LOUISVILLE, Ky. (July 25, 2018) — The percentage of Northern Kentucky adults ages 18-64 without health insurance more than doubled from 11 percent to 26 percent from 2016 to 2017, an increase of 236 percent, according to the latest Kentucky Health Issues Poll (KHIP) report. The same report found that, while fewer adults in the region reported…
by Spectrum News – By: Eva McKend As the debate continues over who is allowed into the country, it will not alter the projected racial makeup in America. Though people may have different views about where the country is moving politically, based on the numbers alone, it is indisputable, the demographics in America will continue to…
Hepatitis is a disease characterized by inflammation of the liver. It comes in many forms, including hepatitis A, B and C. But what do those letter designations mean, and how do they differ from one another? By Mayo Clinic BY WILL WRIGHT, wwright@herald-leader.com – As Hepatitis A spreads in Kentucky, Boyd County and the city of…
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Some tweaking may be made next year to changes enacted during the 2018 legislative session to Kentucky’s sales tax laws. House Speaker Pro Tem David Osborne, R-Prospect, will propose legislation that would return a sales tax exemption on the purchase of admission tickets sponsored by any non-profit, charitable or religious organization.…
By Associated Press | FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Acting Kentucky Labor Secretary David A. Dickerson has appointed Dwayne Depp as the commissioner of the Department of Workplace Standards. Depp is an 18-year veteran of the Kentucky State Police. He retired in 2009 as the commander of Post 8 in Morehead. After that he served on the…
By GREG DAVIS & UK NOW – This week on Dr. Greg Davis on Medicine the host talks with Dr. Donna Grigsby, medical director of the UK pediatric primary care clinics. UK HealthCare’s screening program of infants and children has been recognized as a model by the American Academy of Pediatrics. From UK Now: The…
by Chris Mayhew, Cincinnati Enquirer – Boone County Judge-executive Gary Moore just won a national election. The Burlington resident will become president of the National Association of Counties (NACo) for a one-year term in 2020, according to a NACo release. He will serve in vice president roles in 2018 and 2019. National Association of Counties members elected…
by Spectrum News – By Eva McKend – WASHINGTON-What if voting could be more convenient? A progressive think tank says states could adopt policies that could dramatically increase voter participation. When America elected President Donald Trump, there were 92 million eligible voters who didn’t show up at the polls. “It’s an astounding number and when we…
By Ryan Van Velzer, Nicole Erwin, Ohio Valley ReSource – Pigs raised for slaughter in Louisville’s JBS Swift plant were punched, kicked and beaten with a pipe at a farm south of Bowling Green, according to new undercover video released by animal rights activists. An investigator from the non-profit Mercy For Animals documented the abuses while working for…
BY DANIEL DESROCHERS, ddesrochers@herald-leader.com – Democratic congressional candidate Amy McGrath said she was “outraged” Monday with President Donald Trump’s refusal to support the conclusion of the U.S. intelligence community that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election. “Today, the commander-in-chief again sided with a foreign adversary rather than on our own intelligence community,” McGrath said. “It’s…