State set to receive $2.6M CDC grant to improve colon-cancer screenings, Gov. Beshear announces
08/25/2015 08:51 PM
FRANKFORT — With colon-cancer screenings in Kentucky improving considerably in recent years, Gov. Steve Beshear said Tuesday he hopes a five-year, $2.6 million federal grant will improve access in low-income communities in Appalachia and Louisville. Beshear announced that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will send $529,428 per year to the Department for Public Health for five years. The funding will complement other preventative efforts, such as a collaboration among the Kentucky Cancer Program, Horses and Hope, University of Louisville’s... Read more 
Lawmakers concerned about Kentucky jobs in proposed Aetna-Humana merger
08/25/2015 08:16 PM
FRANKFORT – The multi-billion dollar proposed merger of healthcare giants Humana and Aetna has Kentucky lawmakers asking questions about a major Kentucky employer. Members of the Interim Joint Committee on Banking and Insurance heard from insurance provider Aetna on Tuesday as the company moves forward with the merger which is under review by antitrust regulators. The companies announced on July 3 that Aetna, based out of Connecticut would buy Louisville based Humana for $37 billion. The new company would have... Read more
Pro-Jack Conway super PAC ad sharpens focus on Matt Bevin's refusal to release tax returns
08/25/2015 01:37 PM
Democratic super PAC Kentucky Family Values is sharpening their messaging in their latest TV with a focus on Republican gubernatorial nominee Matt Bevin’s refusal to release his tax returns. The 30-second ad released on Tuesday by the pro-Jack Conway PAC focuses on the “tradition” of gubernatorial candidates releasing their tax-returns for public inspection as a candidate. The ad also turns to the previous tax delinquency claims made by the campaign of U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell in the 2014 GOP primary... Read more
House Speaker Greg Stumbo will propose a constitutional amendment that would allow as many as seven casinos to open in Kentucky, with tax revenue from the businesses dedicated to public education, boosting the racing industry and shoring up the state’s ailing retirement system. Under the proposal, the casinos would be operated by private entities and overseen by the Kentucky Lottery. They would be located in each of the state’s six congressional districts, plus one “at large” casino. Stumbo’s initial proposal is to dedicate 40 percent of the revenue for public elementary and secondary education, 30 percent for higher education, 20 percent for the [...]
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A neighborhood group is hoping concerns about public health and the environment will factor into a city board’s decision to grant a conditional use permit to pork producer JBS Swift. Swift has been operating a slaughterhouse in Louisville’s Butchertown neighborhood for decades. For the past nine years, the company has also been using a nearby lot on Cabel Street as a staging area for its trucks. Until earlier this year, the company was renting the lot from the Metropolitan Sewer District. Swift bought the lot for $790,000 in 2014, though questions were raised about the process. Now, the staging lot is a permanent [...]
Tue, Aug 25, 2015 9:33:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
A company that wants to turn some of Louisville’s food waste into methane gas will hold more community meetings in the city, weeks after a backlash prompted one partner to cancel plans for a facility in West Louisville. Mayor Greg Fischer’s office said Monday it is hopeful more community support will come once the Indiana-based company Nature’s Methane explains new technology proposed for parts of West Louisville. Seed Capital Kentucky, the nonprofit developer of the FoodPort in the Russell neighborhood, had plans to partner with Nature’s Methane to have an anaerobic digester plant at the FoodPort. But earlier this month, Seed Capital Kentucky canceled the plan following criticism [...]
Tue, Aug 25, 2015 9:05:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Ethics panel files more misconduct charges against suspended Pike County judge
from bestep@herald-leader.com (Bill Estep)
from bestep@herald-leader.com (Bill Estep)
A state ethics panel has filed two additional charges of misconduct against Pike Circuit Judge Steven D. Combs, who has been suspended while awaiting a hearing.Click to Continue » [...]
Tue, Aug 25, 2015 8:25:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
In Alaska, Rand Paul says he is preparing for the 'long haul'
from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngman)
from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngman)
Talking to reporters by conference call while he campaigned in Alaska, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul and his top aide emphasized that they are increasingly looking west for delegates and their…Click to Continue » [...]
Tue, Aug 25, 2015 5:09:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Somerset to drop lawsuit challenging state auditor's authority, mayor says
from bestep@herald-leader.com (Bill Estep)
from bestep@herald-leader.com (Bill Estep)
Mayor Eddie Girdler said Auditor Adam Edelen's office had given the city additional time to respond to the findings of the examination, resolving some concerns. The mayor also he'd decided…Click to Continue » [...]
Tue, Aug 25, 2015 1:49:00 AM, Continue reading at the source
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