Like other health advocates, Ben Chandler waiting “with bated breath” to see what Trumpcare looks like

by Kevin Wheatley, @KWheatley_cn2 – Like others in the health advocacy field, Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky President Ben Chandler isn’t sure exactly what changes will be made to the Affordable Care Act under President-elect Donald Trump or how his administration will handle Kentucky’s Medicaid waiver application. Trump campaigned on a promise to repeal and replace the health…

McConnell re-elected as majority leader

by Associated Press –  U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell talked to reporters at the McConnell Center at University of Louisville on Thursday. Alton Strupp, CJ Senate Republicans have re-elected Kentucky’s Mitch McConnell to be majority leader when the new Congress convenes in January and starts working on Donald Trump’s agenda. McConnell is widely popular among Republicans and…

Farmer Recruitment in Play in Kentucky

by STU JOHNSON (KPR) –  Efforts are underway to boost farming operations in Kentucky. A Beginning Farmer Summit held the end of last week in Louisville attracted more than 100 people. Madison County Extension Agent in Agriculture Brandon Sears says farming is not always a passed on family tradition. “We have seen a big interest in…

Republican observers urge new House supermajority to exercise patience while Democrats say party needs to rethink strategy, message

By Kevin Wheatley As Republicans retake control of the state’s House of Representatives for the first time since 1921, GOPoperatives say their party’s representatives in the lower chamber should proceed with some caution to protect their unanticipated supermajority. For Kentucky Democrats, it’s time to regroup after the combination of a heavy anti-Hillary Clinton wave and big money…