An interim legislative committee is scheduled to take up the issue of Kentucky’s certificate of need requirements later this month. The Interim Joint Committee (IJC) on Licensing, Occupations and Administrative Regulation will discuss the controversial issue on June 20 at 11 a.m. Eastern Time in room 154 of the Capitol Annex in Frankfort. Sen. John […]
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Celebrating new UK lab, McConnell calls for building up US industrial base, defense spending
U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell spoke about the need to “improve the country’s industrial base” during a ribbon-cutting at the University of Kentucky for a new research laboratory that will work with the U.S. Army. McConnell, who graduated from the university’s law school in 1967, spoke on Wednesday about his support for increasing defense […]
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21 states join Biden administration in bid to modernize nation’s aging grid
Twenty-one states, including Kentucky, are joining a push by the Biden administration to modernize America’s aging electric grid, which is under pressure from growing demand, a changing power generation mix that includes lots of wind and solar and severe weather. The administration, which has set a goal of a carbon-free power sector by 2035, announced Tuesday that […]
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Kentucky Republicans stand by Trump, blame Democrats for former president’s convictions
Republicans in Kentucky’s congressional delegation have denounced the guilty verdicts against former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, while the lone Democrat said the New York jury has shown that in this country “no one’s above the law.” The Republican Party of Kentucky (RPK) posted a statement Thursday night blaming the Biden administration for […]
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Beshear makes Juneteenth a Kentucky holiday, protects natural hair in state workplaces
Gov. Andy Beshear on Thursday signed executive orders making Juneteenth an executive branch holiday and protecting natural hairstyles like braids, locs and twists from discrimination. Both Democratic and Republican lawmakers have tried and failed to pass bills on both of these issues. Sen. Whitney Westerfield, R-Fruit Hill, is among those who have championed the CROWN Act, which is […]
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Hazard event kicks off campaign against what foes call the ‘voucher amendment’
Fresh off Kentucky’s primary election, opponents are launching a campaign against a constitutional amendment that will go before voters in November and would allow the General Assembly to fund nonpublic schools. In the first of a series of “kickoffs” scheduled across the state, opponents of Amendment 2 gathered Thursday at East Perry Elementary School in Hazard. They […]
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Anthem Medicaid makes mental health wellness course available to 17 Kentucky schools
This story mentions suicide. If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, please call or text the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988. Anthem Medicaid announced Wednesday it has launched a free digital mental wellness course, which is available to 1,512 students in 17 Kentucky schools. The announcement comes during Mental Health Awareness month and as […]
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U.S. Reps. Greene, Massie fail in attempt to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson
Efforts by a small group of far-right U.S. House Republicans to remove Speaker Mike Johnson from his leadership role failed Wednesday night, ending weeks of infighting about whether the Louisianan should remain the head of that chamber. Republican lawmakers joined by Democrats voted 359-43 to table, or set aside, the so-called motion to vacate that […]
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More Ky. kids kept Medicaid coverage compared with other states
Kentucky is among a handful of states that lost only a small percentage of children from its Medicaid program in 2023 even as the number of kids cut from coverage soared elsewhere under annual renewal requirements that had been suspended during COVID-19. Overall, 4.16 million children were dropped from the government health plan that covers […]
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Kentucky falls to 41st in average teacher pay
Kentucky’s educator salaries are falling behind other states, with the average teacher salary dropping from 40th to 41st and the starting teacher salary from 44th to 45th, and the education support professional salary increasing from 48th to 47th.
