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GOP Leaders: Bevin Lacks Votes to Pass Pension Bill in House
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Some top Republican lawmakers in Kentucky say GOP Gov. Matt Bevin hasn’t lined up enough votes yet to pass his pension bill in an expected special… Read More
Kentucky Secretary of State Contests Law Removing Her Power Over Elections Board
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky’s secretary of state has challenged a new state law removing her power over the State Board of Elections. Alison Lundergan Grimes claims the action by… Read More
Kentucky Lawmakers Briefed on Governor’s Pension Measure
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky lawmakers are being briefed on a new pension bill as Gov. Matt Bevin’s administration continues preparations for a special legislative session. Lawmakers met with members… Read More
State Labor Chief Looking Into Subpoenas For Teacher Names
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky Labor Secretary David Dickerson says his agency is still investigating subpoenas sent to several school districts seeking names of teachers who might have used sick… Read More
County Jails Struggle With A New Role As America’s Prime Centers For Opioid Detox
By: Eric Westervelt | NPR
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The National Sheriffs’ Association has published a detailed guide to jail-based medication-assisted treatment. States hardest hit by opioids are moving fastest to get inmates the help needed to quit.
Kentucky’s Economic Development Chief Resigning
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin says his administration’s economic development secretary is stepping down from the job he has held since early 2017. Bevin said Tuesday it’s… Read More
Kentucky University Cuts Ties To Its Confucius Institute
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) – Western Kentucky University is cutting ties to its Confucius Institute due to a new federal policy. News outlets report University President Tim Caboni made the… Read More
Cannabis Economy: With Medical Marijuana, Ohio’s Meigs County Hopes To Cash In On “Golden” Opportunity
By: Aaron Payne | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Meigs County, Ohio, has a complicated history with marijuana. “Meigs County Gold” has been grown illegally for years. Local legend has it that was the strain of choice for musicians… Read More
Anti-Tobacco Advocates Question McConnell Plan To Raise Minimum Purchasing Age
By: Sasha Ingber | NPR
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Citing an “unprecedented spike” in teens vaping, Sen. Mitch McConnell said the bill would raise the minimum age for people to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21. Tobacco companies back the proposal.
Judge Rules State Must Disclose Records, Pay Legal Fees
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – A Kentucky judge has overruled a decision by the state to release only documents with blacked-out details of allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination made by… Read More
Federal Opioid Strikeforce Indicts More Than A Dozen Ohio Valley Doctors
By: Aaron Payne | Ohio Valley ReSource
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The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Wednesday more than a dozen indictments against doctors in the Ohio Valley on charges relating to the illegal distribution of opioids. These are… Read More
Kentucky Aluminum Plant Investor Is Russian Company Formerly Under U.S. Sanctions
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Russian aluminum company Rusal announced Monday it plans to invest in a new Kentucky aluminum mill to be built near Ashland in eastern Kentucky. The $200 million investment in Braidy Industries is Rusal’s first… Read More
CBD Uncertainty: Sales Soar But Science Lags On Hemp Health Effects
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Inside the Bluegrass Hemp Oil store in Lexington, Kentucky, the CBD oils and lotions lining the walls have an origin story — a story of a family’s struggle. “We took… Read More
Kentucky Governor Vetoes Pension Bill
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has vetoed a pension bill that was aimed at providing relief to some state-funded agencies struggling with ballooning retirement payments. Governor Bevin… Read More
Kentucky to Use Rapid DNA Tests For Sex Assault Cases
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky authorities say the state will start using rapid DNA testing for sexual assault investigations. Authorities said Wednesday that the rapid DNA system has proven successful… Read More
Health Officials: E. Coli Cases in Kentucky Climb to 46
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky officials say a contaminated food source is believed to have caused an E. coli outbreak that has sickened at least 46 people in the state…. Read More
ACLU and Top Kentucky Lawyer Differ on Tackling Abortion Law
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – An abortion-rights group is disagreeing with Kentucky’s Democratic attorney general over the validity of a state law that could determine if the state’s only abortion clinic… Read More
Medicaid Expansion Boosted Cancer Screenings, Study Says
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – A new study says colon cancer screenings for Medicaid patients in Kentucky have increased 230% since the state expanded its Medicaid program under former President Barack… Read More
Kentucky Judge Rules Against Unvaccinated Student in Lawsuit
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WALTON, Ky. (AP) – A Kentucky judge has ruled against a student who sued after he wasn’t allowed to play basketball because he wasn’t vaccinated for chickenpox. In the lawsuit… Read More
Union: Hospital Workers in Ky., W.Va. Ratify 3-Year Contract
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HARLAN, Ky. (AP) – A union says hospital workers in Kentucky and West Virginia have approved a three-year contract. WYMT-TV reports the United Steelworkers union announced the ratification of the… Read More
Ivanka Trump Visits Kentucky Toyota Plant, Touts Training
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GEORGETOWN, Ky. (AP) – Ivanka Trump toured the Toyota Motor Manufacturing plant in central Kentucky, viewing several stages of the manufacturing process. The White House says in a release that… Read More
Federal Judge Again Blocks New Medicaid Rules in Kentucky
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – A federal judge has once again blocked new rules for Kentucky’s Medicaid program that would require people to get a job, go to school or volunteer… Read More
Quarles: Sales of Kentucky Hemp Products Surged in 2018
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky’s agriculture commissioner says sales of the state’s hemp products surged in 2018, as did the amount hemp farmers were paid. Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles said… Read More
Kentucky Lawmakers Target Solar power, Felony Expungement
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – People who put solar panels on their homes will likely get less credit for the power they generate after Kentucky lawmakers OK’d new rules for the… Read More
Toyota Revs Up Hybrid Vehicle Production In Ohio Valley
By: Jeff Young | Ohio Valley ReSource
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The automaker Toyota announced Thursday major new investments in facilities in Kentucky and West Virginia to increase production of hybrid vehicles. Toyota plans to invest about $750 million in facilities… Read More
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