The number of Kentuckians signing up for affordable health care coverage has spiked to roughly 1,500 per day, up from 1,000 last fall. Current totals show 162,000 in the Commonwealth are now part of kynect, Kentucky’s health care exchange created through the federal Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. The website, […]
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162,000 Enroll in Kentucky Health Care Exchange, 25% in Private Plans
The number of Kentuckians signing up for affordable health care coverage has spiked to roughly 1,500 per day, up from 1,000 last fall. Current totals show 162,000 in the Commonwealth are now part of kynect, Kentucky’s health care exchange created through the federal Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. The website, […]
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University Presidents: Time for Kentucky to Renew Commitment to Higher Education
The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education issued an editorial calling on the Commonwealth of Kentucky to renew its commitment to higher education. The editorial was signed by Northern Kentucky University President Geoffrey Mearns and Board of Regents Chairman Dennis Reppening, as well as their counterparts from Eastern Kentucky University, Kentucky State University, Kentucky Community & Technical […]
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University Presidents: Time for Kentucky to Renew Commitment to Higher Education
The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education issued an editorial calling on the Commonwealth of Kentucky to renew its commitment to higher education. The editorial was signed by Northern Kentucky University President Geoffrey Mearns and Board of Regents Chairman Dennis Reppening, as well as their counterparts from Eastern Kentucky University, Kentucky State University, Kentucky Community & Technical […]
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Bill Requires Women Seeking Abortion to Have Face-to-Face Meeting With Medical Professional
Capitol Notes from the Kentucky legislative Research Commission via KY Forward Senate panel approves informed consent bill: A bill that would change the informed consent process before abortion procedures passed the Senate Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Safety Committee today. Senate Bill 3, sponsored by Sen. Sara Beth Gregory, R-Monticello, would require a woman seeking […]
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Bill Requires Women Seeking Abortion to Have Face-to-Face Meeting With Medical Professional
Capitol Notes from the Kentucky legislative Research Commission via KY Forward Senate panel approves informed consent bill: A bill that would change the informed consent process before abortion procedures passed the Senate Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Safety Committee today. Senate Bill 3, sponsored by Sen. Sara Beth Gregory, R-Monticello, would require a woman seeking […]
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Bill to Restore Felon Voter Rights Passes Kentucky House Committee
From the Kentucky Legislative Research Commission’s Capitol Notes, via KY Forward A bipartisan bill that would let Kentucky voters decide whether to automatically restore felon voting rights cleared a House committee today. House Bill 70, sponsored by Rep. Jesse Crenshaw, D-Lexington, and House Minority Leader Jeff Hoover, R-Jamestown, would place a constitutional amendment on statewide […]
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Bill to Restore Felon Voter Rights Passes Kentucky House Committee
From the Kentucky Legislative Research Commission’s Capitol Notes, via KY Forward A bipartisan bill that would let Kentucky voters decide whether to automatically restore felon voting rights cleared a House committee today. House Bill 70, sponsored by Rep. Jesse Crenshaw, D-Lexington, and House Minority Leader Jeff Hoover, R-Jamestown, would place a constitutional amendment on statewide […]
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911 Call Centers to Split $2.9 Million in Kentucky
Kentucky’s 911 call centers, also known as public safety answering points (PSAPs), will receive more than $2.9 million from litigation initiated by the state’s Commercial Mobile Radio Services Board (CMRS), Governor Steve Beshear announced Tuesday. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upheld a lower court ruling that TracFone Wireless Inc. improperly withheld […]
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911 Call Centers to Split $2.9 Million in Kentucky
Kentucky’s 911 call centers, also known as public safety answering points (PSAPs), will receive more than $2.9 million from litigation initiated by the state’s Commercial Mobile Radio Services Board (CMRS), Governor Steve Beshear announced Tuesday. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upheld a lower court ruling that TracFone Wireless Inc. improperly withheld […]
