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HB 509 Is Still a Threat to Transparency  

April 7, 2024

By Jon Fleischaker and Michael Abate Repeatedly in recent weeks, Governor Andy Beshear has come out in favor of HB 509, a bill that would dramatically weaken Kentucky’s Open Records laws. The Governor has tried to assure citizens the bill would result in more transparency, not less. The Governor is wrong; this bill will inevitably…

Raising Ky.’s health status has ‘a ways to go,’ hospital chief says; Chandler says people need to demand change in health policies

April 7, 2024

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A discussion on health care at the April 4 Lexington Forum led to information about the many challenges Kentucky faces when it comes to improving the health of its people, and a few solutions. At several points, Ben Chandler, president and CEO of the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky,…

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Al Cross on Kansas

Kentucky Journalism Hall-of-Famer Al Cross weighs in on the police raid on the weekly newspaper in Kansas, why all Kentuckians should pay attention to it, and the reason we need a free press.