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Kentucky Expands Medicaid for Incarcerated Adults, Juveniles
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky is expanding healthcare coverage for eligible incarcerated adults and juveniles through a federal Medicaid Reentry Section 1115 Demonstration, according to an announcement from the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet. The initiative aims to reduce recidivism and enhance public safety by ensuring continuity of healthcare coverage before and after release.…
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Study: Doctors Want to Prescribe Hormone Therapy for Cervical Cancer, but Barriers Remain
LEXINGTON, Ky. — While most oncologists say they would prescribe hormone therapy to cervical cancer patients experiencing early menopause from radiation treatment, significant barriers are keeping many from doing so in practice, according to a new University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center study published in JAMA Network Open. The study found that 99.3% of…
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Kentucky DCBS faces deepest budget cuts in decade amid foster care crisis
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky’s Department for Community Based Services faces the deepest budget cuts in over a decade under the state’s final budget agreement, threatening critical services for the state’s most vulnerable children at a time when the foster care system is in crisis. The legislature approved a 9.1% cut to DCBS’s base budget…
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Celebrate Earth Day with the City of Lexington
Earth Day is April 22, and the City of Lexington invites folks to celebrate with us. Join Parks and Recreation and the Department of Environmental Quality and Public Works for events and programs that encourage environmental stewardship and provide opportunities for residents to experience Lexington’s natural areas up close. Start your Earth Day celebrations…
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Former Worker Exposes Conditions Inside JBS Louisville Pork Plant
LEXINGTON, Ky. — A former worker at Louisville’s JBS Swift pork processing plant is using social media to expose what he describes as dangerous working conditions, including broken equipment, overflowing animal waste and insufficient ventilation that makes breathing difficult. According to a report from the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting, David Olmos Herrera has…
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KY Hospital Association CEO departs after decades; no explanation given
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Nancy Galvagni, who spent more than four decades with the Kentucky Hospital Association, has stepped down from her position as CEO, the organization confirmed Tuesday without providing a reason for her departure. The association, which represents hospitals across the state, has not made a public announcement about the leadership transition. A…
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USDA cuts threaten Kentucky conservation programs, farm support
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Trump administration’s sweeping cuts to the U.S. Department of Agriculture are threatening Kentucky’s conservation programs and support for farmers, according to an analysis of federal workforce data published by the Kentucky Lantern and Inside Climate News. The USDA lost 21 percent of its workforce during the first year of President…
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Kentucky’s 2026 Legislative Session Is Finally Wrapping Up — Here’s What to Know
by Olivia Krauth, Queer Kentucky | Kentucky’s Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom April 14, 2026 This story will be updated throughout the day. Kentucky’s 2026 legislative session is officially — finally — coming to a close. Lawmakers will spend Tuesday and Wednesday in Frankfort, overriding any vetoes from Gov. Andy Beshear, passing any last-second bills and…
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Kentucky Legislature Wraps Up 2026 Session With Final Votes
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky lawmakers are heading into the final stretch of the 2026 legislative session, with the General Assembly set to adjourn by midnight Wednesday after two days of final votes and potential gubernatorial veto overrides. The Kentucky Senate will gavel in at 10 a.m. Tuesday, with both chambers working through Wednesday to…
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Anatomy Fashion Show turns heads for a cause
UK HealthCare is the hospitals and clinics of the University of Kentucky. But it is so much more. It is more than 10,000 dedicated health care professionals committed to providing advanced subspecialty care for the most critically injured and ill patients from the Commonwealth and beyond. It also is the home of the state’s…