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National Immunization Awareness Month reminds us to make sure student vaccines are up to date
As students prepare to go back to school, there’s no better time than National Immunization Awareness Month to remind folks that it’s time to make sure their children are caught up on their immunizations. Despite federal revisions to the…
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Beshear Joins Multistate Lawsuit Opposing Data Sharing Rule
Gov. Beshear has joined 23 other states in suing the Trump administration over a new regulation that would allow federal agencies to share sensitive TANF recipient data, including Social Security numbers and immigration status.
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Applications for Community Health Improvement Grants open through Sept. 18
The three CommonSpirit Saint Joseph Hospitals in Lexington are accepting applications for local nonprofit organizations to apply for grants aimed at working to improve the health and well-being of communities in their service areas. The…
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Prosecutors drop vandalism charges for Reflecting Pool damage, blame ‘contractor error’
WASHINGTON — U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro moved Friday to dismiss charges against a former Olympian canoeist alleged to have damaged part of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Pirro had charged David Hearn, of Bethesda, Maryland, with destruction of property of more than $1,000 for allegedly vandalizing the newly refinished…
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Judge rejects states’ bid to block Medicaid work rules
States will have to meet a Jan. 1 deadline to implement new Medicaid work requirements, after a federal judge denied 25 Democratic-led states’ request to pause implementation of the rule. The broad tax and spending law President Donald Trump signed last summer, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, requires states that have expanded Medicaid…
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Medicaid Cuts Will Return Next Year Unless the General Assembly Acts
The past month has been volatile for those covered by Medicaid. The budget passed by the General Assembly for fiscal year (FY) 2027, which runs from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027, appropriated $269 million less in state funds than what is needed to maintain existing Medicaid services. Because of the shortfall, the…
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Stein Preps Wildcats for First Season With Focus on Details, Execution
New Kentucky head coach Will Stein held his first media day Monday, emphasizing the importance of details and execution during fall camp as the Wildcats prepare for their September 5 season opener against Youngstown State.
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Kentucky expert: Prioritize mental health as kids return to school
By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service Around 700,000 Kentucky kids will return to school in a few weeks, and experts said it is important to prepare them for the transition. While it may include a trip to the store for notebooks and…
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Multiple efforts across Kentucky seek to attract doctors, interest students in healthcare careers
As the director of the Center for Interprofessional and Community Health Education at the University of Kentucky, James Ballard knows firsthand about the physician shortage in the state and the all-encompassing efforts to change it. “Oh, we…
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UK Alum Returns Home to Lead Somerset-Pulaski Chamber
Bobby Clue, a University of Kentucky alumnus, has become executive director of the Somerset-Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce, where he has grown the organization to over 1,300 members and established significant scholarship programs for local students.