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By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health News At the end of the 11th week of the 2026 legislative session, only a limited number of working days are left to pass the many health-related bills that are still working their way through the process.   Here are some of them that saw movement during the 11th week of…

Senate Bill 11 creates rebate program for construction or installation of residential safe rooms   FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 23, 2026) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear signed Senate Bill 11 into law, establishing a residential safe room rebate program and fund to protect eligible Kentuckians from severe weather.    “Kentucky has faced 15 federally declared…

By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health News Kentucky Youth Advocates reminds us in a blog post that March is National Nutrition Month, a time to highlight the importance of healthy eating habits as well as recognize the barriers that many families face in accessing nutritious food. In Kentucky, one in five children lives in food-insecure households,…

Kentucky Health News The 19th biennial Kentucky Conference on Health Communication (KCHC) will examine one of the most pressing global questions of our time: how communication shapes health as a human right. The 2026 conference, “Health as a Human Right: The Role of Health Communication,” will be held April 2-4 at the Hyatt Regency…

LEXINGTON, Ky. – A Cold Spring-based manufacturer of custom screw machine parts, Segepo-FSM, Inc., agreed to pay $887,234 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act, a federal law that prohibits the submission of false or fraudulent claims. Congress created the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to provide emergency financial assistance to small American businesses…

Kentucky Health News Humana and Eastern Kentucky University are partnering to address Kentucky’s health care workforce shortage. Humana is investing $125,000 at EKU to create the Humana Scholars Program, to include $50,000 for nursing scholarships and another $75,000 to help reduce personal barriers for EKU students pursuing nursing degrees, according to an EKU news…

By Sarah LaddKentucky Lantern The Kentucky Senate’s version of the state budget proposal keeps the cuts made by the House to tobacco cessation. Barring any changes, the legislature will put just shy of $1.8 million in the 2026-2027 fiscal year and about $1.6 million in the 2027-2028 fiscal year into tobacco cessation efforts. The…

Company also donating $4.4 million to support workforce development efforts in the commonwealth   FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 23, 2026) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear joined local officials and leaders from Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky (TMMK) to celebrate 40 years of manufacturing in the commonwealth by announcing an $800 million investment to prepare the plant…