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MURRAY WEST | Citizen Staff Friday, 4-7-2023 This past weekend saw spring officially welcomed into central Kentucky, with opening day at glorious Keeneland!  We quickly understood that the racing world was in good order when the opening race of the meet saw Bledsoe, a two-year-old son of Iqbaal, sprint away in mid-stretch for owner/breeder/trainer Wesley…

Nineteen protesters opposing Senate Bill 150 in the gallery were arrested as the House voted to override the veto of a bill to ban gender-affirming care for Kentucky’s youth. (Photo by Melissa Patrick)   By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health NewsRepublicans in the Kentucky House and Senate voted Wednesday to override Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto…

  Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear shows his signature on the cannabis bill to state Sen. Stephen West, R-Paris, as legislators of both parties and others look on. (Kentucky Lantern photo by McKenna Horsley) By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News After years of failed attempts, on the last day of the 2023 legislative session legislators passed…

By TOM LATEK, Kentucky Today FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – At least five people are confirmed dead and hundreds of thousands are without power due to the severe weather outbreak that rocked Kentucky on Friday, especially the western and central sections of the state. During a Saturday press conference at the Capitol, Gov. Andy Beshear gave…

An unvaccinated Jessamine County resident who attended the large, spontaneous revival at Asbury University has Kentucky’s third reported case of measles in three months, the state Department for Public Health said Friday. “Anyone who attended the revival on Feb. 18 may have been exposed to measles,” Dr. Steven Stack, the state health commissioner, said in…

By Melissa Patrick | Kentucky Health News After years of debate and momths of negotiations, a bill to create a path for Kentucky’s advanced-practice registered nurses to prescribe controlled substances independently has passed the state Senate and gone to the House on a 30-2-1 vote. Senate Bill 94 was the result of a compromise brokered…

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News   A bill to require private and public insurance plans in Kentucky to cover biomarker testing for cancer and screenings for genetic-based reactions to drugs has been posted for passage Tuesday in the state House. The House Health Services Committee unanimously approved House Bill 180 Feb. 16. It is…

Within the last year, we have seen many stories of our state juvenile justice centers, including how the youths are treated, riots, youth workers being hospitalized, and the lack of safety within the facilities. Some Interim Joint Committees met with the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) during the summer months about the riots. Legislative Oversight…

Lawmakers returned to Frankfort on Tuesday to reconvene following a constitutionally required break in the 2023 30-day legislative session. We immediately got back to work, passing House Bill 1, which codifies the income tax reduction from 5 percent to 4.5 percent that went into effect on January 1. The bill lowers the income tax to…

A new study of more than 29,000 older adults in China has identified six habits “that are linked with a lower risk of dementia and a slower rate of memory decline,” Annabelle Timsit of The Washington Post reports. “Eating a balanced diet, exercising the mind and body regularly, having regular contact with others, and not…