By Associated Press | LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Churchill Downs says its new gaming venue is already paying dividends for horsemen racing at the Louisville track. Track officials say Churchill paid a record $32.2 million in prize money to horsemen during its recently ended spring meet. It was up nearly 45% from the amount paid…
By STU JOHNSON A Kentucky equine veterinarian believes the recently released “mortality review report” can help reduce horse racing deaths. The increased scrutiny comes following a spike in horse fatalities at a well-known California track. The unusually high number of horse deaths at Santa Anita over the last year got the attention of many in…
By Andrew Wolfson, Louisville Courier Journal A Kentucky judge has struck down the state’s death penalty protocol as unconstitutional because it does not explicitly prohibit the execution of prisoners with intellectual disabilities. Ruling on a motion brought by a dozen inmates on death row, Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd ruled Tuesday that the regulation is invalid…
By Phillip M. Bailey, Louisville Courier Journal U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie may be a darling among libertarians and constitutional conservatives, but the Kentucky Republican is the target of some who are actively recruiting a primary challenger for 2020. Two independent sources with knowledge of campaign discussions say state Rep. Kim Moser, R-Taylor Mill, is being groomed for a…
BY AMBER SMITH PUBLISHED 4:49 PM ET JUL. 02, 2019 SOMERSET, Ky. – At at time with continuing technological growth, the aviation industry faces a critical labor shortage. The Aeronautical Repair Station Association reports more than 2,500 unfilled technical positions in 2018. With the industry continuing to expand, a Kentucky program works to fill the gap…
By Lucas Aulbach In a move that would redefine “sunshine laws,” two Kentucky lawmakers want the commonwealth to do away with resetting clocks every six months and instead use daylight saving time all year long. Republican Reps. Bart Rowland of Tompkinsville and Brandon Reed of Hodgenville prefiled the bill with the Kentucky General Assembly on…
By Grace Schneider, Louisville Courier Journal The recent collapse of the University of Louisville’s bid to find a deep-pocketed partner to help buy Jewish Hospital only amplified fears over whether the century-old institution can keep its doors open. While Jewish has lost money, patients and doctors to better-heeled competitors in Louisville and beyond, the 462-bed…
BY ANNIE ANDERSEN PUBLISHED 8:24 AM ET JUL. 02, 2019 LEXINGTON, Ky.- In May, Senator Mitch McConnell took to the Senate floor to say, “Today, I am introducing federal legislation to make 21 the new minimum age for purchasing any tobacco product, anywhere in the United States. Let me say that again. A new age,…
By The Lane Report FRANKFORT, Ky. — Insurance carriers have submitted proposed rates to the Department of Insurance (DOI) for Kentucky’s 2020 individual and small group markets. Anthem Health Plans of Kentucky Inc. filed requests for 13 different plans to be offered on the Exchange with a proposed average rate increase of 12%. CareSource Kentucky…
By Bill Estep A former Knox County magistrate illegally sold pain pills during the time he was running for re-election last year, a federal grand jury has charged. The grand jury indicted Jerry “Rabbit” Cox on a total of six charges of illegally distributing hydrocodone or oxycodone in March and April 2018. Cox was…