Commonwealth Fund’s state scorecard finds deaths from suicide, alcohol, drugs, are regional epidemic

NKyTribune staff Deaths from suicide, alcohol, and drugs have reached an all-time high, but affect states in different ways, according to the Commonwealth Fund’s just released 2019 Scorecard on State Health System Performance. “What we’re seeing is a regional epidemic when it comes to premature deaths from suicide, alcohol, and drugs,” said Dr. David Blumenthal,…

Bevin: House Democrats’ offer to meet and discuss pension crisis is a ‘political stunt’

Tom Loftus, Louisville Courier Journal. Published 7:46 p.m. ET June 12, 2019 FRANKFORT — Gov. Matt Bevin told House Democratic leaders their approach to providing relief to quasi-governmental agencies from soaring pension costs would “kick the can of financial responsibility down the road … again.” In a sharply-worded two-page letter to the three leaders, Bevin…

Rand Paul Talks Criminal Justice Reform

BY MICHON LINDSTROM PUBLISHED 6:09 PM ET JUN. 10, 2019 LOUISVILLE, Ky- U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, made a stop in Louisville Monday to discuss criminal justice reform. Paul spoke at New Legacy, a non-profit based in lousville that provides housing and vocational education among other things to former felons. While visiting the non-profit, Paul…