Rural hospitals audit important to set benchmark for healthy Ky., Edelen says; work on backlog of untested rape kits begins in coming weeks
04/02/2015 07:52 AM
The nine-month audit of 52 percent of the state’s 66 rural hospitals offers a “benchmark” for health care in outlying facilities after the implementation of managed care, but before the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. “I think the net result is getting people together — even folks that disagree, that there are certain facts that inform this discussion,” Edelen said. Edelen said the biggest challenges for the hospitals have been the disappearance of private insurance as coal mining jobs... Read more 
Congressman Guthrie endorses Ryan Quarles in primary for ag commissioner
04/01/2015 03:53 PM
U.S. Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Bowling Green, is adding his name to the list of prominent Republicans backing Rep. Ryan Quarles, R-Georgetown, in his bid for state agriculture commissioner. With Quarles facing fellow Republican Rep. Richard Heath, R-Mayfield, in the May 19 primary, Kentucky’s GOP congressmen are slowly moving behind Quarles’ campaign. Just one week ago Quarles’ campaign announced the endorsement of U.S. Rep. Andy Barr, R-Lexington. Now Guthrie is giving Quarles his nod, saying the family farming roots give Quarles the... Read more
Attorney General Jack Conway shuts down political action committee as outside spenders eye governor's race
04/01/2015 03:15 PM
As outside spending groups prepare to ramp up their efforts in this year’s gubernatorial election, Democratic Attorney General Jack Conway quietly shuttered his Justice and Action for the Commonwealth of Kentucky political action committee, or JACK PAC, last month. Termination paperwork for JACK PAC was filed with the Federal Election Commission March 11. Records show the group sold its email list to Conway’s gubernatorial campaign for $1,959 in its final receipt March 6 and, after covering expenses like website hosting and... Read more
Seminar helps law enforcement and prosecutors focus on 'drug driving'
04/01/2015 02:39 PM
COVINGTON – The Kentucky Office of the Attorney General is hosting a regional seminar this week in Covington to train police officers and prosecutors about the effective prosecution of a growing problem in the Commonwealth of Kentucky – DUI cases involving drugs. Results of a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 2013/2014 survey showed an increase in drug-positive drivers using medications (from 3.9% in 2007 to 4.9% in 2013–2014), and a larger increase in the prevalence of illegal drugs (from 12.4%... Read more
Obama commutes sentences of 22 drug offenders including Kentucky member of the 'Cornbread Mafia'
04/01/2015 12:01 PM
Francis Darrell Hayden of Loretto joined a small group of Americans Tuesday when President Barack Obama commuted his and 22 other individuals’ prison sentences. Hayden had been sentenced to life behind bars in 2002 following a third arrest for marijuana offenses in Michigan. With two prior marijuana convictions in 1980 and 1990, Hayden received a life sentence in 2002 after being caught growing nearly 19,000 marijuana plants in Michigan. With a stroke from Obama’s pen, Hayden’s days behind bars are... Read more
Dept. of Education Commissioner Terry Holliday announces retirement
04/01/2015 10:03 AM
UPDATED WITH REACTION FROM GOV. BESHEAR — After nearly six years on the job Department of Education, Commissioner Terry Holliday has announced he will be retiring effective Aug. 31. Holliday announced his retirement on Wednesday at the Kentucky Board of Education’s meeting in Frankfort in a letter read by Board of Education Chair Roger Marcum. “I am humbled and very proud to end my 43 years in public education by serving the Commonwealth of Kentucky,” Holliday wrote. “For the last six... Read more
Indiana is launching a needle exchange program in Scott County to combat an outbreak of HIV related to intravenous drug use. Disease intervention specialists from nearby counties and states, including Kentucky, have been called upon to assist. Louisville is about 40 miles south of Scott County, and Kentucky officials are battling this state’s own issues with intravenous drug use—specifically, with a spike in heroin use. But Kentucky health officials have not seen a surge in new HIV cases despite the Indiana outbreak, said Dr. Kraig Humbaugh, director of the division of epidemiology and health planning for Kentucky. He said he expects Louisville physicians to see an [...]
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Each year, farmers in Louisville for the annual Farm Machinery Show spend a lot of money at Sully’s Saloon and Restaurant on Fourth Street, manager Benjamin Yates said. The same thing happens throughout the year during events at the Kentucky International Convention Center in downtown Louisville. Businesses in the vicinity “thrive” off the foot-traffic from the conventions—they’re “things we map our year around,” Yates said. But that’ll change when the convention center shuts down for two years beginning in August 2016 for nearly $180 million in renovations, Yates said. “The two years that they’re going to shut the convention center down is going to hurt downtown Louisville, as a [...]
Wed, Apr 01, 2015 9:40:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
National Republicans use Obama visit to bash Jack Conway
from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngman)
from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngman)
Republicans last year had undeniable success in tying Kentucky's Democratic U.S. Senate candidate to an unpopular Democratic president. With President Barack Obama coming to Kentucky Thursday, it seems clear that…Click to Continue » [...]
Wed, Apr 01, 2015 9:09:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Another Gatewood Galbraith files to run for governor of Kentucky
from jbrammer@herald-leader.com (Jack Brammer)
from jbrammer@herald-leader.com (Jack Brammer)
Saying he hopes to "warm" the grave of Gatewood Galbraith, a 68-year-old Pulaski County man has filed to run as an independent for governor this year after legally changing his…Click to Continue » [...]
Wed, Apr 01, 2015 8:35:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Dr. William Cooke knew he wanted to practice medicine in a rural town. He’s been a physician in Austin, Indiana, for 10 years—and he’s the only physician in town. “I went there specifically to bring access to care,” he said. Austin is in Scott County, which is at the center of national focus because of an HIV outbreak attributed to intravenous drug use. To meet the crisis, Cooke is providing a much-needed free HIV clinic for the small city of about 4,300 people. So far, more than 80 people Scott County have tested positive for HIV since the end of the year. On Tuesday, [...]
Wed, Apr 01, 2015 8:13:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
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