Surgeon general sounds alarm about youth mental health; hospital leader says crisis also exists in Ky.

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has issued his second health advisory, this one saying there’s an urgent need to address a mental-health crisis among the nation’s youth. And Dr. Scottie Day, physician-in-chief for Kentucky Children’s Hospital, says Kentucky is part of the crisis. Murthy said in a news release,…

Read more

Gov. Beshear points to benefits of federal pandemic aid

By Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Gov. Andy Beshear says the massive amounts of federal aid offered during the coronavirus pandemic offer a once-in-a-generation opportunity to guarantee basic necessities and build on economic momentum. Beshear says those real-life benefits should trump the partisan rancor over pandemic relief. The Democratic governor spoke to The Associated Press…

Read more

Stivers: Lawmakers would be ready to tackle redistricting

By ASSOCIATED PRESS The Kentucky Senate’s top leader says it’s lawmakers who wield the policymaking power to redraw congressional and legislative boundaries. Republican Senate President Robert Stivers pushed back against the Democratic governor’s insistence on seeing a plan before deciding whether to call them into special session. Stivers said Monday lawmakers could be ready to take…

Read more