Common Ground: Safe medication disposal

  As Kentucky struggles to deal with the growing opiate epidemic in the state—lawmakers are scrambling to find different ways to tackle the scourge of addiction. One way officials on all sides of the political spectrum have aimed to tackle the epidemic is by creating safe drug disposal programs. What began as county specific disposal…

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WKU studying tuition plan as state funding dwindles

With the state capping tuition hikes at 6 percent over the next two years, Western Kentucky University is now ready to craft its operating budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1. On Friday, the Council on Postsecondary Education authorized tuition and mandatory fee ceilings for in-state undergraduate students at Kentucky’s public colleges and universities.…

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