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Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear says the Commonwealth will monitor programs during the government shutdown.
Andy Beshear at podium
Democrats demand action now to ease health care costs. Republicans say reopen the government, then we’ll talk.
Health Care Costs. Stethoscope. Health Care Costs Or Medical Insurance
With food insecurity rising, Kentucky continues to aggressively investigate individuals on fraud allegations, with some legal experts claiming they rely too much on faulty evidence.
ebt accepted neon sign
Kentucky hemp farmers sent a letter to Sen. Mitch McConnell asking him for a meeting and to not again try to insert language into a bill banning certain hemp-derived products.
man standing in front of hemp farm
The pushback of several Kentucky Republicans, among others, likely led to the reinstatement of Jimmy Kimmel’s show, writes journalist Al Cross.
JIMMY KIMMEL
Laurel Wilt was first identified in Christian County in 2019.
Sassafras tree with Laurel Wilt disease
On Friday, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) narrowly voted down a proposal to require prescriptions for COVID-19 shots.
covid vaccine vials
The results of a federal investigation into a Kentucky organ donation nonprofit found that during a four-year period, medical providers had planned to harvest the organs of 73 patients despite signs of neurological activity.
Larry Black Jr.
Kentucky is not among the states that have issued orders that aim to make it easier for people to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Kentucky’s budget situation is such that a $305 million shortfall presents no cause for alarming spending cuts.
kentucky capitol
The finding is the sixth time this year the GAO has determined the Trump administration violated the Impoundment Control Act.
FEMA sign on a wall