by CHAD TERHUNE AND JULIE APPLEBY, Kaiser Health News – Health savings accounts are poised for a major expansion by Republicans in Washington, D.C., and that could mean millions more customers – and fees – flowing to a handful of companies. Investors are betting on it, bidding up shares of HSA provider HealthEquity by about 35…
by Justin Sayers , @_JustinSayers – The Senator called the Republican-backed repeal of the Affordable Care Act “Obamacare Lite.” Marty Pearl/Special to C-J Senator Rand Paul vowed to vote “No” on a Republican-backed plan to repeal-and-replace the Affordable Care Act, adding that he doesn’t currently think the GOP has enough votes to pass the legislation that he calls “Obamacare…
by The Associated Press – CORBIN, KY. — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he’ll fight a proposal to eliminate a 52-year-old federal agency that seeks to create jobs. McConnell told WYMT-TV (http://bit.ly/2mIdsId) Saturday that he’s opposed to the proposal to do away with the Appalachian Regional Commission, which is contained in President Donald Trump’s budget…
by Kate Murphy , kmurphy@enquirer.com – Northern Kentucky University named Gerard St. Amand its interim president Wednesday in a unanimous vote by the Board of Regents. St. Amand came to NKU as dean of the Chase School of Law in 1999 and has been a professor in the law school since 2013. Prior to that position, he served as vice…
by Grace Schneider, @gesinfk – Louisville-based Baptist Health is eliminating 288 positions across its system, a move that will affect nearly 170 people in the Louisville area. Employees were alerted about the cuts in a general announcement Tuesday and were being contacted individually on Wednesday, spokeswoman Kit Fullenlove said. They will be offered severance and outplacement job…
by Andrew Adkins | The Daily Independent ASHLAND – A House bill that would lower the seating requirements for downtown Ashland restaurants to serve alcohol from 100 to 50 seats passed both legislative chambers on Tuesday evening and now awaits Gov. Matt Bevin’s signature. A provision of HB 183, sponsored by Rep. Adam Koenig, R-Erlanger, would grant…
by Deborah Yetter , @d_yetter – (Photo: The Courier-Journal) FRANKFORT, Ky.— A bill to limit appeals of zoning decisions passed the Senate Tuesday — twice — and must go back to the House for approval of a change made in the Senate to exempt landfills. The Senate had to hold a second vote on the House Bill 72, after…
by Don Weber – FRANKFORT– A bill which would make it easier for individuals released from the criminal justice system to reenter the work force after they have completed their sentences was unanimously passed by the House Committee on Judiciary on Wednesday morning. Senate Bill 120, sponsored by Sen. Whitney Westerfield, R-Hopkinsville, would lift some employment barriers…
by Deborah Yetter , @d_yetter – FRANKFORT, Ky. – A bill designed to break the revolving cycle of hospitals, jails and homelessness won final passage in the House Tuesday on a unanimous vote of 95-0. Senate Bill 91 marks the fifth year supporters have been trying to set such a measure passed. It would allow a judge to order outpatient…
by Deborah Yetter , @d_yetter – Lori Brent knew something was seriously wrong with her infant son from his piercing wail. “His cry was totally different,” she said. “It was a cry I’d never heard before.” But Brent was stunned when emergency room doctors told her that the 4-month-old had a broken arm, a broken leg and a fracture from a…