LAST MINUTE EFFORT TO DENY PUBLIC ACCESS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT RECORDS AND TO GUT SHIVELY SUPREME COURT OPINION
Kentucky Open Government Coalition https://www.facebook.com/share/14u76avfQR/?mibextid=wwXIfr Republished from Kentucky Open Government Coalition under CC-BY-SA 4.0
Kentuckians recognized for efforts to improve maternal health
Public News Service The Commonwealth has the second-highest maternal mortality rate in the nation, and within the state maternal deaths are twice as high among Black women. Tamara Wieder,...
KY communities consider solar zoning ordinances
Public News Service As Fayette County considers approving industrial-scale solar operations on farmland, more communities in the Commonwealth are considering special zoning ordinances for solar field sites aiming to...
DOJ report finds Louisville overuses its psychiatric hospitals
Public News Service A U.S. Department of Justice investigation has found Kentucky is failing to provide access to community-based mental health services for people who need them, and instead...
Census shows more Kentucky families struggle to meet basic needs
Public News Service More Kentucky households struggled to meet their basic needs last year, according to new Census data. Kentucky has the sixth-highest children’s poverty rate, at more than...
Resources available for Kentucky moms struggling with postpartum depression
Public News Service About one in eight new mothers report having symptoms of postpartum depression and the rate of women diagnosed at delivery was seven times higher in 2015...
Local efforts increase to curb surge in overdose deaths among Black Kentuckians
Public News Service While overdose deaths in the Commonwealth have declined, deaths among Black Kentuckians have increased by 5%, according to data from the latest Kentucky Overdose Fatality Report....
Survey: Kentucky kinship caregivers need help with basic needs
Public News Service September has been National Kinship Care Month, and more than 80% of Kentucky kinship families say they need help with groceries, followed by clothing, school supplies...
Report: USDA program helped hundreds of KY businesses become energy efficient
Public News Service In Kentucky, 462 businesses, farms and schools have received $77 million in federal funding to boost energy efficiency through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Energy...
Eastern KY receives $40 million for job training in coal communities
Public News Service A dozen Eastern Kentucky counties will receive a total of around $40 million in federal funding to connect working-age residents to resources and training for jobs...