During a public hearing on a proposed state regulation to change how kinship care placements are handled in Kentucky, an advocate raised concerns about how the revisions will play out. Norma Hatfield, a longtime advocate for kinship care families who, like herself, are raising minor relatives, addressed officials with the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family […]
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State health cabinet to ban sale, possession of ‘dangerous’ kratom derivative
The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services is finalizing regulations to classify a “dangerous” derivative of kratom as a Schedule I narcotic that would make it a crime to sell, possess or distribute the substance. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, in a Wednesday press conference, said 7-hydroxymitragynine, or 7-OH, is a “powerful and addictive drug […]
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Boone County needs foster parents
Boone County has 170 children in foster care, according to a briefing by Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services social services clinician Clyde Jamison. At the Oct. 7 Florence City Council caucus meeting, he briefed the members on foster care services in Kentucky and on local conditions in Boone County. Kentucky has 8,605 children […]
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Florence officer opens home to child headed to foster care: ‘His prayers were answered’
In October 2024, Florence police officer Michael Stanaland and Corporal Kelli Chapman responded to a call to the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services. At the Sept. 23 Florence City Council meeting, Florence police chief Jeff Mallery presented Stanaland with a distinguished service award for what happened in the aftermath of the call. “Not […]
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Debate over certificate of need continues in Frankfort
The Kentucky legislature’s interim joint committee on licensing, occupations and administration regulations heard testimonies from Rep. Marianne Proctor and others on the topic of medical certificate of need, which is particularly relevant in Northern Kentucky.