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Ky. optometry licensing returns to national exam standard
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.
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Kentuckians with disabilities, advocates say looming 4% Medicaid cut is a ‘threat’
Families asked that leaders find a way to work together and reverse the cut.
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Horse Park Commission to meet July 21 at park facility
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.
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Kentucky Education Cabinet Opens July Meetings to Public
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.
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Former UK star Tonie Morgan signs with LA Sparks on development deal
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.
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Derby, Belmont winner Golden Tempo prepares for Travers at Saratoga
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.
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More Kentuckians With Disabilities Need Care in Their Community Than the Legislature Has Funded
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…
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Taco Bell removing lettuce nationwide linked to cyclosporiasis in 5 states
WASHINGTON — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday that public health officials have linked the ongoing outbreak of cyclosporiasis in five states to shredded iceberg lettuce from Taco Bell restaurants. The fast food chain wrote in a statement that it plans to remove the “potentially impacted lettuce” from its “supply chain…
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UK Football Tailgates Open for Setup on August 8
UK Athletics announced that Kentucky football fans can begin setting up tailgates at Kroger Field on August 8, with all items requiring contact information tags to avoid removal.
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The blueprint for fighting Trump’s attempt to sabotage the election, drawn up in Minnesota
The feckless response of American elites to President Donald Trump’s authoritarian attempt the past decade has often been a failure of imagination: Oh, surely he’ll leave office after he loses. Oh, his immigration officers surely won’t roam our streets racially profiling people and killing our neighbors. Brazenness is a key tool of tyrants, both…