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26-ORD-020 – Ice Miller LLP/Office of Medical Cannabis
Opinion Number: 26-ORD-020 Date Issued: 1/16/2026 Parties: Ice Miller LLP/Office of Medical Cannabis Download Full PDF Opinion Content: January 16, 2026 In re: Ice Miller LLP/Office of Medical Cannabis Summary: The Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Office of Medical Cannabis (“the Agency”) did not violate the Open Records Act (“the Act”) when it…
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Sen. McConnell says he secured $541M for Kentucky projects in federal spending bill
WASHINGTON — Sen. Mitch McConnell said Thursday that he secured more than $540 million in federal funding for Kentucky priorities in a package of fiscal year 2026 appropriations measures that cleared the Senate and now heads to President Donald Trump. McConnell, a Kentucky Republican and senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, said the…
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Lane closure on East Fourth Street for sewer work
East Fourth Street will have one lane closed between Chestnut Street and Ohio Street from 7 a.m. – 7 p.m., Monday – Friday, until late January for sanitary sewer work. At that point, work will continue down East Fourth Street toward Race Street. The Division of Water Quality is replacing the aging sanitary sewer…
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Federal agency restores Narcan grant to Lexington
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has restored a $499,000 federal grant operated by the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government that pays for Narcan supplies and the salaries of two employees who help distribute it. The funding was terminated late Tuesday by SAMHSA. The government received an email from SAMHSA this morning…
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Gov. Beshear Provides Team Kentucky Update
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Jan. 15, 2026) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear provided updates on medical cannabis, tourism, law enforcement basic training, justice in a decades-old cold case, and Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Dr. Steven Stack, secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, joined the Governor to provide an update on the Our…
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Prior authorization-exemption bill on the move
Prior authorization-exemption bill on the move January 15, 2026 Rep. Kimberly Poore Moser, R-Taylor Mill, has spent five years working on House Bill 176, which would provide certain health care providers an exemption for the prior authorization process. A high-res version can be found here. FRANKFORT — The House Banking and Insurance Committee advanced…
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Martin Luther King Jr. holiday waste collection schedule
Due to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, there will be no City waste collection on Monday, Jan. 19. Residents and businesses that normally receive curbside pickup on Mondays will be served on Wednesday, Jan. 21. Put carts on the curb after 4 p.m. on Tuesday evening since trucks may come early in the…
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Committee green lights safe room rebate bill
Committee green lights safe room rebate bill January 15, 2026 Sen. Stephen Meredith, R-Leitchfield, testifies Thursday about Senate Bill 11 during a Senate Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection Committee meeting. A high-res version can be found here. FRANKFORT — In an effort to help Kentuckians build weather-safe rooms in their homes, Senate Bill…
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KGS 2026 summer internship opportunity, application open
As the state’s flagship, land-grant institution, the University of Kentucky exists to advance the Commonwealth. We do that by preparing the next generation of leaders — placing students at the heart of everything we do — and transforming the lives of Kentuckians through education, research and creative work, service and health care. We pride ourselves…
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Lexington fentanyl dealer agrees to 7-year federal prison sentence under plea deal
A Lexington man known on the street as “Plug” or “Jug” has agreed to serve seven years in federal prison after admitting he was part of a fentanyl distribution conspiracy that fueled repeated drug sales across the city last spring. Brian Conner pleaded guilty under a binding plea agreement to one count of conspiracy…