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Pharmacist Sentenced to Prison for False Medicaid Claims
FRANKFORT, Ky. – A Georgetown, Ky., man, Justin Bell, 40, was sentenced to 4 months in prison and 4 months home detention by U.S. District Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove, for submitting criminal false claims to Kentucky Medicaid. According to his plea agreement, Bell was a pharmacist who owned and operated Georgetown Pharmacy. The pharmacy…
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Interim joint committee meetings begin in June
Interim joint committee meetings begin in June May 27, 2025 FRANKFORT — The first week of committee meetings of the 2025 interim period begin June 3 for Kentucky lawmakers. An interim joint committee is composed of all members of a Senate standing committee and all members of a House standing committee. Interim joint committees…
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Experts: Loss of federal mining program could harm workers, researchers
Loss of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Mining Program will reverse decades of progress in preventing disease, injury and death among miners, experts said. Around 150 researchers are expected to be laid off next month, effectively shuttering the program. Steve Schafrik, associate professor of mine engineering at the University of Kentucky,…
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Kentucky’s Bitcoin boom falters as crypto mining bust hits coal country
CAMPTON, Ky. — In 2021, Bitcoin mining was heralded as the economic savior of eastern Kentucky’s coal country. Now, many facilities have shut down or scaled back, leaving residents uncertain and local leaders exploring a shift toward AI-powered data centers, according to a new report by WIRED. At its peak, Kentucky accounted for about…
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Imprisoning KY parents has worsened foster care crisis
May is National Foster Care Month, and Kentucky advocacy groups across the political spectrum say the state hasn’t done enough to keep kids out of foster care, including addressing the high number of parents who are incarcerated. A report from the conservative, free-market group Kentucky Forum for Rights, Economics and Education, or KY FREE,…
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Lexington APRN faces federal prison over fraudulent Adderall prescriptions
LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Lexington-area nurse practitioner pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to charges she illegally prescribed Adderall to multiple patients and then bought back some of those prescriptions for her own use. Lindsey Eloka Heyer McAlpine, a licensed advanced practice registered nurse (APRN), admitted to obtaining amphetamine, commonly known as Adderall, through…
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Report: Kentucky among highest in nation for rural women on Medicaid
Congress is considering a proposal to slash $880 billion in Medicaid funding and experts said the cuts would be devastating for maternal and infant health in Kentucky. Rural women of childbearing age across the Commonwealth rely on Medicaid for health coverage, according to a new report from the Georgetown University Center for Children and…
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Lexington Business Owner Sentenced for Failure to Pay Taxes
LEXINGTON, Ky. – A Lexington business owner, Matthew Buresh, 65, was sentenced on Friday by U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell to 24 months in prison, for two counts of failure to pay taxes. Buresh was the owner and President of CR Cable Construction Inc. (CR), a company operating in Lexington that installed underground utility lines.…
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Tornado strikes Kentucky, leaving at least 18 dead
After a devastating tornado ripped through southeastern Kentucky last Friday and Saturday, Gov. Andy Beshear asked for a federal disaster declaration and has spoken to the heads of U.S. Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. At a news conference over the weekend, Beshear said the current death toll in Southern Kentucky is…
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What Are Your Rights if Someone Posts Your Nudes or AI Deepfakes Online in Kentucky?
If someone drops your nudes online without your consent, what rights — if any — do you have in Kentucky? What about AI-generated deep fakes meant to look like you? Revenge porn? Even — as hundreds of Kentucky girls and women, including a sitting GOP state representative, recently experienced — grabbing your fully clothed…