After further investigation into allowing cannabis operations in Newport, the city found that it is unachievable under the state’s current guidelines. Newport has held multiple discussions surrounding medical cannabis operations in the city, with some commissioners for and against the idea. City management said they began looking into the state’s zoning tool, which tells them […]
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Trump approves emergency declaration in Kentucky
The Trump administration has approved an emergency declaration in Kentucky, first declared by Gov. Andy Beshear on April 2 in the face of extreme weather throughout the commonwealth. The administration has also approved similar emergency declarations in Arkansas and Tennessee. As a result, federal resources can now assist local search, rescue and monitoring efforts. “FEMA […]
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NKY organizations combating drug abuse receive grant money
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is funding solutions to drug abuse and addiction to help with recovery and boost prevention. Attorney General Russell Coleman, alongside Opioid Abatement Commission Director Chris Evans, announced $19.8 million in grant money has been awarded to 75 organizations across the state. “This is money clawed back from those that brought this […]
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Kentucky lawmakers overturn executive order banning conversion therapy
According to Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, the state legislature has overridden his veto of House Bill 495, a bill that includes a measure that would overturn a previous executive order banning conversion therapy. Beshear previously called conversion therapy “torture.” “The Republican-led legislature just overrode my veto on House Bill 495, which will allow conversion therapy […]
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Beshear vetoes Medicaid changes as health advocates urge lawmakers to hold off on restrictions
Health advocates are urging the Kentucky General Assembly to reconsider Republican changes to the Medicaid program passed in the final hours before lawmakers broke for the 10-day veto period. Meanwhile, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear on Wednesday vetoed the changes — contained in House Bill 695 — saying they would “put up barriers to and delay health care […]
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KY spends $300k to send organoids to space in search of cures for Alzheimer’s
Kentucky is investing $300,000 into space research that Senate President Robert Stivers said sets the state up as “a leader in all areas.” The money — which was allocated in the 2024 legislative session’s Senate Bill 1 — is a 10% match for a $3.1 million NASA grant announced Wednesday. The money will allow the […]
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Lawsuit alleges Covington day care employee ‘under the influence of marijuana’ the day baby died
The family who filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Covington daycare where their infant died claims the facility’s employee may have been “under the influence of marijuana” the day their 4-month-old was found unresponsive. Their lawsuit claims the Little Treehouse Learning Center was negligent, alleging some employees lacked CPR and first aid training. They […]
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KY Supreme Court upholds murder conviction of Ludlow toddler OD death
The Kentucky Supreme Court upheld a murder conviction against Ludlow resident Lauren Baker, whose 2-year-old, Jaxon Vogt, overdosed and died after he located Baker’s fentanyl stash while Baker slept on March 18, 2021. A jury found Baker guilty of murder in April 2023. She was later sentenced to 33 years in jail, but she appealed […]
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NKU reflects on legalized same-sex marriage 10 years later
“It sunk in, and I burst into tears…,” James Obergefell said inside NKU’s student union Thursday morning, recounting when he first heard about the 2015 decision from the Supreme Court guaranteeing the right for all same-sex couples in the United States to marry. “My first thought was, ‘John, I wish you were here. I wish […]
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DOGE cuts to Erlanger EPA facility lease could impact mean longer response times
An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) facility in Erlanger is one of the most recent targets of cuts from the new Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. The building may not look like much from the outside, but inside is 20,000 square feet of emergency response equipment for the EPA. “We maintain a large cash of equipment that can […]
