Lawmakers express caution over future of expanded Medicaid program
07/24/2014 05:39 PM
While Medicaid expansion in Kentucky as part of the Affordable Care Act is looked at by some as a success story around the country, state lawmakers were a bit more reserved in praising the expansion at the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue meeting on Thursday. Lawrence Kissner, Commissioner of the Department of Medicaid Services told committee members that an independent study by the University of Louisville’s Urban Institute found that expanding Medicaid has been beneficial for the state in... Read more 
Reversing course? Why one lawmaker says other Seven Counties Contracts could move forward
07/24/2014 05:36 PM
New talks between lawmakers and Seven Counties Services could providing the space to come up with a solution to the worries of the retirement system and the liabilities of Seven Counties. Rep. Brad Montell, R-Shelbyville, is a member of two committees which have been dealing with the Kentucky Retirement Systems and Seven Counties Services, who does business with the state and is attempting to leave the pension system. “I had a very good meeting with some representatives from Seven Counties…and... Read more
More than 700 Democrats gathered at the Kentucky Democratic Party's annual Wendell Ford Dinner in Louisville on Thursday to honor the former senator — who recently disclosed that he is…Click to Continue » [...]
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Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes on Thursday night portrayed Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell as being out of touch with the struggles of Kentuckians, and said his partisanship has hurt the…Click to Continue » [...]
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U.S. Sen. Rand Paul said Thursday that the disproportionate number of minorities in the nation's prisons convinced him to push for sentencing reform and restoring voting rights to some convicted…Click to Continue » [...]
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Rand Paul Will Outline His Agenda For Minority Voters In National Urban League Address
from Phillip M. Bailey
from Phillip M. Bailey
Republican U.S. Senator Rand Paul speaks before the National Urban League this Friday to outline an agenda relevant to minorities.In a one-on-one interview with WFPL Thursday morning, Paul previewed a speech that will focus on criminal justice reform, school choice, and economic freedom zones. [...]
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Jobs are the top issue this week in the campaign ads of Kentucky's U.S. Senate race. [...]
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"Mr. McConnell, in the last two years, we've lost almost half of our coal jobs in Eastern Kentucky," Stanley says, "Why'd you say it's not your job to bring jobs to Kentucky?" [...]
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The HHS "has no plans to use Fort Knox as a temporary Unaccompanied Alien Children program shelter in the future."[...]
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