by Kate Howard – Dr. Susan Harkema became the face of one of the University of Louisville’s splashiest research successes the moment one of her paralyzed patients wiggled his toe. Her name was in Time Magazine. She was interviewed on “Good Morning America” and CNN. The notoriety brought more funding and patients to U of L with…
by VALARIE HONEYCUTT SPEARS, vhoneycutt@herald-leader.com – Wayne County Public Schools Assistant Superintendent Allen Clark is offering a deal to homeschool families: If a homeschool student is willing to enroll in the district taking online courses, the district will pay for the classes. “We assign a teacher from our high school and they work with the child,” Clark…
The Associated Press – LEXINGTON, KY. — Lawmakers from 15 southern states took time out of the Southern Legislative Conference to help the hungry. Media outlets report that hundreds of volunteers packed meals Sunday morning at God’s Pantry Food Bank in Lexington. Conference attendees have volunteered at the food bank for the past six years. This…
by JOE CORCORAN – The leader of Bowling Green-based health group says a needle exchange for intravenous drug users is the best way to fight the state’s addiction problems. Dennis Chaney, director of the Barren River District Health Department, is applauding the Bowling Green city commission’s decision Tuesday to approve a needle exchange program. The exchange must…
by Deborah Yetter, @d_yetter – Gov. Matt Bevin said in a press conference he will seek permission from the federal government to reshape the federal-state health program that covers about 1.3 million Kentuckians. Michael Clevenger, CJ HAZARD, Ky. – A sweeping plan to overhaul Kentucky’s Medicaid program met its most forceful opposition yet in a region with some…
by Joseph Gerth, @Joe_Gerth – The head of an organization that pushes for honesty in government said he has filed an ethics complaint against Gov. Matt Bevin after his executive order that will give the governor authority to appoint all members of the Executive Branch Ethics Commission. Richard Beliles, the chairman of Common Cause of Kentucky,…
by Ryland Barton – State Lawmakers on Friday will hear the “pros and cons” of legalizing marijuana for medical purposes. It’s the first hearing in which representatives from both sides of the issue will present their arguments to the interim Licensing, Occupations and Administrative Regulations Committee. State legislators have long been hesitant about throwing support behind the…
HYDEN, Ky. (WYMT) – An audit of the Leslie County Sheriff’s Office revealed several things the Attorney General’s Office, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and the Leslie County Attorney will need to look at, according to a report released Tuesday from State Auditor Mike Harmon. Former Leslie County Sheriff Paul Howard left office in 2014. According to the…
by Kevin Wheatley, @KWheatley_cn2 – Gov. Matt Bevin is asking businesses, cabinet secretaries and state employees to identify unnecessary state regulations as he looks to make the state more business-friendly. Bevin’s administration unveiled his Red Tape Reduction initiative on Wednesday, promising to cut the more than 4,500 regulations on Kentucky’s books. In a news release, Bevin’s office said…
by ALLISON CRAWFORD – Eight western Kentucky elementary schools are among 63 schools across the state receiving funding for kindergarten readiness programs. United Way Born Learning Academies will be available at schools in McCracken, McLean, Christian, Daviess, Graves, Union, and Webster counties this fall. The program began in 2012 with a $1 million grant from Toyota and…