WEKU | By Stu Johnson – The Kentucky General Assembly is taking up legislation aimed at bolstering the Commonwealth’s aviation footprint. Senate Bill 127 was given committee approval last week and establishes the Kentucky aerospace, aviation, and defense investment fund. Louisville GOP Representative Ken Fleming said 65% of the money would go toward scholarships for students…
BY AMBER SMITH KENTUCKY PUBLISHED 5:00 AM ET JAN. 29, 2024 MAYFIELD, Ky. — Kentuckians are no strangers to applying for FEMA assistance following tornadoes in 2021 and flooding in 2022. Many who did that described it as a lengthy and frustrating process. Now, though, FEMA has announced sweeping changes meant to simplify and speed up the…
By Samantha Valentino LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – A fast-spreading COVID-19 variant is sweeping across the country. JN.1 is now the most widely spread iteration of the virus. Like most things, COVID-19 is constantly changing. These changes can sometimes allow different variants to spread more effectively. “It may be more infectious because it changed a little bit, your…
BY JONATHON GREGG KENTUCKY LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The report card is in and Kentucky earns an “F.” What You Need To Know American Lung Association released its smoking report card Kentucky earned an overall “F” grade 75% of all states received a “D” or “F” grade Kentucky does score high for access to cessation programs, earning a…
Louisville Public Media | By Jess Clark The Republican budget proposal threatens school districts with “takeover” if they don’t make progress on employee recruitment and retention. The Kentucky School Boards Association and its members are worried. The House Republican budget proposal warns Kentucky school districts they could face state takeover if they don’t make progress against the ongoing…
WEKU | By Stu Johnson Legislation to establish voluntary paid family leave insurance in Kentucky is moving through the General Assembly. The measure is before the full House. The bill is sponsored by GOP Representative Samara Heavrin of Leitchfield. “You know specifically I got interested in this for making sure that moms and babies or fathers…
For the sixth consecutive year, Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates (KODA) has eclipsed its previous records in saving lives and expanding the donor registry. In 2023, the gift of life from 299 organ donors translated into a remarkable 729 transplants, the most in KODA history. Thousands more individuals were impacted through tissue donation. This marks a…
Kentucky Public Radio | By Joe Sonka A Frankfort lawmaker wants Kentucky to join states across the country that have recently passed laws to expand “middle housing” — eliminating regulatory barriers to address shortages and soaring costs. State Rep. Steven Doan, a Republican from Erlanger, filed House Bill 102 on the second day of the Kentucky General Assembly’s…
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Nearly 130 people attended the first Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission meeting under the group’s new executive director, by all indications in support of the former director’s plan to fund research to help legalize a psychedelic drug as a possible treatment for opioid addiction. “This is very high attendance for…
WEKU | By Cheri Lawson When a patient needs to see a doctor, the visit might include an interchange of symptoms, that leads to a diagnosis and recommendation for treatment or testing. But more than 20 years ago, Dr Rita Charon says she recognized the importance of hearing the patient’s story, to effectively treat the whole…
