined in 2018, the first time in nearly a decade. Researchers say this is cause for optimism. But two new studies warn that access to medication assisted treatment, or MAT, for people with opioid use disorders continues to be a challenge.…
A partial ban on flavored e-cigarettes that went into effect nationwide last week has a major loophole that keeps kid-friendly flavored products on the market, according to the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky. The Food and Drug Administration policy bans most flavors of cartridge-based e-cigarettes, but doesn’t apply to disposable devices. Following is a statement from Ben…
By STU JOHNSON Under current Kentucky law, veterinarians are prohibited from reporting cases of suspected animal abuse. A Western Kentucky lawmaker is seeking to give veterinarians the latitude to register such a concern. Listen here. Morgantown Senator C.B Embry’s bill allows veterinarians to report the abuse of animals under their care. Jim Weber is with the…
Bruce Schreiner, Associated Press – FRANKFORT — A bill to ban sanctuary policies by most public agencies in Kentucky won Senate approval Tuesday after a lengthy debate that presented starkly different portrayals of the contentious measure. The Republican-dominated Senate passed the bill 28-10, sending it to the GOP-led House. Sen. Danny Carroll, the bill’s lead…
NKyTribune staff A hearing to determine the eligibility of Kentucky House District 67 candidate Mary Jo Wedding will take place Monday, Feb. 10, at the Campbell County Courthouse. James P. Coles, a voter in Kentucky House District 67, filed a legal action, claiming Wedding does not live in the district. If the challenge is successful, Wedding would…
