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Innovation Lab aims to spur creative solutions to end child hunger
BY NADIA RAMLAGAN KENTUCKY NEWS CONNECTION A new initiative is providing funding to individuals and grassroots groups across the Commonwealth with creative solutions to reduce hunger among rural children. The Rural Child Hunger Research and Innovation Lab launched Sept. 19 by Save the Children said it aims to help communities design and test out their…
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Kentucky college boards focus on role of equity in student success
BY NADIA RAMLAGAN KENTUCKY NEWS CONNECTION Colleges and universities in Kentucky are looking at new ways to address the equity gap among their students, through specialized training for their governing boards. President of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education Aaron Thompson explained that college governing boards are in a position to help increase student success,…
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Voter registration deadline is Oct. 11
Abortion Amendment on ballot BY NADIA RAMLAGAN KENTUCKY NEWS CONNECTION With only four weeks left before the state’s voter-registration deadline, advocacy groups say they are sounding the alarm on a ballot initiative which would ensure abortion is not considered a constitutional right. Michael Muller, campaign manager for Protect Kentucky Access, said Amendment 2 would create…
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Medicine storage campaign aims to reduce accidental poisonings among kids
BY NADIA RAMLAGANKENTUCKY NEWS CONNECTION Small children are landing in the hospital because of accidental poisoning from ingesting medication meant for adults. Experts are working to give households the tools they need to keep kids out of medicines which could potentially harm them. Tonya Jernigan, licensed social worker for the Division of Pediatric Forensic Medicine…