CDC, Alzheimer’s Association release Healthy Brain Initiative Road Map, how to deal with dementia

In an effort to help state and local health departments address the growing Alzheimer’s crisis, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Alzheimer’s Association have released the third edition of the Healthy Brain Initiative Road Map. State and Local Public Health Partnerships to Address Dementia, The 2018-2023 Road Map, provides public health…

Jefferson County PVA staff members told they’ll lose their jobs Nov. 30

by Darcy Costello and Thomas Novelly, Louisville Courier Journal – Staff members with the Jefferson County Property Valuation Administrator’s office were informed Monday that they would all be terminated on Nov. 30 when PVA Tony Lindauer’s term ends. An email obtained by the Courier Journal says that Colleen Younger, who won Lindauer’s position earlier this month,…

Several Bills Prefiled for 2019

by MICHON LINDSTROM | KENTUCKY – FRANKFORT- Restoring voting rights to felons, repealing workers’ comp law, and a bill allowing discrimination to smokers are all among new bills to be prefiled for the 2019 session. A bill that gained attention when filed by Sen. John Schickel, R-Union, last week is BR 333 which would allow employers to discriminate…