This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, please call or text the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988. For the Veteran Crisis Line, press 1, text 838255 or chat online. For information on resources available to Kentucky veterans, visit this site. Donnie Distler, a 21-year Navy veteran who lives in […]
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Kentucky women sue to end ‘arbitrary, irrational’ sales tax on tampons, period products
For about half of every month, Alex Baldon and Skylar Davis are either actively bleeding or working through the symptoms of painful medical conditions related to their menstrual periods. Unlike most states, Kentucky levies a 6% sales tax on the tampons, pads and other products they need to get through the day. For Baldon, who […]
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Bill blocking Kentuckians from suing pesticide makers splits House GOP but still advances
A bill that critics say would block Kentuckians from suing pesticide companies for failing to warn of their products’ hazards narrowly passed the Republican-controlled House Tuesday over significant Republican opposition. Senate Bill 199, sponsored by Sen. Jason Howell, R-Murray, would designate that the warning required under a federal law “shall be deemed a sufficient warning label” and […]
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NKY’s first full-time free clinic to open in Newport
Uninsured patients in Northern Kentucky will soon be able to see a doctor, get lab work and pick up prescriptions all in one visit, at no cost. The Faith Community Health Network is expanding on its free pharmacy and adding NKY’s first full-time free health clinic. The clinic will be located in the same building […]
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‘Medical conscience’ bills would let providers refuse more health care
Legislation in at least eight states, including Kentucky, would expand the rights of doctors, nurses, hospitals and even insurance companies to refuse to provide or pay for care — from contraception and fertility services to medical marijuana and childhood vaccines — that conflicts with their religious or moral beliefs. For years, most states have had […]
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Bellevue renews Red Bike deal
At Wednesday night’s meeting, the Bellevue city council unanimously agreed to renew its agreement with Cincy Bike Share, Inc., perhaps better known under its more recognizable name: Red Bike. Councilman Steve Guidugli highlighted the city’s long history with the public-transit charity. “Red Bike’s been here over twelve years,” he said. The Bellevue city website describes […]
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Two years later, kinship care families in Kentucky are still waiting for promised relief
A legislative committee has found deficient a proposed regulation for implementing a law to help kinship care families that has been stuck in limbo for two years. The legislature approved and Gov. Andy Beshear signed Senate Bill 151 in 2024. It would provide financial relief to grandparents and others who are raising children who otherwise would be […]
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NKY hazardous waste collection pop-up event to be held in April
A pop-up household hazardous waste collection event on Saturday, April 11, from 9 a.m. to noon at Frederick’s Landing Park in Wilder. The event is for Boone, Kenton and Campbell County residents. For more information on the event, click here. Accepted items include: Items not accepted include:
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KY bill to attract foreign doctors advances amid ‘fever pitch’ anti-immigrant rhetoric
Pushing through what the Republican sponsor called a “xenophobic virus,” a bill to allow foreign-born doctors to more easily practice in Kentucky passed the Senate on Thursday. Sen. Stephen Meredith, R-Leitchfield, said on the Senate floor that he initially “wasn’t really anxious about running this bill because of all the current rhetoric about immigration” that […]
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Pitch to pay KY child care providers, certain parents for school readiness on the move
Eligible parents and child care providers who successfully prepare children for kindergarten would get a $2,000 reward under legislation that passed the Kentucky Senate on Wednesday. Senate Bill 191 proposes a three-year pilot program, which would be administered by the University of Kentucky College of Education, to give child care financial assistance to child care centers, […]
