LOUISVILLE — On the heels of a year-long Medicaid ban, Planned Parenthood officials say they are eyeing the midterms in November, which they believe could be a deciding factor in future funding stability. Jennifer Allen, the CEO of Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates and a policy expert with the organization, told the Kentucky Lantern Wednesday during […]
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Kentucky to receive millions in federal funding for mental health services
Kentucky will receive $17 million in federal funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Monday. The money will be used to support the 988 suicide prevention lifeline, youth mental health, addiction recovery, doula services and more. “Mental health is just as important as physical health, and devoting more […]
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Kentucky is getting major money from Meta settlement. How should the state spend it?
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 […]
