Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman announced Wednesday his intent to designate Rob Sanders as a special, temporary commonwealth’s attorney for Campbell County following Michael Zimmerman’s departure from the role on Sept. 30. Sanders is currently the elected commonwealth’s attorney for Kenton County. Commonwealth’s attorneys serve as prosecutors handling felony cases in Kentucky counties. If a […]
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Kenton County Attorney appointed to first-ever child support advisory council
Attorney General Russell Coleman announced his appointments to the first-ever Child Support Advisory Council last week. The council, which includes Kenton County Attorney Stacy Tapke, is made up of 10 county attorneys from across the commonwealth. It will assist the attorney general’s office in improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the Department of Child Support […]
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Kroger to pay $110M to Kentucky for role in opioid epidemic: ‘Righting the wrongs of the past’
Kentucky will receive $110 million from The Kroger Company for its role in the state’s opioid epidemic, with half of the money being distributed to all Kentucky counties and half managed by the Kentucky Opioid Advisory Commission.
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Addiction recovery company under FBI investigation reducing staff, blames reimbursement cuts
Kentucky’s largest provider of drug and alcohol treatment, which has a facility in Crestview Hills, is cutting staff and restructuring some services, citing significant cuts in Medicaid reimbursement from the government health plan that covers almost all of its clients. Addiction Recovery Care, or ARC, based in Louisa, said in a statement Thursday that, as […]
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Judge upholds Kentucky’s ban on ‘gray machine’ gambling devices
A Kentucky judge has upheld the legislature’s 2023 ban of so-called “gray machines,” agreeing with the attorney general that the law does not violate free speech or equal protection guarantees and isn’t unconstitutional special legislation. Franklin Circuit Court Judge Phillip Shepherd in his ruling Friday sided with arguments made by Attorney General Russell Coleman defending […]
