By JOSH JAMES The Kentucky Public Service Commission has outlined how it plans to handle its new role in approving reimbursement rates for solar customers who feed excess electricity back into the grid. The PSC has been taking comments on controversial new legislation passed this year, which is set to go into effect January 1, 2020. At issue is what’s…
By CORY SHARBER U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says $25 million has been secured to fight invasive Asian Carp in Kentucky and other states in Congress’s latest funding bill. Lyon County Judge Executive Wade White leads an advocacy group, “War on Carp,” to combat the fish. He said the money will go towards contract fishing,…
BY SPECTRUM NEWS STAFF | KENTUCKY FRANKFORT, Ky. – Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes announced Tuesday that a new, secure online military and overseas voting portal is open. Now Kentuckians overseas or serving in the military are able to cast their ballots even far from home. Kentucky’s first-ever Military Hero’s Voting bill was passed…
Kentucky Rep. Booker, considering congressional run, visits Paducah Ahead of a possible congressional run, Kentucky state Rep. Charles Booker made a stop in Paducah Tuesday night.
BY SPECTRUM NEWS STAFF | KENTUCKY LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The remaining $410 million needed to build the new Robley Rex Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Louisville has been secured. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced that deal on Monday. It’s part of the new spending bill that will likely be voted on by the…
BY MICHON LINDSTROM KENTUCKY FRANKFORT, Ky. – Republican Daniel Cameron has officially been sworn in as Kentucky’s 51st Attorney General. Cameron was sworn in after Gov. Andy Beshear signed an executive order appointing him to his post early. With his swearing-in Tuesday Cameron made history, becoming the first male African-American statewide officeholder in Kentucky history and the…
By HANNAH BULLARD A recent study ranks Murray State University as one of the most restrictive universities on free speech in the state. The Foundation For Individual Rights In Education conducted the study. The nonprofit organization aims to protect first amendment rights of university faculty and students. The rankings are based on university policies that regulate…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. & PHILADELPHIA — Humana Inc. announced Monday it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Enclara Healthcare, one of the nation’s largest hospice pharmacy and benefit management providers, from Consonance Capital Partners and Enclara management. Enclara is a leading pharmacy solutions provider focused on simplifying care delivery in complex care populations…
People with diabetes are at increased risk of developing serious eye diseases, yet most do not have sight-saving annual eye exams, according to a large study. The Kentucky Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons joins the American Academy of Ophthalmology in reiterating the importance of eye exams. Researchers at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia have found that more than half of patients with the disease skip these exams. They…
By Associated Press | FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Just days into his term as Kentucky’s governor, Democrat Andy Beshear already has checked off some big priorities from his to-do list. A new state school board has been installed. The education commissioner is gone. More than 140,000 nonviolent felons had their voting rights restored. Now comes the hard…