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Beshear promotes two career employees to cabinet secretary positions
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear announced significant changes to his executive cabinet, promoting two career employees to secretary positions as part of an administrative restructuring designed to improve government efficiency and service delivery. Ray Perry has been appointed secretary of the Public Protection Cabinet, moving up from his position as deputy secretary where…
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UK School of Music celebrates year-end with special Johnson farewell
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The University of Kentucky School of Music will mark its academic year with a Celebration Weekend at the Singletary Center for the Arts, featuring the final performances by longtime choral director Jefferson Johnson before his retirement at the end of the spring semester. The weekend opens 5:15 p.m. Friday, April 24,…
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UK researcher advocates for cancer funding on Capitol Hill
LEXINGTON, Ky. — A University of Kentucky public health student was among just 20 early-career scientists selected nationwide to advocate for cancer research funding on Capitol Hill in March, an opportunity that reflected her unique path blending laboratory work with policy engagement. Subin Kim participated in the 11th Annual American Association for Cancer Research…
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Kentucky educators invited to summer literacy conference in Louisville
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Registration is now open for the third-annual Kentucky Reads to Succeed Summer Conference, which will bring together K-12 educators and administrators from across the state to learn about evidence-based literacy practices, according to Kentucky Teacher. The conference will take place June 8-9 at the Galt House in Louisville and will be…
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UK student pursues veterinary pathology dream via Auburn partnership
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Malena Hughes, a senior at the University of Kentucky majoring in animal sciences, is preparing to pursue her lifelong dream of becoming a veterinary pathologist, according to University of Kentucky News. Hughes will attend Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine in fall 2026, taking advantage of Kentucky’s contract program with Auburn…
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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…