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Kentucky attorney general finds no requirement to use tax dollars to pay for inmate gender surgeries
4 days, 3 hours ago

Kentucky attorney general finds no requirement to use tax dollars to pay for inmate gender surgeries

Associated Press  

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky is under no legal requirement to use taxpayer money to cover the costs of gender-affirming surgeries for people incarcerated in state prisons, Attorney General Russell Coleman said Thursday. The Kentucky Department of Corrections requested the opinion from the state’s Republican attorney general as the agency amends its administrative regulations regarding medical care for people in prison. …

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Kentucky to open applications for the state’s medical marijuana business
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Kentucky to open applications for the state’s medical marijuana business

Associated Press  

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Businesses that want to sell, process or grow medical marijuana for Kentucky can start applying for permits starting Monday, part of an accelerated push to have products available in early 2025, Gov. Patients can apply for medical cannabis cards starting Jan. 1 if they have qualifying illnesses, including cancer, multiple sclerosis, chronic pain, epilepsy, chronic nausea or …

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Kentucky governor announces lottery to award initial round of medical cannabis business licenses
8 months ago

Kentucky governor announces lottery to award initial round of medical cannabis business licenses

Associated Press  

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky will use a lottery system to award an initial round of licenses to businesses competing to participate in the state’s startup medical cannabis program, Gov. “But one that provides at least a chance for everyone who can meet the criteria.” The state initially will issue 48 medical cannabis dispensary licenses, divided among 11 regions. The goal …

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Kentucky governor backs longer list of conditions eligible for treatment under medical marijuana law
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Kentucky governor backs longer list of conditions eligible for treatment under medical marijuana law

Associated Press  

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Access to medical marijuana in Kentucky should expand to include a longer list of severe health conditions, Gov. The Democratic governor said the law is based on “providing relief to Kentuckians with severe medical conditions” and should therefore be expanded. “While the legislation referenced several qualifying conditions, it left others out.” The expansion would make an estimated …

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Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear calls for unity in GOP-leaning Kentucky to uplift economy, education
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear calls for unity in GOP-leaning Kentucky to uplift economy, education

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Andy Beshear reached across the …

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Ohio voters enshrine abortion access in constitution in latest statewide win for reproductive rights
1 year, 1 month ago

Ohio voters enshrine abortion access in constitution in latest statewide win for reproductive rights

LA Times  

Lauren Miracle holds her son Dawson, 1, as she helps her daughter Oaklynn, 3, fill out a child’s practice ballot before voting herself Tuesday in Oregonia, Ohio. Ohio voters approved a constitutional amendment on Tuesday that ensures access to abortion and other forms of reproductive health care, the latest victory for abortion rights supporters since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned …

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Kentucky governor points to advances in fight against drug addiction
1 year, 6 months ago

Kentucky governor points to advances in fight against drug addiction

Associated Press  

FRANKFORT, Ky. — In its life-and-death battle against the drug epidemic, Kentucky has made gains in “breaking down the stigma” to reach out for treatment, Gov. There are “far too many Kentuckians that we’re losing,” Beshear said, but the report also offers “a real ray of hope that everyone, doing their best every single day, can make a difference.” The …

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Beshear: Drug overdose deaths fell in Kentucky in 2022
1 year, 8 months ago

Beshear: Drug overdose deaths fell in Kentucky in 2022

Associated Press  

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Drug overdose deaths in Kentucky fell by 5% in 2022, offering a sign of hope that treatment efforts are relieving an addiction epidemic that remains a public health crisis, Gov. Addiction spares no one.” Much more work remains to overcome what remains a public health crisis, but the decline in overdose deaths offers some good news in …

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GOP candidates tread cautiously on gun issues in Kentucky
1 year, 8 months ago

GOP candidates tread cautiously on gun issues in Kentucky

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky Republicans running for governor have deflected questions about gun legislation since this week’s mass shooting at a Louisville bank, turning instead to prayer and a focus on mental health. That same day, Kelly Craft, a chief rival for the GOP gubernatorial nomination in Kentucky’s May 16 primary, declared: “I am not going to touch the Second …

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Veto puts Kentucky in thick of fight over transgender rights
1 year, 8 months ago

Veto puts Kentucky in thick of fight over transgender rights

Associated Press  

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of a bill aimed at transgender health care puts the state in the middle of a national fight, but with more immediate consequences as the state’s looming election offers an early test on the state-by-state assault on gender-affirming care for minors. “Folks who have never been involved with politics or legislation have …

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Kentucky’s Dem governor files for red-state reelection bid
2 years ago

