by Paul Oliva, The Lexington Times Author’s note: Shortly after Emma Curtis filed for the 4th District Council seat in early January, an anonymous representative of the Kentucky Young Democrats reached out to The Lexington Times via Instagram direct message to clarify that Emma Curtis is not the President of the Kentucky Young Democrats.…
by Jordan Hensley, Legislative Research Commission FRANKFORT — Legislation to temporarily remove firearms from individuals experiencing a mental health crisis may be filed during the 2024 legislative session. Sen. Whitney Westerfield, R-Fruit Hill, said he’s been working on the bill for “a while.” It would focus on crisis aversion and rights retention, or CARR,…
LEXINGTON, KY – A federal criminal investigation, led by DEA Special Agent and local school board member Jason D. Moore, has uncovered a significant inventory of illegal substances and firearms, indicative of a major criminal enterprise in Fayette County. Eugene L. Fishback, 31, allegedly a key figure in the local drug trafficking network, was…
LEXINGTON, KY — The Fayette County Board of Education has approved a $4 million contract to extend its collaboration with the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department for school health services through the 2024-25 academic year. This decision, announced in the latest “Board Meeting Buzz” newsletter, marks a significant development in the ongoing discussion about the…
by McKenna Horsley, Kentucky Lantern Kentucky’s recently redrawn congressional and legislative districts will stand for future elections. In an opinion published Thursday morning, the Kentucky Supreme Court affirmed Franklin Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate’s previous decision that the maps were a result of “partisan gerrymanders” but did not find them unconstitutional. “Regardless of how unusual or…
By Lindsay Travis, University of Kentucky/Kentucky Health News A team of researchers at the University of Kentucky is working to better understand the impact of opioid-use disorder on mothers and babies. Every 24 minutes in the United States, a baby is born with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) after being exposed via a mother with opioid-use…
Kentucky Health News The Cigna Group has pulled the plug on its planned merger with Louisville-based Humana Inc., which would have created a huge health-insurance company. “The companies couldn’t come to agreement on price and other financial terms, according to people familiar with the matter,” reports Lauren Thomas of The Wall Street Journal. “Cigna would have been acquiring Humana…
Lexington, KY – Fayette Circuit Judge Julie Goodman has dismissed a murder case involving Cornell Denmark Thomas II, citing significant racial disparities in the local court system. According to a report by the Herald-Leader’s Taylor Six, the case, which, stems from a 2020 hit-and-run incident that resulted in the death of Tammy Botkin, initially…
by McKenna Horsley, Kentucky Lantern A Franklin Circuit Court judge on Monday struck down a law allowing charter schools in Kentucky, ahead of an expected effort in next year’s legislature to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot that would allow public money to be spent on private schools. Judge Phillip Shepherd declared 2022’s House Bill 9 unconstitutional…
by Jillian Riseman, CivicLex Weekly 🥇 Big Topics we’re following 🚰 EPA Consent Decree: UpdateLast week, the Environmental Quality & Public Works Committee heard an update on Lexington’s Consent Decree obligations. What is the EPA Consent Decree? In 2006, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Commonwealth of Kentucky filed a lawsuit against Lexington…