By Whitney Davis | BOWLING GREEN, KY. (WBKO) — Western Kentucky University appeared in Warren Circuit Court Monday morning after filing a lawsuit against its student run newspaper, the College Heights Herald. The purpose of the court appearance was to give both the Attorney General’s Office and WKU a chance to argue why the case should or should not be…
by Darla Carter , @PrimeDarla – Some mental-health and youth advocates are relieved that Our Lady of Peace won’t be closing as part of an ongoing restructuring of KentuckyOne Health. The health system announced Friday that it will keep Our Lady of Peace but plans to let go of other local properties, such as Jewish Hospital, Frazier Rehab…
by KEVIN WILLIS – The Secretary of Kentucky’s Justice and Public Safety Cabinet says he’s thrilled with the impact of the state’s needle exchange programs. John Tilley believes the 32 local needle exchange efforts in Kentucky represent a change in how the state is facing the growing problems of opioid addiction, and diseases spread through the use…
by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS – Kentucky officials say grants totaling $4.6 million have been awarded to Kentucky counties for recycling, household hazardous waste and composting. The Energy and Environment Cabinet’s Division of Waste Management said in a news release the grants are to expand recycling infrastructure, reduce solid waste going into landfills, ensure proper management of household…
by JOSH JAMES – Analysts predict health insurance premiums could go up by as much as $8000 a year for people age 50 and older under the American Health Care Act in its current form. In addition to removing protections for people with pre-existing conditions, the bill would allow insurers to charge as much as five times…
by JACK BRAMMER, [email protected] – FRANKFORT — Mike Biagi, executive director of the Kentucky Republican Party since Aug. 1, 2015, who helped the GOP capture the state House last year for the first time in 95 years, is leaving the position to join a lobbying group. Biagi will be joining the Louisville-based The Rotunda Group in June. It is a…
by Erica Peterson – Capturing carbon dioxide from power plants is, at least theoretically, a good way to reduce one of the top gases that contributes to climate change. But in reality, it’s hard – and so far, inefficient. Carbon capture pilot projects across the country have come and gone. But even though it’s technically over, the…
by MORGAN EADS, [email protected] – Attorney General Andy Beshear is taking action against fitness centers in four Kentucky cities for not registering with the state to protect members. Fitness centers with prepaid memberships are required to file annual registration with the attorney general’s office and to post bond. The registration requirement helps ensure that fitness centers don’t collect…
by MATT MARKGRAF – The Republican-crafted American Health Care Act and concern over pre-existing conditions dominated U.S. Congressman James Comer’s town hall in Marshall County on Wednesday afternoon. Comer faced dissent from a vocal crowd who appeared to largely disagree with the bill. He defended his vote favoring of the measure while explaining certain aspects with which…
by Phillip M. Bailey , The Courier-Journal – Metro Corrections Director Mark Bolton is closing the overflow jail above Louisville police headquarters after moving more than 300 state inmates out of the city’s facilities. The 1950s era space has remained open almost continuously since May 2016 to deal with inmate overcrowding, which has drowned Bolton’s leadership in scrutiny including…
