38th Dist. Democratic primary candidates debate why they're best to take on Denny Butler in General Election
04/12/2016 12:18 AM
LOUISVILLE — Two very different Democratic candidates in South Louisville made their pitch to primary voters in the 38th District to earn the right to challenge former Democratic lawmaker Denny Butler in the General Election. The candidates squared off on Monday night for the one and only debate of the campaign between McKenzie Cantrell and Dan Johnson before more than 50 people at the Teamsters Local 89. Over the hour long debate the candidates returned to talk over who was... Read more 
Attorney General Andy Beshear files lawsuit against Gov. Matt Bevin over university cuts
04/11/2016 09:37 PM
FRANKFORT – Attorney General Andy Beshear followed through with his promise to file legislation against Gov. Bevin over 4.5 percent cuts to higher education during this fiscal year. The lawsuit filed on Monday in Franklin County Circuit Court questions Bevin’s authority to order the cuts to the budget passed two-years ago by the General Assembly. Beshear contends that the cuts are illegal, violating Kentucky’s constitutional provision of separation of powers, as well as the governor’s constitutional duty to... Read more
Kynect, Medicaid expansion bills fail to make it out of Senate committee
04/11/2016 06:15 PM
FRANKFORT – Senate Republicans plans to bring two bills to save kynect and the state Medicaid expansion to the Senate floor for a discussion and vote failed when only five Republicans were present to vote during the Senate Health and Welfare Committee meeting on Monday who took up both House Bill 5, and House Bill 6, both sponsored by Rep. Darryl Owens, D-Louisville. The five Republicans who were present at the time a vote was called, Sen. Ralph Alvarado, R-Winchester,... Read more
Gov. Bevin vetoes three bills brought by Republicans
04/11/2016 05:58 PM
Gov. Matt Bevin has vetoed three more bills passed by wide margins by the House and Senate for reasons including, “unnecessary government intrusion,” and additional costs on state agencies, according to veto messages. With his latest batch of vetoes Bevin has struck down legislation aimed at revamping child support guidelines, establishing a ‘Books for Brains’ Program to encourage preschool children to develop an appreciation of books and a bill which would provide residents of assisted living facilities with educational information... Read more
Kentucky adults still have a hard time affording health care, according to a Kentucky Health Issues Poll. In 2015, one in five Kentucky adults either didn’t get care or delayed care due to cost, according to the report. That’s down from 2014 and 2009, when 22 percent and 32 percent, respectively, went without needed care due to cost. Susan Zepeda, president of Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, said having insurance coverage is a great start, but it doesn’t always get the whole job done. “Although more and more Kentuckians are able to get the care they need in a timely manner, they’re is still work [...]
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A new report shows the association between life expectancy and income varies depending on where a person lives. The findings were published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Researchers from Stanford University found the life expectancy for low-income residents in Louisville is 77.9 years, which places the city in the bottom 10. The average life expectancy among low-income individuals nationwide is 79.4 years. Anna Baumann, research and policy associate at the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy, said poor health makes it harder for individuals to climb the income ladder. “The real physical, emotional and other stressors of poverty are harmful to health, [...]
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An environmental nonprofit has named an Eastern Kentucky river as one of the nation’s 10 most endangered. American Rivers released its annual list Tuesday, and it includes the Russell Fork River. The Russell Fork is on the border between Kentucky and Virginia, and flows through the Breaks Interstate Park. It’s used for whitewater rafting and fishing, but it’s coal mining that landed it on the annual list. For the past few years, the Russell Fork has been threatened by a mountaintop removal mine proposed by Paramount Coal, a subsidiary of Alpha Natural Resources. The Doe Branch mine was proposed several years ago but [...]
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