Judges/executive talk about successes, challenges at Chamber’s Eggs ‘N Issues Northern KY Address

by Hannah Carver, NKyTribune reporter –  Workforce development and transportation were two of the key issues on the minds of the Boone, Campbell and Kenton County Judges/Executive at the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce September Eggs ‘N Issues. About 280 people filled the room Tuesday morning at the Boone County Enrichment Center to hear Boone County…

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UK opens research facility devoted to eradicating the state’s most significant health disparities

by Jay Blanton – LEXINGTON, Ky. — A research facility expressly devoted to addressing and eradicating the state’s most significant health disparities was opened last Friday morning by the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees and President Eli Capilouto, and many of the Commonwealth’s leading policymakers. “Today, joined by our partners in progress, we open the doors to…

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Beware of that official-looking email: Some state employees’ accounts hacked

by Alfred Miller, Louisville Courier Journal – Bevin explains why the state’s chief information officer is worth $375,000 annually. Tom Loftus, Louisville Courier Journal Something about the email — purportedly from a Kentucky Finance and Administration Cabinet employee — seemed off to Jim Seiffert. The Stites & Harbison tax attorney emailed back. Was this intended for…

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Community health centers in Kentucky will receive $5.6M to fight opioid crisis

by LaneReport.com WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Wednesday that community health centers in Kentucky will receive nearly $5.6 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The funding will be used to support HHS’s Five-Point Opioid Strategy nationwide. The funding was approved by Congress earlier this year, and McConnell played…

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