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26-ORD-082 – Arielle Zionts/Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Opinion Number: 26-ORD-082 Date Issued: 3/10/2026 Parties: Arielle Zionts/Cabinet for Health and Family Services Download Full PDF Opinion Content: March 10, 2026 In re: Arielle Zionts/Cabinet for Health and Family Services Summary: The Cabinet for Health and Family Services (“the Cabinet”) did not violate the Open Records Act (“the Act”) when it did not…
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26-ORD-080 – Marche Campbell/London City Council
Opinion Number: 26-ORD-080 Date Issued: 3/10/2026 Parties: Marche Campbell/London City Council Download Full PDF Opinion Content: March 10, 2026 In re: Marche Campbell/London City Council Summary: The London City Council (“the Council”) violated the Open Records Act (“the Act”) when it denied a request for records without explaining how the attorney-client privilege applied to…
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26-ORD-081 – Daniel Woodie/Kenton County Clerk’s Office
Opinion Number: 26-ORD-081 Date Issued: 3/10/2026 Parties: Daniel Woodie/Kenton County Clerk’s Office Download Full PDF Opinion Content: March 10, 2026 In re: Daniel Woodie/Kenton County Clerk’s Office Summary: The Kenton County Clerk’s Office (“the Agency”) did not violate the Open Records Act (“the Act”) when it denied requests for public records because the requester…
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26-ORD-079 – Jacob Garmon/City of Edmonton
Opinion Number: 26-ORD-079 Date Issued: 3/10/2026 Parties: Jacob Garmon/City of Edmonton Download Full PDF Opinion Content: March 10, 2026 In re: Jacob Garmon/City of Edmonton Summary: The City of Edmonton (“the City”) did not violate the Open Records Act (“the Act”) when it denied a request for records that did not precisely describe the…
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Health bills continue to move in 9th week of legislative session, with only a few weeks left
By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health News Health bills continue to move in the ninth week of the 2026 legislative session, and have just a little more than three weeks left to make it over the finish line. Here are some of them: Respiratory care – House Bill 36, sponsored by Rep. Steve Bratcher, R-Elizabethtown, would enter Kentucky…
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Clark, Johnson, Madison and Mason counties certified as Recovery Ready Communities
Four more Kentucky counties have been certified as Recovery Ready Communities, signaling that they have the resources needed to help their residents recover from addiction. That brings the total to 39 counties out of 120. “Fewer of our people and families are experiencing the pain of addiction because communities are supporting their neighbors,” Gov. Andy…
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Study: Appalachian Kentucky is diabetes-cancer hotspot, calls for more cancer screening in region
By Elizabeth ChapinUniversity of Kentucky A new University of Kentucky study has mapped areas across the U.S. where high rates of diabetes and deaths from diabetes-related cancers overlap. The UK Markey Cancer Center and Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center research reveals patterns that could help target life-saving interventions. People with diabetes are more likely to develop certain cancers, including those…
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Kentucky’s rural counties would be affected by fluoride-optional bill
By Nadia RamlaganPublic News Service Kentucky lawmakers are considering a bill that would make water fluoridation optional by removing a statewide mandate that water systems serving more than 3,000 people be treated with the natural mineral. Supporters said the bill would allow for more local control over fluoride exposure. Jennifer Harrison, dental hygienist and steering committee…
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Kentucky Senate president wants 3 universities to work together to address doctor shortage
By McKenna HorsleyKentucky Lantern Republican Senate President Robert Stivers wants three Kentucky universities to work together to find solutions to the state’s doctor shortage. Republicans and a Democrat on the Senate Health Services Committee backed Stivers’ Senate Joint Resolution 116 on Wednesday, March 4. The resolution would direct the University of Kentucky, the University…
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March’s “Our Healthy Kentucky Home” initiative focuses on emergency preparedness
By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health News The focus of March’s “Our Healthy Kentucky Home” initiative is emergency preparedness. “Here in Kentucky, we’ve experienced firsthand these tolls that disasters and emergencies can take on our communities,” Health Secretary Dr. Steven Stack said at a March 5 news conference.”Floods, tornadoes, winter storms and severe weather are beyond…