by Annie Andersen – Louisville – Kentucky Democrats took the Labor Day weekend to announce 13 bills they think will help workers in Kentucky. Shively Representative Joni Jenkins these 13 bills will help protect workers, physically and financially. Jenkins said, “In recent years, with a new majority in the house, we’ve seen a lot of…
by MIKE STUNSON, mstunson@herald-leader.com – Heavy weekend rain continues to cause issues for many areas of Kentucky Monday after the precipitation subsided. Areas in Bath, Morgan, Menifee, Fleming and Rowan counties remain under a flood warning until 11 a.m. Monday, according to the National Weather Service. The flooding caused Montgomery County to declare a state of…
by STU JOHNSON – The Fayette County School Board approved a $13 million school safety program this summer. Supported through a new 5 cent property tax, it calls for more security guards, more mental health counselors and more metal detectors. A petition drive to put the new tax on the ballot this fall failed. Fayette…
by WKYT News Staff – LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – A former Navy combat veteran and retired astronaut came to Kentucky to campaign for another veteran, Amy McGrath. Mark Kelly hosted a roundtable discussion on veterans’ issues and gun violence as part of the stop. He discussed veteran suicides, and argued that the best way to…
by Michon Lindstrom – FRANKFORT– As the number of overdose deaths in Kentucky continue to rise the Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy is using all available funds to help curb the epidemic. 1,565 Kentuckians died from overdoses in 2017, the highest number on record. 52 percent of those overdoses are from Fentanyl. “That’s almost…
by Lisa Gillespie – Last month, 22-year-old Sam Klein opened up her fridge and made a startling discovery: her last vial of insulin was shattered. Klein has Type 1 diabetes, which means without insulin she could die. In many states, pharmacists are allowed to dispense 30-days — or the smallest unit available — of a life-saving…
by MATT MARKGRAF – Republican Congressman James Comer of Kentucky’s 1st District COMER.HOUSE.GOV, CROPPED Kentucky Republican Congressman James Comer says there are a lot of minor differences between the House and Senate versions of the Farm Bill, but “the big gorilla in the room” is SNAP work requirements. The first official 2018 Farm Bill Conference…
According to a national survey released by the American Academy of Ophthalmology, nearly two out of three American adults report having eye or vision problems. A significant percentage of them, however, fail to seek medical attention in the form of regular, sight-saving eye exams. In observance of Healthy Aging Month in September, the Kentucky Academy…
by GREG DAVIS – It seems you can’t turn on a radio or TV without hearing the terms precision or personalized medicine; but do you really know what all that entails? This week there’s a special conference at the University of Kentucky covering the essential elements of the personalized medicine approach: therapeutics, outcomes, discovery and delivery. …
by Michon Windstorm – A group of hospital officials are behind a new non-profit policy group pushing for comprehensive healthcare tax reform. The group Balanced Health Kentucky’s goal is a change in the state healthcare tax code to help fund the nearly $300 million shortfall the Medicaid system is facing—in order to save Medicaid expansion. The…