by BILL ESTEP, bestep@herald-leader.com – Two Kentucky House members have pre-filed a bill that would increase the number of doctors eligible to diagnose black lung as cases of the crippling disease stand at a modern high in Eastern Kentucky. The proposal from Reps. Angie Hatton, a Democrat from Whitesburg, and Republican Robert Goforth, of East Bernstadt,…
by ASSOCIATED PRESS – The Council on Postsecondary Education has partnered with six colleges and universities to launch an employability initiative. A statement from the council says the initiative is designed to make sure that students who graduate from higher education programs have essential employability qualities including people skills, problem-solving abilities and professional strengths such as…
By CNN | (CNN) – 34% of US parents said their child was unlikely to get the flu vaccine this year, according to a report published Monday by C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. The online poll, which was administered in October, looked at 1,977 parents who had at least one child, whether parents would get their children…
by Ryland Barton – Kentucky has become one of more than two dozen states to ban state resources from going towards companies that boycott Israeli products and services. Last week, Gov. Matt Bevin signed an executive order requiring state contractors to promise that they don’t participate in the Israeli boycott, divestment and sanctions movement known as…
MURRAY, Ky. — In an effort to continue meeting the needs of current and prospective students, Murray State University is expanding its undergraduate program offerings to include specializations in game development and design as well as unmanned aerial systems. “Our colleges and departments constantly seek ways to innovate and make available new academic opportunities for our students…
The University of Louisville is making “contingency plans” to potentially move its medical programs based at Jewish Hospital to other facilities given uncertainty about the hospital’s future. By Chris Otts – LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – The University of Louisville is making “contingency plans” to potentially move its medical programs based at Jewish Hospital to other facilities…
Gov. Matt Bevin, First Lady Glenna Bevin and Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) officials recently honored several families from across the Commonwealth for their service as adoptive and foster parents to some of the state’s most vulnerable children. “We are determined to make Kentucky the gold standard — to make this truly as…
by JACK BRAMMER, jbrammer@herald-leader.com – FRANKFORT — Several Republican leaders in the Kentucky Senate face challenges this week to keep their positions of power.Kentucky Senate Republicans plan to meet privately Friday in the Capitol Annex to elect their leaders for the next two years. Legislative leaders determine the flow of bills and make committee appointments. Republicans…
by WHAS11 Staff – LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) – Hate crimes are on the rise according to a new report released by the FBI. According to that review, hate crimes spiked by nearly 17 percent in 2017 and nearly 8,500 offenses were reported to the agency last year. The gun debate remains center stage. Can regulating guns…
by MICHON LINDSTORM | KENTUCKY – CINCINNATI- Gov. Matt Bevin, R-Kentucky, says if Kentucky’s Supreme Court rules against pension reform they are “poking the legislature in the eye”. While speaking on conservative radio station 55KRC’s The Brian Thomas Show, Bevin spoke about the importance of the Kentucky Supreme Court upholding the pension reform bill passed the…