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Lt. Gov. Coleman has twin mastectomy, citing exam, family history
KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS UPDATE, Dec. 26: Coleman issued a statement saying in part, “My post-surgery reports came back clean! While I am grateful for my amazing health-care heroes, and the relief I feel for having answers, please hear me when I say, if I had put this off, skipped appointments, or not taken it seriously,
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Report: Kentucky lawmakers increasingly fast-track bills, reducing transparency
BY NADIA RAMLAGAN PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE Kentucky lawmakers convene this week for the 2024 legislative session, and a new report finds state representatives are increasingly fast-tracking legislation while eroding citizen participation. The League of Women Voters of Kentucky analysis finds lawmakers are replacing original versions of bills with last-minute substitute versions, leaving little or no
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Russell Coleman sworn in as 52nd Kentucky Attorney General
LA GRANGE — Russell Coleman was sworn in as the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s 52nd Attorney General in a private ceremony just after midnight Jan. 1. He took the Oath in Commonwealth’s Attorney Courtney Baxter’s office in Oldham County, where he previously served as a prosecutor. Coleman, who was joined by his wife Ashely and their
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Senator Wheeler launches reelection bid
FRANKFORT — State Sen. Phillip Wheeler (R-Pikeville) officially filed his papers Dec. 19 in the Office of the Secretary of State at the Capitol to seek reelection in 2024 to another four-year term representing the 31st Senate District, which is comprised of Elliott, Johnson, Lawrence, Martin and Pike counties. Wheeler took office in 2019 after
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New laws creating fees for electric and hybrid vehicles will take effect Jan. 1
FRANKFORT — Under the terms of two state laws that take effect on New Year’s Day, owners of electric vehicles and gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles in Kentucky will soon pay new fees for registering or charging up at public stations Passage of the legislation, which was House Bill 360 in the 2023 Kentucky General Assembly, was a
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Voter registration surges after election
Party affiliation switch deadline Dec. 31 FRANKFORT — Secretary of State Michael Adams announced that voter registration surged in the weeks following the 2023 general election, with 10,607 new registrations from Nov. 8 through Nov. 30. “Surging voter registration reminds us that we must prepare for a high turnout in the 2024 election,” said Adams.
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Beshears invite children to take part in ‘Forward, Together’ inauguration poster contest
FRANKFORT — Gov. Andy Beshear and First Lady Britainy Beshear Thursday welcomed all Kentucky children to participate in a poster contest that celebrates the 62nd gubernatorial inauguration theme: Forward, Together. The theme is inspired by how Kentuckians came together and got through many hard times over the past four years – from the pandemic to
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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Kentucky’s rich history of veterans
BY REP. BOBBY MCCOOL “I hope to have God on our side, but I must have Kentucky.” These are the words of President Abraham Lincoln, one of Kentucky’s favorite sons and the man who led our nation from division to unity during the Civil War. His words echo a common theme, the need for not
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State’s weekly respiratory-virus update shows hospitalizations of Kentucky children for RSV are increasing
BY MELISSA PATRICK KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS The state Department for Public Health‘s weekly respiratory virus update, released Thursday, Nov. 2, showed that COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) activity was moderate, influenza was low but increasing, and hospitalizations for COVID-19 and the flu remain low, but are increasing for children with RSV. The state’s respiratory-virus website, found
