by Abisola Adeyemo PADUCAH — With unemployment at a record high, many people have lost their employer-based health insurance. If you’re one of those people, there are options for you. Losing health insurance coverage is a financial burden no one wants to face, Affinity insurance agent Matthew Fletcher said. “Losing your insurance could potentially be…
COVID-19 positive inpatients is the exception LEXINGTON, Ky. — UK HealthCare will begin allowing patients to have one designated family member or other individual accompany or visit them, except for COVID-19 positive inpatients, beginning Monday, May 18. Some restrictions and infection control prevention measures remain in place to protect patients and UK HealthCare staff during the COVID-19 pandemic and in accordance with guidance from Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear. UK HealthCare…
By JUSTIN STORY jstory@bgdailynews.com Kentucky Chief Justice John D. Minton Jr. attends a ceremony April 14, 2017, at the Butler County Courthouse. daily news file A dramatic decrease in revenue because of the coronavirus pandemic has led the Kentucky Supreme Court to institute a statewide hiring freeze across the judicial branch. The order from the…
BY SPECTRUM NEWS STAFF | KENTUCKY LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Students hoping to attend the University of Louisville in the fall can apply without having to provide ACT or SAT scores. What You Need To Know ACT or SAT score is optional because of COVID-19 Tests required for certain programs First-time freshmen will need to take placement…
BY MICHON LINDSTROM | KENTUCKY FRANKFORT, Ky. — Legislative leaders say Gov. Andy Beshear (D) has been handling the health side of COVID-19 pandemic well but are split when it comes to other aspects. What You Need To Know Legislative leader praise Beshear’s handling of COVID-19 They believe he has reopened the state too slow All agree…
By KARYN CZAR A family owned printing business in Louisville is springing back to life, thanks to a snafu by Governor Andy Beshear. Two weeks ago during his daily Coronavirus press briefing Governor Andy Beshear was upset thinking that pranksters were entering false names to try to collect unemployment…one applicant was Tupac Shakur. The next night,…
By JOSH JAMES Gov. Andy Beshear is responding to the latest court challenge directed at his response to the COVID-19 pandemic — coming from a group of Capitol protesters who argue the governor is violating their free speech rights. Demonstrators who gathered outside the Capitol earlier this month in defiance of governor’s safety orders argue in…
BY BILL ESTEP SOMERSET Two Kentucky constables allegedly falsely arrested an undercover FBI agent helping investigate them on suspicions of stealing money confiscated in drug cases. Information about the incident, in a court document from prosecutors, provides more detail about the case against Pulaski County constables Michael “Wally” Wallace and Gary E. Baldock. The two…
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky’s top election official says moving the state’s primary elections and giving people new options for voting will not only help keep people safe but also presents an opportunity to clean up the voter rolls and ensure secure voting procedures moving forward. In an interview with The Bottom Line, Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams…
By RYAN VAN VELZER (KPR) The U.S. Forest Service has marked and illegally sold thousands of trees in excess of its own plans for the Daniel Boone National Forest, according to a survey from the Kentucky Heartwood forest advocacy organization. You know that old saying about a tree falling in the forest? Kentucky Heartwood Director Jim…