By Kelsey Souto LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – Pharmacy chains are adjusting hours nationwide due to staffing shortages. CVS Pharmacy has announced thousands of their locations will reduce hours due to a lack of staffing. Last month, Walgreens and Rite Aid already shortened their hours for the same reason. The University of Kentucky is home to the…
WEKU | By Stu Johnson The Fayette County Clerk’s Office is implementing a new land record system. It is used to track all permanent records such as deeds, plats, and mortgages. Fayette County Clerk Don Blevins said state legislation passed in 2019 revamped the fee structure as it relates to permanent documents. A separate document storage…
WKMS | By Derek Operle Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman made a trio of western Kentucky stops Thursday to announce more than $15 million dollars in funding for education, infrastructure and tourism efforts in the region. The funding comes from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), the Cleaner Water Program (CWP), the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) and…
WKMS | By Divya Karthikeyan While most city council and school board elections are nonpartisan in Kentucky, a bill filed in the 2023 session could change that. Senate Bill 50 would require offices like mayor, city council, county commissioner and the school board to have a Republican or Democrat label next to each candidate on the ballot.…
Louisville Public Media | By Ryland Barton A new poll shows Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear with a 61% approval rating, the highest of his first four-year term in office. The results from Mason-Dixon Polling and Strategies are a boon to the governor’s bid for reelection this year, despite an electorate that has consistently voted for Republicans in other…
By Staff Report Attorney General Daniel Cameron today joined a coalition of attorneys general in filing a brief before the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit to stop the Biden administration from forcing schools, in Kentucky and 18 other states, to allow biological males to compete on female sports teams. The brief…
Jailen Leavell LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — An Ohio company is now advertising medical marijuana certifications in Kentucky. This comes after Gov. Andy Beshear’s order to pardon medical marijuana users. But medical advocates and legislators are pushing back on Kentuckians paying for services. Duber Medical recently expanded from Ohio to Kentucky. On the company’s website it clearly says it’s helping…
Louisville Public Media | By Jess Clark Leadership of Uspiritus-Brooklawn has filed an intent to appeal state action against the organization after an investigation into the death of a child there in July 2022. Uspiritus-Brooklawn, also known as Bellewood and Brooklawn, is a psychiatric residential treatment facility that primarily houses and treats children in foster care.…
WEKU | By Stan Ingold A State funded program will provide more people in eastern Kentucky better access to clean drinking water. $3.5 million dollars from the Cleaner Water Program will go to communities in Pike County to help with the area’s water infrastructure. Governor Andy Beshear made the announcement during a press conference Tuesday at…
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS AND SPECTRUM NEWS STAFF | NATIONWIDE A record 16.3 million people sought health insurance through the Affordable Care Act this year, double the number covered when the marketplaces first launched nearly a decade ago, the Biden administration announced Wednesday. What You Need To Know A record 16.3 million people sought health insurance through…
