Local departments around the state want lawmakers to approve a major overhaul of the health-department system, including changes in how they are funded.
The Kentucky Academy of Physician Assistants urged passage of the bill, explaining that under the current system a supervising physician has to sign off on any controlled substance prescription written by a PA.
The bill would exempt several public agencies, including rape crisis centers, public defenders, health departments and children’s advocacy centers. Public schools are exempted from the bill, but universities are not.
As a student at Murray State University in the mid-1970s, Jincy Canterbury-Hayes found her place at Murray State University's public radio station. Even after joining the U.S. Marine Corps, she often volunteered at radio stations.
State lawmakers, who met with local officials during a public meeting Monday morning, have been asked to help pass legislation that would allow former second-class cities like Hopkinsville to levy restaurant and alcohol taxes.
The hallway decorations included internet “memes” about the president, references to Mexico, and a version of the president’s proposed border wall along the U.S. southern border.
