Kentucky Office for the Blind and Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Centralize Services into One-Stop Office

FRANKFORT, Ky. — To further eliminate employment barriers for Kentuckians with disabilities, Governor Matt Bevin today issued an executive order streamlining the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) and the Office for the Blind (OFB) into one centralized agency offering services to individuals with disabilities. Effective Oct. 1, the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet will consolidate…

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Former WKU football player, wife donate $1 million to school

by The Associated Press – BOWLING GREEN, KY.  — Western Kentucky has received a $1 million donation from former Hilltopper football player Joe Micatrotto and his wife Sunshine and school officials say it’s the largest gift from an ex-student athlete. The donation includes support for WKU’s football and volleyball programs, its Opportunity Fund and capital projects.…

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Prichard Committee receives federal funding to establish Statewide Family Engagement Center in Kentucky

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky is one of eleven states to receive a five-year, $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to establish a Kentucky Statewide Family Engagement Center (KY SFEC). Led by the Prichard Committee, the center will carry out parent education and family engagement in education programs for Kentucky families and provide training…

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Fired UK professor who claims Matt Bevin retaliation gets a trial date

by Deborah Yetter, Louisville Courier Journal – In an “epic story of academic intrigue,” a jury will hear allegations from a former University of Kentucky dental professor that criticism of Gov. Matt Bevin’s changes to Medicaid dental benefits cost him his job. That’s the description of a federal judge in Lexington who ruled that a lawsuit by Dr. Raynor Mullins against…

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Commonwealth Office of Technology accused of improperly approving IT contract changes worth $6.5 million

by JOE SONKA –  A Louisville-based IT company has filed a protest with the Kentucky Finance and Administration Cabinet, alleging that the Commonwealth Office of Technology (COT) improperly signed off on changes to an IT services contract with tech giant AT&T that were worth $6.5 million and not competitively bid. The formal protest letter was…

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Norton Healthcare ranked 4th in Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America list

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sept. 25, 2018) – Norton Healthcare ranks No. 4 on the 2018 list of Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America by Healthiest Employers, a national leader in employee health analytics, best practices and benchmark data. The organization moved up two spots from No. 6 on the highly selective list. The Louisville-based not-for-profit system includes five…

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