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The University of Kentucky Healthcare celebrated a major construction milestone Thursday as the final steel beam was placed on its new Cancer and Advanced Ambulatory Building, signaling the completion of the structure’s framework.

Kentucky lawmakers have expressed support for a proposed requirement that hospitals allow medical cannabis as part of end-of-life care for terminally ill patients, signaling potential momentum for policy changes.

Gov. Beshear has announced appointments to multiple Kentucky state boards and commissions, including new members to energy, education, workforce, and river management agencies across the Commonwealth.

Kentucky is returning to requiring all optometry license applicants to take the three national standard exams, ending a controversial period when alternative tests were permitted. Lawmakers continue examining the implications of the temporary policy change.

Families asked that leaders find a way to work together and reverse the cut.

The Kentucky Horse Park Commission will meet July 21 at 1:00 p.m. EST at the park’s Visitor Center to address commission business.

The Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet will hold public meetings throughout July covering education and workforce development policy matters, with sessions available both in person and via teleconference.

The Los Angeles Sparks signed former Kentucky point guard Tonie Morgan, the 2026 WNBA Draft’s 32nd overall pick, to a development player contract on Friday.

Golden Tempo, the Keeneland-based Kentucky Derby and Belmont winner, breezed a half-mile in :48.40 Friday ahead of his scheduled move to Saratoga for the August DraftKings Travers.

For tens of thousands of Kentuckians with an intellectual or developmental disability, or who are simply getting older and less able to care for themselves, Medicaid services provided at home and in the community are crucial. These services are available through what are known as 1915c waivers and are often simply referred to as “Medicaid…