AMBER SMITH | KENTUCKY OLDHAM COUNTY, Ky. – In schools, a guidance counselor can often be the first line of defense for kids experiencing trauma or other forms of emotional pain. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, one in five youth live with a mental health condition, but less than half of those kids…
BY MICHON LINDSTROM | KENTUCKY FRANKFORT, Ky. – In Canada, a vial of insulin costs $22—in America that same vial is over $300. The astronomical cost of insulin in America and what Kentucky lawmakers can do to help the more than half a million Kentuckians dealing with the disease was the topic of the Interim Committee on Banking…
By Jacqueline Pitts, The Bottom Line Vince Gabbert FRANKFORT, Ky. — Lawmakers discussed legislation Wednesday to legalize wagering on sporting events which was proposed during the 2019 session but did not see final passage. Keeneland Vice President and COO Vince Gabbert told the Interim Joint Committee on Licensing and Occupations the horse racing industry supports the legislation…
By The Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin’s reelection campaign recently placed nearly $4 million worth of advertising on TV and radio leading up to his November showdown with Democrat and archnemesis Andy Beshear. Now, the Republican governor’s campaign is looking to reap a financial windfall when President Donald Trump headlines a private fundraiser…
By Ryan Van Velzer Kentucky utility regulators want more information to decide whether Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest has legal standing to file a complaint over a natural gas pipeline in northern Bullitt County. Bernheim filed a complaint with utility regulators in early August alleging Louisville Gas and Electric bypassed the typical process for a new natural…
BY EVA MCKEND | KENTUCKY LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Louisville lawmakers are working to turn over responsibility of holding incarcerated juveniles to the state. The two sides are negotiating the terms of the city’s exit strategy. “It would not be feasible for us to take over the system, the actual physical plant that exists at JCYC,” said John…
BY LESLEY CLARK WASHINGTON A conservative group is increasing pressure on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to put election security legislation up for a vote in the Senate by airing ads that target the Kentucky Republican and four other Republican senators in their home states. Republicans for the Rule of Law is unveiling new spots…
An organization headed by former Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher will get $6.6 million in federal funds “to establish a center of excellence for substance-abuse disorder and . . . provide treatment and housing options for low-income and high-risk individuals in 47 Kentucky counties,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said in a press release. The…
BY DANIEL DESROCHERS Kentucky Sports Radio host Matt Jones used his radio show Monday to wade into the controversy over LEX18’s decision to fire him last week, saying the campaign of Democratic Senate candidate Amy McGrath got him pulled from his television show last month. “I knew they had done it,” Jones said Monday morning,…
By MATT MARKGRAF Murray State University President Bob Jackson is reallocating funds for his presidential investiture into need-based scholarships. Jackson outlined the university’s “road ahead” at a faculty summit on Friday. He also described his first year in office as “a good year.” He suggested he doesn’t plan on going anywhere soon: “This will be my…