Kentucky is about to get an influx of funds from a major settlement with Meta, and lawmakers and advocates want to see the money invested in children’s wellbeing. The state’s slice of the $17.1 billion settlement is $358 million, with payments expected to start flowing in early fall. The settlement came in late August after Kentucky Attorney General […]
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Kentucky AG sues national nonprofit over abortion access advertisements
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman filed a lawsuit last week against Mayday Health, alleging the national nonprofit broke state law by advertising abortion services in the state, in one case, flying a banner over the Kentucky State Fair. The lawsuit, filed in Logan County Circuit Court, accuses Mayday of “engaging in unfair, false, misleading or deceptive business […]
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Kentucky writer, farmer and advocate Wendell Berry dies at 92
Kentucky writer and conservationist Wendell Berry once wrote: “Beware the machinery of longevity. When a man’s life is over, the decent thing is for him to die. The forest does not withhold itself from death.” A lover of forests, the farmer, author and former English professor died on Monday at his home in Port Royal, according to the […]
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Kentucky judge allows case arguing period product tax is unconstitutional to proceed
A lawsuit arguing that Kentucky’s tax on menstrual products is unconstitutional will be allowed to proceed through the courts, Jefferson Circuit Court Judge Melissa Logan Bellows ruled Thursday. This comes roughly a month after the judge heard arguments over the state’s motion to dismiss the case that Alex Baldon and Skylar Davis filed in March. These women […]
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Kentucky research: CBD, THC combo can improve late-stage dementia patients’ quality of life
New research — which Kentucky participated in as a trial site — shows a combination of cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) can help late-stage dementia patients feel less agitation. Dr. Greg Jicha, the director of clinical trials at the University of Kentucky’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, said this combination, given to patients all over the state […]
