FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky House committee has approved a bill to cap out-of-pocket costs that many Kentuckians with diabetes pay for insulin. The measure cleared the House Health and Family Services Thursday without opposition. It goes to the full House next. The bill would limit out-of-pocket costs to $100 per prescription for a 30-day insulin supply. That cap…
Photo: KYTC District 12LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Authorities say a large rockslide caused a fiery train derailment in eastern Kentucky that briefly trapped two crew members and caused a chemical leak into a river. Two crew members of the CSX train were initially trapped in a flaming locomotive along the river’s edge Thursday morning before climbing out and waiting for…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky House has approved a bill to loan the University of Louisville $35 million to support its acquisition of a health care system which includes a hospital. News outlets report legislators voted 86-7 on Wednesday to pass the measure. The recently acquired system includes Jewish Hospital and other KentuckyOne Health properties. The university plans to…
FRANKFORT, Ky. – A Republican-led Senate committee has approved a bill to rein in Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s power to select the state’s transportation secretary. The bill cleared the Senate Transportation Committee on Wednesday. It now goes to the full Senate. The bill would limit the governor’s choice of transportation secretary to a list of candidates submitted by a newly…
FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky Senate has passed a bill to limit to three the number of managed care organizations hired by the state to run its massive Medicaid program. The bill cleared the Senate on a 29-7 vote Wednesday. It heads to the House. The state now has five managed care organizations handling most of the state’s $11-billion-per-year Medicaid…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Medical marijuana advocates have won an initial victory in trying to legalize medical cannabis in Kentucky. A legalization measure cleared the House Judiciary Committee on a 17-1 vote Wednesday. The committee room was filled with advocates who have pressed for years to legalize medical marijuana for people battling chronic pain and debilitating medical conditions. The bill…
GOLDEN POND, Ky. (AP) — A roundup of Asian carp on Kentucky Lake using 1,000-foot-long nets is opening a new front in a 15-year battle to halt their advance. The invasive fish threaten to upend aquatic ecosystems, starve out native fish and wipe out endangered mussel and snail populations along the Mississippi River and dozens of tributaries. The Associated Press…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A Republican-led Senate committee has approved a bill to rein in Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s power to select the state’s transportation secretary. The bill cleared the Senate Transportation Committee on Wednesday. It now goes to the full Senate. The bill would limit the governor’s choice of transportation secretary to a list of candidates submitted by a…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky native who attended the U.S. Military Academy and achieved the rank of colonel has been promoted posthumously to the honorary rank of brigadier general by Gov. Andy Beshear. Charles Young was born in Mays Lick, Kentucky, in 1864 to enslaved parents. Beshear’s office said in a news release Young graduated from high school in…
FRANKFORT, Ky. – A bill to impose an excise tax on vaping products has cleared a Kentucky House committee. The bill also would raise existing taxes on tobacco products other than cigarettes. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports the measure would raise nearly $50 million over two years. The measure advances to the full House. Rep. Jerry Miller offered a compromise version…
