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The Republican majority in the Kentucky General Assembly is pushing back on new proposals concerning gender-affirming care for state inmates. The state Department of Corrections has proposed new rules to improve accommodations for transgender prisoners, which could include gender reassignment surgeries.
Kentucky doctors can begin prescribing medical cannabis on Dec. 1
Nov 21, 2024 · Starting Dec. 1, Kentuckians with a range of chronic illnesses can begin visiting their doctor to be approved for medical marijuana. Patients suffering a wide range of chronic conditions including cancer, Parkinson’s Disease, arthritis, and PTSD must first receive written certification from their physician.
Zakir Hussain, legendary tabla virtuoso who defied genres, dies at 73
Dec 16, 2024 · Indian tabla player Zakir Hussain — who united musicians from diverse cultures and by doing so, shaped modern world music — died on Sunday in San Francisco. He was 73. In a statement, his family said the cause of death was idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. "His prolific work as a teacher, mentor ...
Like Old Times: Trump Sends Congress Scrambling To Avoid A …
Dec 19, 2024 · Susan Davis is a congressional correspondent for NPR and a co-host of the NPR Politics Podcast. She has covered Congress, elections, and national politics since 2002 for publications including USA TODAY, The Wall Street Journal, National Journal and Roll Call.
2024 Kentucky Voter Guide: General Election - wkyufm.org
Oct 18, 2024 · Kentucky Circuit Court judges hear higher cost civil matters (that means more than $5,000), capital offenses, felonies and a few other types of cases.They also have the ability to issue injunctions, an order to stop an action or compel one, …
BlueOval SK battery plant workers push to unionize at new Hardin …
Nov 21, 2024 · Workers at the nearly $6 billion BlueOval SK Battery Park in Hardin County have launched a campaign to join the United Auto Workers Union. A news release from the UAW says a super majority of employees have signed authorization cards to unionize for better pay and working conditions.. Some of those workers are featured in …
What is Kentucky Amendment 1 - wkyufm.org
Oct 16, 2024 · Amendment 1 gives voters the choice to amend the Kentucky Constitution to prohibit non-U.S. citizens from voting in elections.. Federal law already prohibits noncitizens from voting in federal elections, including November’s.At the state level, the Kentucky Constitution only lists “citizens” as persons entitled to vote. Republican Secretary of State Michael Adams says election officials ...
Author Patrick Radden Keefe talks about the making of the new …
Nov 17, 2024 · SCOTT DETROW, HOST: Can pursuing what you believe are righteous ends justify a violent and sometimes deadly means? That is the question at the heart of "Say Nothing," a new limited series that tells the story of The Troubles, the bloody sectarian conflict between Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland that went on for close to three decades.
An eastern Kentucky Democrat battles a MAGA Republican to …
Oct 8, 2024 · The last eastern Kentucky Democrat in the state House of Representatives faces a rematch as she tries to hold onto her seat in a presidential election year.
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