Kentucky’s Dem governor files for red-state reelection bid

Associated Press  

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Fresh off an event trumpeting Kentucky’s largest-ever economic development project, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear filed for reelection Monday, touting his work to increase jobs, expand health care and support teachers during a term marred by a pandemic and deadly storms. “I think the voters of Kentucky — who by now know me pretty well — know that …

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Kentucky governor relaxes ban on medical marijuana
2 years, 1 month ago

Kentucky governor relaxes ban on medical marijuana

Associated Press  

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Gov. GOP state Rep. Jason Nemes, a leading supporter of legalizing medical marijuana, said in a social media post: “As much as I support his effort to bring medical marijuana to Kentucky, this unprecedented power grab cannot stand.” House Speaker David Osborne acknowledged in a statement there is support for medical marijuana in Kentucky but said “the …

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Kentucky offers expanded Medicaid health coverage for adults
2 years, 2 months ago

Kentucky offers expanded Medicaid health coverage for adults

Associated Press  

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Gov. If you have massive dental problems that are creating major pain or other complications, it’s really hard to work.” Medicaid is a joint federal and state health care program for poor and disabled people. “We know poor health outcomes are one of the factors contributing to Kentucky’s low workforce participation, a significant concern for Kentucky job …

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Overwhelmed Kentucky hospitals fear the worst as federal Covid-19 assistance is scheduled to leave Friday
3 years, 3 months ago

Overwhelmed Kentucky hospitals fear the worst as federal Covid-19 assistance is scheduled to leave Friday

CNN  

CNN — A Covid-19 surge in Kentucky has led to so many patients at St. Claire Regional Medical Center that the workers are unsure how they’ll handle the growing numbers when a medical team sent by the federal government leaves Friday. It’s the largest health care facility serving 11 counties in rural northeastern Kentucky and – as of last week …

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Kentucky hospital pushed to its limits as state becomes the new Covid-19 hotspot
3 years, 3 months ago

Kentucky hospital pushed to its limits as state becomes the new Covid-19 hotspot

CNN  

CNN — Vera Middleton wishes she had gotten the Covid-19 vaccine. God has brought me where I am right now, and I praise him,” she said in her hospital bed through tears, adding that she hopes the message people get from her story is not to get the vaccine, but to know “there’s a God, and without him I would …

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National Guard will be deployed across Kentucky to help overwhelmed hospitals. Health care workers high-fived when they heard the news
3 years, 4 months ago

National Guard will be deployed across Kentucky to help overwhelmed hospitals. Health care workers high-fived when they heard the news

CNN  

CNN — Kentucky hospital officials high-fived one another during a news conference Monday as they learned multiple National Guard teams would be deployed to hospitals across the state dealing with rising Covid-19 cases and hospital staffing shortages. “Covid is burning through our population here in Kentucky,” Beshear said, adding that the state is coming off its third highest week of …

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Kentucky politicians feud over governor’s school mask order
3 years, 4 months ago

Kentucky politicians feud over governor’s school mask order

Associated Press  

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky’s Democratic governor first tried a softer approach, recommending masks in schools as the delta variant sent coronavirus cases climbing. Attorney General Daniel Cameron, another Republican, called the mask order an “unlawful exercise of power” and challenged the governor’s action in the state’s Supreme Court. In a voicemail call to parents, Science Hill Independent School District Superintendent …

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Kentucky flood: Vaccines needed to be rescued by boat amid flooding
3 years, 9 months ago

Kentucky flood: Vaccines needed to be rescued by boat amid flooding

CNN  

CNN — A batch of Covid-19 vaccines had to be rescued by boat after heavy rains threatened the power supply at a Kentucky health facility, according to Gov. Heavy rains on top of snow melt which saturated the soil have caused major flooding in Kentucky, which set over a dozen record for rainfall totals on Sunday, according to CNN Meteorologist …

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Kentucky governor relaunches kynect with expanded mission
4 years, 2 months ago

Kentucky governor relaunches kynect with expanded mission

Associated Press  

FRANKFORT, Ky. — A state-run web portal that signed up hundreds of thousands of people for health coverage before its dismantling was relaunched Monday by Kentucky’s governor, who gave it an expanded mission to guide people seeking help from an array of assistance programs. Retaining its original kynect name, the portal will allow Kentuckians to request health coverage and other …

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US coronavirus: At least 24 states are now reporting more new cases than they did a week ago
4 years, 2 months ago

US coronavirus: At least 24 states are now reporting more new cases than they did a week ago

CNN  

CNN — A top health expert warns US needs a “comprehensive approach” to the Covid-19 pandemic, following a week of several states reporting alarming trends. Their diagnoses, Frieden said, serve as “a reminder that Covid-19 is an ongoing threat to our country and can happen to anyone.” Twenty-four states saw their number of new cases rise at least 10% this …

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