BY ASHLEIGH MILLS KENTUCKY LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Kentucky doctors worry a federal policy handed down just weeks ago will impact people in need of organs in the Bluegrass, especially those in rural areas who need a liver. At The University of Louisville Hospital, doctors are speaking out by publishing opinions in local newspapers. Chief Executive Officer of UofL…
By STU JOHNSON Legislation to return voting rights to certain convicted felons who have served their time is now before the Kentucky Senate. It’s a constitutional amendment measure that gives the legislature the final say on how the restoration of voting rights would occur. Senate Majority Floor Leader Damon Thayer remains committed to a five year…
Marcus Green Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s Mero Street headquarters LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A bill introduced Wednesday in the Kentucky General Assembly would expand the list of documents people can use when applying for the Real ID driver’s licenses. House Bill 453 adds current property tax bills and car registrations, as well as existing driver’s licenses, to…
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear made the following appointments to Kentucky boards and commissions: Gov. Beshear has appointed Lucy Gentry, Chrysanthia Carr-Seals, Marta Miranda-Straub, Marita Willis, Ashley Adkins, Marisa Aull, and Sarah Holland as members of the Kentucky Commission on Women. Lucy Gentry of Lexington is in business development at Ridge Behavorial Health System.…
By Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky officials are seeking final feedback on a plan to guide career and technical education in the future. Based on initial feedback, the Kentucky Department of Education revised its draft of the Carl D. Perkins State Plan. The plan is also known as the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for…
Morgan Watkins, Courier Journal Braidy Industries’ founder Craig Bouchard filed a lawsuit against the company he formed and several of its stockholders — including a limited liability company owned by Kentucky’s state government. Bouchard took legal action less than a month after Braidy’s board of directors removed him from his posts as the company’s CEO and board chairman. The defendants…
Krystle By Krystle Callais KENTUCKY LAKE — WPSD Local 6 will be at Kentucky Lake on Monday to learn more about what’s being done about Asian Carp. The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife is working with the U.S. Geological Survey and Wildlife Services on an experimental mass-harvest at the lake. U.S. Senate Majority Leader…
Thousands of teachers are leaving the profession, and fewer students are studying to become educators. What effect will this have on the next generation? by Courtney Hayden, Brooke Hasch, Rob Harris LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Teachers in the United States are in a crisis. They are fighting battles both inside the classroom and at the national level, and many are…
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Two bills that were presented as part of a “three-phase approach” to create a sustainable solution to local health departments’ pension crisis passed the state House Feb. 13. The third part of the plan involves the state budget. The budget committee chair, Republican Rep. Steven Rudy of Paducah, cautioned…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A polio-like illness affecting children is seeing an increase in cases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said cases of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) appear to increase every two years. A spike in cases was first detected in 2014. The illness has left a number of children paralyzed and has…