The increasing number of hepatitis A cases in Kentucky has prompted a video from the Kentucky health commissioner saying it’s safe to visit the state and has focused new attention on the role of drug abuse in the outbreak. Kentucky officials have confirmed almost 400 cases of hepatitis A since they declared an outbreak last…
Separating parents will get joint custody of their children by default under a bill signed into law by Gov. Matt Bevin last week, unless one of the parents has been granted a domestic violence order against the other parent. Kentucky is the first state in the country to create a “legal presumption” for joint custody…
Kentucky Gazette editor and publisher Laura Cullen Glasscock has been studying the fundraising of several Congressional candidates prior to next month’s party primaries. She talks about her findings with WUKY’s Alan Lytle. Read more about it here:
Originally published on April 26, 2018 8:33 am There are now well over 1,000 colleges and universities that don’t require SAT or ACT scores in deciding whom to admit, a number that’s growing every year. And a new study finds that scores on those tests are of little value in predicting students’ performance in college,…
by MORGAN EADS AND MIKE STUNSON, meads@herald-leader.com mstunson@herald-leader.com – A white nationalist group claimed credit for hanging a “patriot, hero, statesman” sign to replace a plaque removed from the statue of Confederate president Jefferson Davis in the Kentucky Capitol Rotunda. People associated with Identity Evropa placed the placard on the statue Monday, the group said on Twitter…
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is releasing the second year of funding to 50 states, four U.S. territories, and the free associated states of Palau and Micronesia, totaling $485 million to continue the Nation’s efforts to combat the opioid crisis. Kentucky will receive $10,582,093. “The Trump Administration is partnering with states and…
Not long after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky squared off with President Trump over funding for the Appalachian Regional Commission, the ARC has a new federal co-chair with strong ties to McConnell. Long-time McConnell aide Tim Thomas said he can see a day when the Appalachian Regional Commission is no longer needed. But that’s not something…
(WBKO) — Among big ticket bills like pension reform and a contested budget, it’s easy to overlook some of the other bills that passed at the Kentucky State Capitol during the 2018 Legislative session. Teachers took the spotlight this year, showing up in huge numbers to express disdain for a bill they felt would harm public…
by LINDA BLACKFORD, lblackford@herald-leader.com – A small group of mourners in black followed an empty coffin into the Kentucky Capitol Rotunda Monday morning to protest state budget cuts to Kentucky’s higher education system. More specifically, the funeral was held to say goodbye to Eastern Kentucky University’s theater program, a casualty of about $25 million in program…
GLASGOW — All Kentucky students in grades K-12 will be required to have the Hepatitis A vaccine by July 1 in order to attend school. The requirement stems from a recent outbreak of Hepatitis A, a highly contagious virus that can affect the liver. “It’s been recommended since 2006, but it’s now being required,” said…